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Li to enhance ties while in Australia and New Zealand

[2017-03-18 06:53]

Premier Li Keqiang will make official visits to Australia and New Zealand starting next week as a major effort to boost economic ties with the two Oceanian countries.

ODI gets a boost from Belt and Road

[2017-03-18 06:53]

Economies along the Belt and Road Initiative and emerging industries have become the hot draws for China's outbound direct investment, as Beijing steers toward a healthier and more rational ODI portfolio.

Beijing calls distrust the root cause of Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

[2017-03-18 06:53]

The Korean Peninsula nuclear issue is rooted in distrust among the sides concerned, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, responding to reports that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press China on the issue during his upcoming visit.

Ancient rice strain back on Chinese tables

[2017-03-18 06:53]

NANCHANG - The mountainous terrain of Jiangxi province in eastern China is the birthplace of rice cultivation, which dates back to around 10,000 years ago.

Looking ahead

[2017-03-18 06:53]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

China, Saudi Arabia deepen ties

[2017-03-17 08:11]

China and Saudi Arabia signed 14 agreements and memorandums of understanding on Thursday to deepen cooperation in such areas as energy, investment, finance, culture and aerospace.

President, king view cultural relics excavated in Saudi Arabia

[2017-03-17 08:11]

Ancient stone tablets and pottery were a cultural highlight on Thursday for Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud during his visit to Beijing.

Classical painting sells for $49 million

[2017-03-17 08:11]

A 13th-century classical Chinese scroll painting fetched $49 million from an anonymous bidder at a New York auction on Wednesday.

Dutch PM Rutte claims victory in voting, says 'populism' halted

[2017-03-17 08:11]

THE HAGUE - The Netherlands has rejected "the wrong kind of populism", Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday after exit polls in the parliamentary election showed his center-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, known as VVD, would keep its position as the biggest party.

Move on rates aims at fending off risks

[2017-03-17 08:11]

The central bank's move to raise short-term interest rates on Thursday reflects Beijing's intention to fend off financial risks, a method that might be used more in the future rather than increasing benchmark interest rates, according to economists.

Reflection of the world in a Beijing bicycle

[2017-03-17 08:11]

One day recently, I was wheeling a very large box home on a cart when one of my Chinese colleagues passed by.

This Day, That Year

[2017-03-17 08:11]

Item from March 17, 1987, in China Daily: Construction crews at the Mountain Dayao Tunnel are now working day and night to dig through the last 64 meters of the 14.3-kilometer tunnel. ... The building of the rail line from Hengyang, Hunan province, to Guangzhou, Guangdong province, started in 1978.

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