World / China-Iran

China and Iran embark on 'New Silk Road' path

[2016-01-22 23:20]

China and Iran have enjoyed close-knit relations, since China's Han Dynasty (207 BC - 220 AD) welcomed merchants from Central Asia, India and Persia (Iran) to trade goods in the country, which was known as the ancient Silk Road.

Xi visits Iran, hailing historic and future opportunities

[2016-01-22 23:19]

Iran had chosen to become an Islamic Republic, while China began its reform and opening up. Bilateral political, economic and cultural exchanges have gotten increasingly closer.

Chinese president leaves Egypt for Iran after state visit

[2016-01-22 22:12]

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Egypt for Iran on Friday afternoon, wrapping up his first state visit to the most populous Arab country in the Middle East.

Saadi's poems attest to China-Iran ties

[2016-01-22 19:52]

Beijing's Niujie Mosque has many treasures: a five-century-old Koran, a gilded wooden plate engraved with an emperor' s order and foreign sheik tombs from hundreds of years ago.

Photo exhibition held in Iran to show beauty of China

[2016-01-22 19:19]

Photo exhibition held in Iran to show beauty of China

TV presenter gives a different take on the world

[2016-01-22 14:24]

Arash Estilaf, an Iranian actor and TV presenter in China, hopes that through his small-screen work Chinese get a bigger picture of his homeland.

An Iranian who now feels he is 'more Chinese'

[2016-01-22 14:24]

Pouya Amani says he does not know his compatriot Arash Estilaf, who has made a name for himself on Chinese television with his humor. In fact, Amani, 18, is probably even better known among Chinese TV audiences as a result of his appearances on reality shows.

Studying Chinese in Iran: Sinologist

[2015-07-22 10:05]

When I started to study Chinese language in 1996 in Tehran, I never knew how important this language would become in the near future around the whole world.

Full text of Xi's signed article on Iranian newspaper

[2016-01-21 21:22]

Chinese President Xi Jinping published a signed article titled "Work Together for a Bright Future of China-Iran Relations" on Iranian newspaper Iran.

Xi's Iran visit extraordinary event for bilateral ties: Chinese envoy

[2016-01-19 00:33]

Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to visit Iran later this week, and that will be an extraordinary event for the relationship of the two nations, said Pang Sen, Chinese ambassador to Iran.

Iranians expect Xi's visit to further promote China-Iran friendship

[2016-01-18 18:20]

Vice-President Li Yuanchao will attend the World Economic Forum, from Wednesday to Friday, in Davos, Switzerland

Xi's visit to Iran 'very important' for mutual ties: expert

[2016-01-18 17:45]

The upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Iran is "very important" for both countries, as it may lead to a leap in the mutual ties after years of restraint due to Western pressures, an Iranian economic expert told Xinhua on Saturday.