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Xi, Merkel meetings productive

[2017-07-06 07:18]

China and Germany signed a number of documents on Wednesday to boost cooperation in such areas as investment, trade, aerospace and panda protection during President Xi Jinping's second state visit to the European country.

Laid-back pandas ease into new home

[2017-07-06 07:18]

A pair of giant pandas are about to become stars at the Berlin Zoo, as President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the zoo's Panda Garden on Wednesday.

Guideline promises lighter load for logistics

[2017-07-06 07:18]

China will reduce the cost of logistics and improve efficiency to spur the real economy, according to a guideline approved at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday.

Cyberspace court points to digital future

[2017-07-06 07:18]

A new cyberspace court, set up to handle the soaring number of online piracy and e-commerce disputes, could act as a high-tech model for China's entire justice system, according to legal experts.

Baidu chief takes spin in a self-driving car

[2017-07-06 07:18]

Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc tested a self-driving vehicle in Beijing on Wednesday, with its chairman and CEO Robin Li sitting in the passenger seat.

Beijing calls for more restraint on Korean Peninsula

[2017-07-05 07:29]

Beijing called for all related parties to exercise restraint and urged Pyongyang to stop actions that violate United Nations Security Council resolutions after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea declared the success of an international ballistic missile launch on Tuesday.

Ex-officials expelled from Party

[2017-07-05 07:29]

Su Shulin, the former governor of Fujian province, and Yang Chongyong, a former senior legislator in Hebei province, have been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office, the top anti-graft authority said on Tuesday.

Water levels remain dangerously high

[2017-07-05 07:29]

More than 300,000 people have been working around the clock on levees covering 2,000 kilometers in Hunan province, as major waterways remain at dangerously high levels, despite heavy rainfall having subsided.

Rainfall to ease in flooded south

[2017-07-05 07:29]

After days of downpours in the south, many flooded cities will begin to see sunshine and high temperatures starting on Wednesday and lasting for five days, according to the national weather authority.

UK visa service highlights bilateral ties

[2017-07-05 07:29]

Britain's Princess Anne witnessed on Tuesday how hard the British embassy is working to woo Chinese visitors, as a Chinese athlete obtained a visa for the United Kingdom in a matter of minutes.

China-Russia relations are unshakable, Xi says

[2017-07-05 07:25]

Beijing's special relationship with Moscow will continue to develop no matter what happens in the rest of the world, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday during his sixth trip to Russia as China's top leader.

Nation should focus on key risk points, central bank warns

[2017-07-05 07:25]

China should redouble its efforts to regulate key risk points in the financial sector to ensure financial stability, the central bank said on Tuesday.

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