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Forum will promote infrastructure improvements

[2017-05-11 07:35]

The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will promote ties through a platform of change and improvement, with more than 50 documents on infrastructure construction expected to be signed, officials with the nation's top economic regulator said on Wednesday.

Qian, 90, enhanced foreign relations

[2017-05-11 07:35]

Former vice-premier Qian Qichen, who was China's foreign minister for a decade, died on Tuesday night in Beijing, according to a statement from the central authority released on Wednesday. He was 90.

Branstad OK'd by Senate panelas US ambassador to China

[2017-05-10 12:36]

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is a step closer to becoming US ambassador to China, as a Senate panel approved his nomination on Tuesday, a week after his confirmation hearing in Washington.

California dedicates day to Chinese who helped build major US railroad

[2017-05-10 12:36]

The California state Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution to declare May 10 California Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial Day in honor of the nearly 12,000 Chinese railroad workers who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad more than 150 years ago.

Trump fires FBI Director Comey

[2017-05-10 12:36]

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading his agency's investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential campaign.

Xi, Macron have friendly phone call

[2017-05-10 11:26]

In their first telephone talk, President Xi Jinping and French president-elect Emmanuel Macron agreed on Tuesday to maintain contact and meet each other at an early date.

Czech president praises initiative

[2017-05-10 11:26]

Milos Zeman, president of the Czech Republic, has hailed the Belt and Road Initiative as the greatest infrastructure project in history and said he is looking forward to building greater connectivity between China and his country.

Belt and Road, UN agenda mesh

[2017-05-10 11:26]

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the China-led Belt and Road Initiative can be a "very important instrument" to meet the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

11 kindergartners among dead in Shandong school bus crash

[2017-05-10 11:26]

Twelve people, including 11 kindergartners, were killed Tuesday when a school bus crashed and then burst into flames as it traveled through a tunnel in Weihai, Shandong province.

Centrist Macron wins presidency of France

[2017-05-08 09:50]

Emmanuel Macron will be the next president of France after decisively defeating Marine Le Pen in Sunday's second-round runoff, according to early polling issued after voting closed at 8 pm local time.

Nebraska serious about growing trade with China

[2017-05-08 09:50]

In welcoming scores of Chinese and American business leaders to Omaha, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts said that he believes the state's relationship with China will grow.

Xi's vision offers path to prosperity

[2017-05-08 07:11]

When a train approached a freight railway station in Warsaw, Poland, on June 20, President Xi Jinping, who was making a state visit to the country, happily bit into a red apple, as did his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda.

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