A two-day Sino-U.S. strategic and economic dialogue, the first of its kind, due in Washington D.C. on Monday, will help boost bilateral economic ties and pull the global economy out of its current downturn, experts say. POLICIES COORDINATION The dialogue,

Kenyan scholars lauded the Chinese government's swift action to stop criminals' violent acts in China's western region of Xinjiang on July 5. A couple of Kenyan scholars interviewed by Xinhua justified the action taken by the Chinese government, saying the

China on Monday aired "strong dissatisfaction" over Japan's granting a visa to Uygur separatist Rebiya Kadeer. "We express strong dissatisfaction with the Japanese government for insisting on allowing Rebiya to visit Japan to engage in anti-China separatist activities despite China's

The China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), the first of its kind between the world's biggest developing country and biggest developed country, opened here on Monday. On behalf of Chinese President Hu Jintao and invited by U.S. President Barack Obama,

U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner Monday noted that close cooperation between the U.S. and China is critical to the health of the global economy at the opening ceremony of the first round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue. &$&$

The National Mine Park in northeast China's Fuxin City, converted from Asia's largest open pit coal mine, opened to tourists on Monday. Admission to the park is free. Covering an area of 28 square kilometers, the park contains a cultural

China and the United States shoulder important responsibilities on a host of major world issues, Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Monday in a message to the opening session of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue. &$&$ Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...

China's oil consumption declined in the first half of the year as the country's economy slowed, but it would pick up growth in the second half, the main industry group said Monday. According to the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry

China's top anti-graft official He Guoqiang Monday called on discipline inspection organs across the country to step up the crackdown on corruption, in order to help "maintain stability of China's reform and development". He, a member of the Standing Committee

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L, front) talks with deaf-mute workers via finger language while visiting Yuping handicraft company in Jilin, a city of northeast China's Jilin Province, July 26, 2009. Wen made an inspection tour in Jilin Province from July

Diesel fuel pumping at the Belarusian section of "Unecha-Ventspils" oil-products pipeline of the Russian company Zapad Transnefteproduct is to be resumed on July 23 at 11 p.m.

U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the opening session of the first China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue here on Monday. &$&$ Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...

U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that the first round of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) is an "essential step forward in advancing a positive, constructive, and comprehensive relationship" between the two countries. &$&$ Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...

Officials promise to pay one fifth part of the debt only in August, though the entire sum was required in July.

U.S. President Barack Obama said at the opening session of the first round of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) that he and Chinese President Hu Jintao shares a commitment to a sustained dialogue to enhance the shared interests between

On Jule 22, the Homel region court dismissed a cassation appeal of the oppositionists convicted for the picket of memory of kidnapped Yury Zakharanka.

U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that it is important for the United States and China to reflect upon the questions that will shape the 21st century. "Will growth be stalled by events like our current crisis, or will we

On July 23 the Economic Court of Minsk postponed examination of claim against the Belarusian Social Democratic party (Hramada) by the cooperative housing society from which the party rents the office.

A senior Chinese official said Monday the government's policies on ethnic affairs are "on the right track" and have helped create conditions for equality, unity and common prosperity among the country's different ethnic groups. &$ &$Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of

Humiliating treatment of Franak Vyachorka in the military unit has aggravated: he is forced to speak Russian and constantly searched.