The upcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao will further enhance cooperation between Greece and China, Dimitris Sioufas, president of the Hellenic Parliament said. "The level of our bilateral relations is very high. Cooperation between our two countries is constructive

At least seven people were killed and about 20 others injured in two separate traffic accidents on Monday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, traffic police said. A fire that broke out when a car overturned killed five people

The China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (CASME) has initiated a 3-billion-yuan (439.2 million U.S. dollars) venture investment fund as a step to help the country's SMEs raise capital, the body announced in its website on Monday. The fund

Beijing police declined comment on Monday about media reports that Huang Guangyu, China's home appliance tycoon, is under investigation for stock market manipulation. The police told Xinhua that the case is under the direct charge of the Ministry of Public

By the end of June 2008, 73.05 million, or almost 30% of China's 253 million netizens, were using mobile phones as wireless internet access terminals. According to information from the "Annual Report on Digital Publishing Industry in China 2007-2008," recently

The "clinical standards in diagnosing Internet addiction" formulated by the General Hospital of Beijing Military Area (acting as the lead agency) recently passed verification by experts. This means standardization will be applied in diagnosing "Internet addiction" in China's medical field.

A visiting German navy general said here Monday that his country would like to cooperate with China in containing pirates and other nontraditional threats. "It is widely recognized that terrorism is a big challenge confronting the world. But pirates, which

A joint official statement promised on Monday to ensure close supervision of China's 100 billion yuan (14.7 billion U.S. dollars) stimulus package to prevent waste and fraud. Two dozen inspection teams will soon be sent to locations around China to

Shanghai was one of the first regions to use trademarks in China. Its oldest trademark has a history of 289 years. Shanghai's oldest commercial trademark, according to written records, is "Luxiangyuan Guxiu" (Luxiang Garden Gu Embroidery in English), which was

Chinese shares finished 3.67 percent lower on Monday, declining for a third straight day on profit-taking after an expected lending rate cut didn't materialize over the weekend. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 72.33 points, or 3.67 percent, to 1,897.06.

Hong Kong stocks pared early losses but still weakened 201.26 points, or 1.59 percent, to close at 12,457.94 on Monday as investors remained cautious towards financial institutions despite the U.S. government's rescue plan of Citigroup. Turnover fell sharply to 35.02

Chinese President Hu Jintao flew into Athens Monday for a state visit to Greece, which he said would be successful with the joint efforts by the Chinese side and the Greek side. "In recent years, the China-Greece comprehensive strategic partnership

The spreading global financial crisis and economic slowdown are having bigger negative impact on Chinese economy, vice premier Zhang Dejiang said on a weekend inspection tour to central province of Hubei. Zhang, who aims to learn about performance of the

Police in eastern China on Monday refuted reports that a British businessman had been illegally held in China in a business dispute, in which a Chinese company has insisted it was the victim. Zhang Weikang, an economic crime officer in

More than 600 taxi drivers in Changchun have received free taekwondo training by Monday, the 6th day of the "Free Taekwondo Training for Taxi drivers in Changchun." "I have been getting the news that taxi drivers are easy to be

Taiwan drug dealers Chien Chih-Cheng and Chen Ming-Hsiung were sentenced to death in the eastern province of Fujian last week, a local official said on Monday. Thirteen people, including eight from Taiwan, were arrested in October on charges of trafficking

Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People's Court of China, met on Monday with President of Peruvian Supreme Court Francisco Tabara. They exchanged views on China-Peru judicial cooperation and other issues of common concern. The two sides also signed a

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin exchanged views on Monday with Jordanian Prime Minister Nader al-Dahabi on furthering bilateral cooperation in various fields. Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said bilateral substantial

The death toll from traffic accidents in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region rose to 10 as three more died, traffic police said. As of 5:30 p.m. on Monday, three more died after a pile-up, involving 23 vehicles, on a

Tibet Daily, a leading newspaper in the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China, has condemned the Dalai Lama and his supporters for their continued support of secession by violent means while waving the banner of "peace". After the March 14 riot