Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, which accounts for nearly one-fourth of Sino-Russian trade volume, has been redoubling its efforts to further boost trade and economic activities with Russia's Far East region, the top provincial leader said.
The rapid growth of bilateral trade and the increasingly closer economic ties between Germany and China during the past 20 years has led the two countries'economic interdependence to an unprecedented level, a study showed on Tuesday.
The Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission on Wednesday reached a deal to buy PM2.5 protection devices from Italian company HSD, China Radio International reported.
China's new leadership should prioritize Europe as an economic partner as it is more open than the US, said veteran European politician Romano Prodi.
Russia's accession to the WTO and the tariff reduction with China implies good opportunities for Chinese firms as border trade between the two is to boom.
Emerging markets charge to the front
As countries in western Europe continue to struggle against a tide of debt and stalled economic growth, countries in the east of the continent have been receiving record amounts of Chinese investment over the past year.
Iceland and Switzerland are racing to become the first European countries to ink free trade agreements with China to boost trade ties.
Weak demand globally especially in the EU is the biggest external challenge for China's economy in 2013, said European economists.
French Minister for Foreign Trade Nicole Bricq will start a three-day visit to China on Sunday to seek “an ambitious and balanced partnership” with China.
The European Union will not enter into a trade war with China, the EU ambassador to the country said on Wednesday.
Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday expressed the hope that France will continue to create conditions for high-tech exports to China as he met with French Minister of Economy and Finance in Beijing.
China's growing demand for legal services is sparking a scramble as Europe tries to sell itself as the courtroom of the world.