Foreign banks flock to China's rural areas

File photo taken on Feb 12, 2009 shows a counter in a county bank branch of the HSBC in Miyun County, Beijing, China.[Photo/CFP]

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US Vice-President Joe Biden visits China August 17-22.

Li Xing, China Daily's assistant editor-in-chief and veteran columnist, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Aug 7 in Washington DC, US.

Tea-making treasures catch the fancy of connoisseurs as record prices brew up interest