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Save our suds from the big beer bullies

[2017-04-12 06:47]

In case this column doesn't make it immediately obvious, I might as well come right out and say it - I like beer. I'm partial to a Tsingtao, have experimented with Snow and can often be found supping from a cold can of Beijing's own Yanjing.

Myanmar oil pipeline deal reached in Beijing

[2017-04-11 07:19]

China and Myanmar on Monday signed an agreement on a crude oil pipeline to send oil from Myanmar's Kyaukpyu Port to Yunnan.

Norwegian PM's trip nurtures cooperation

[2017-04-11 07:19]

China is ready to work more closely with Norway in areas such as Arctic scientific research, resource exploration and environmental protection, President Xi Jinping said on Monday.

Li to visiting US lawmakers: Let's advance relations

[2017-04-11 07:19]

China is ready to work with the United States to "tangibly press ahead" with the bilateral investment treaty negotiations and to resolve divergence and frictions through dialogue and consultations, Premier Li Keqiang told visiting US lawmakers on Monday.

Top Go player to face AI nemesis

[2017-04-11 07:19]

Despite the losing streak that human board game champions have had at the hands of artificial intelligence opponents, the world's No 1 Go player, 19-year-old Ke Jie of China, says he's determined to beat Google's AlphaGo next month.

Train hauls UK exports to China

[2017-04-11 07:19]

The first train full of British exports to travel directly from the United Kingdom to China departed from London on Monday morning. It is taking UK-made goods on a 12,000 kilometer journey to Yiwu, in East China's Zhejiang province.

Korean Peninsula draws new focus

[2017-04-11 07:19]

China called for restraint on the Korean Peninsula on Monday after the United States said it had sent a carrier group in a show of force against Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

China tries to bring back 3 fugitives in US

[2017-04-11 07:19]

China hopes to further intensify cooperation with US law-enforcement agencies to bring back three fugitives accused of corruption at home and exposed in a visa fraud probe in California, an official familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Xi's visit to US called constructive

[2017-04-10 07:09]

Talks between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last week have set a constructive tone for relations between the world's two largest economies, according to Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Coming Change Dazzles New Area

[2017-04-10 07:09]

Xu Linghua, who runs an electrical cable manufacturing company, has never been so busy. He said he has gotten "countless calls" since April 1, and at times has even had to turn off his phone so he can get his work done.

Looking ahead

[2017-04-10 07:09]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

Beijing's green and pleasant bike ways

[2017-04-10 07:09]

In the springtime, a young (or old) man's heart turns to ... bikes. Wandering around Beijing on my bike restores me mentally and spiritually. My wife says it's my religion.

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