Chinese merchants in Russia can only thrive by standardizing their operation, Cai Guiru, the chairperson of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Russia, told Xinhua on Saturday. The recent removal of the Cherkizovsky Market in northeast Moscow by the municipal

A delegation of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliament, left here Sunday for an official goodwill visit to South Africa, Mauritius and Kenya. The delegation was led by Wang Zhaoguo, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central

Thirty-six crew members were trapped as an Iranian-registered cargo ship ran aground Sunday morning off east China's coast, a local maritime official said. The ship got stranded at 5:25 a.m. at the estuary of the Yangtze River. One rescue ship

This is an undated file photo of Bei Shizhang. Bei Shizhang, founder of China's biophysics and exobiology sciences, passed away in Beijing on Oct. 29, 2009. Bei, considered as the "Father of Biophysics" in China, was bor ...

This is an undated file photo of Bei Shizhang. Bei Shizhang, founder of China's biophysics and exobiology sciences, passed away in Beijing on Oct. 29, 2009. Bei, considered as the "Father of Biophysics" in China, was born in Oct. 10,

A man rides a bike against the snow in a street of Beijing, Nov. 1, 2009. Beijing welcomed its first snowfall this winter on Sunday morning. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ There must have been no grumbles when sleepy-eyed kids in Beijing were

A car is covered in snow on a street in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 31, 2009. Affected by a strong cold air flow, Shenyang was hit by the first snowfall in this winter. The local meteorological

Two Russian tourists were reported missing in a scenic mountain in southwest China's Sichuan Province after an avalanche, said local authorities on Saturday. The management bureau of Siguniang Mountian in Aba Tibet and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture received phone call from

A suspected robber was shot dead in south China's Guangdong Province when he tried to assault police, said local authorities on Saturday. The man, surnamed Hu, was suspected to be member of a gang that was involved in several robbery

A bridge-tunnel linking China's third largest island, the Chongming Island, opened to traffic on Saturday. The 25.5-kilometer project, with a cost of 12.6 billion yuan, includes a 8.9-kilometer tunnel that boasts the world's largest diameter of its kind, according to

China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L, center) and Nolana Ta Ama (R, center), representative of the African diplomatic missions to China and Togo's ambassador, attend the theme open-day of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held by the Foreign Affairs

The Sino-Russian trade, including nongovernmental trade, has entered a crucial stage of transformation, said Gao Xiyun, Economic Minister Counselor of Chinese Embassy in Russia in a recent interview with Xinhua. It is inevitable for Russia to rectify the market order

A joint statement released Friday by China and Australia to strengthen practical cooperation for mutual benefits will be of great guiding significance to bilateral relations, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said here Saturday. He Yafei said the statement, which

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Premier of Australia's State of Queensland Anna Bligh in Brisbane Oct. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)&$&$ Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said here Saturday that China and Australia can lift their bilateral relationship

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang' s forthcoming visit to New Zealand will further strengthen bilateral ties, said Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Zhang Limin. In an interview with Xinhua, Zhang said on Friday the relationship between China and New Zealand

Australian opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull said here Saturday that Australia should not see China as a strategic threat or a potential rival. &$ &$Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) talks with Malcolm Turnbull, leader of the Australian opposition Liberal Party,

Japan, China and South Korea held the first ministerial meeting on strengthening cooperation in disaster readiness and control in the Japanese city of Kobe Saturday. Luo Pingfei, China's vice minister of civil affairs, Seiji Maehara, Japan's state minister in charge

China's top legislature ratified a bilateral treaty on civil and commercial judicial assistance with Brazil here Saturday. The pact was submitted by the State Council, or cabinet, to the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) for deliberation

China's top legislature closed Saturday its five-day bimonthly meeting, adopted a law on diplomatic personnel and appointed a new minister of education. The legislation, aiming to enhance diplomatic personnel management, is the first of its kind to regulate Chinese government

China's top legislature announced the appointment of two senior officials at the bimonthly meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Saturday. Yuan Guiren, in replacement of Zhou Ji, was appointed minister of Education. Zhou Ji is relieved of