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Trump meets key Chinese official

[2017-02-28 12:15]

US President Donald Trump on Monday held his first meeting with a senior Chinese official since his inauguration, saying he highly valued the importance of cooperative relations with China, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Global companies invited to Olympics

[2017-02-28 07:56]

A major component leading up to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics shot out of the gate and started heading down a promising course as the event's marketing effort was launched on Monday.

FDI to get boost, new commerce chief vows

[2017-02-28 07:56]

China's newly appointed minister of commerce vowed on Monday to further boost foreign direct investment and let foreign companies play a bigger role driving local manufacturing and service industries.

Oscars' mix-up entangles providers of online news

[2017-02-28 07:56]

The 89th Academy Awards drew millions of Chinese viewers, but also sparked an online upheaval over the unprecedented announcement of the wrong winner of the best picture award.

Top diplomat's US trip may lead to additional high-level contacts

[2017-02-28 07:56]

China's top diplomat embarked on a trip to the United States on Monday for the first time since US President Donald Trump took office, in a move that analysts said may pave the way for a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Trump.

UK royals promote China science teamwork

[2017-02-28 07:56]

China's top scientific research institute has joined up with a member of Great Britain's royal family to attract British scholars to do research in China.

The world has a real fight on its hands

[2017-02-28 07:56]

Our planet will never cease to surprise us. Scientists have now found that warming temperatures can transform small natural ponds from absorbers of one type of greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide) into emitters of another (methane). The discovery may appear trivial, because small ponds cover only a tiny fraction of the Earth's surface. But consider the fact that ponds emit about 40 percent of the methane from inland water bodies.

China, Singapore agree to explore new potential

[2017-02-28 07:56]

China and Singapore agreed on Monday to focus their bilateral relationship on pragmatic cooperation and to explore potential in infrastructure, information technology and finance under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Knotty problems get thorough review

[2017-02-28 07:56]

Editor's note: This is the fifth story in a series of previews on the two sessions - the annual gatherings of the nation's top legislature and its top body of political advisers. The sessions will start later this week.

Two sessions media center up and running

[2017-02-28 07:56]

The media center for the annual two sessions of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies was opened to journalists and began operations on Monday.

Trump meets key Chinese official

[2017-02-28 12:15]

US President Donald Trump on Monday held his first meeting with a senior Chinese official since his inauguration, saying he highly valued the importance of cooperative relations with China, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Global companies invited to Olympics

[2017-02-28 07:56]

A major component leading up to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics shot out of the gate and started heading down a promising course as the event's marketing effort was launched on Monday.

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