It's really relaxing, this style of holiday. On the boat your (phone) signal might not be very good, so it's a different way of living, not looking at your phone every day. It's like a utopia. Very relaxing. This is the first time we've been on a cru...
A massive explosion and subsequent fire during a concert at a water park in Taiwan has left 524 people injured. Everybody was screaming and bleeding. There was blood everywhere in the nearby river because many people were playing in it at the time, a...
Around 100 young students from Belgium are preparing to head to China as part of a summer camp program. Half of them will head to Chongqing, while the other half will spend their time in the province of Shandong. Eline Alifiens is one of the students...
The European Union has been China's largest trading partner for the last 11-years, making economic ties between the two sides critical. The European Commission launched a 3-year investment plan last year, with a focus on infrastruction construction a...
The announcement was made by China's top securities regulator at Lujiazui Forum 2015 that opened Friday in Shanghai. Government officials, economists and corporate executives gathered at the two-day forum to provide advice for the country's financial...
Eurogroup finance ministers shut out their Greek counterpart from a meeting in Brussels on Saturday and issued a statement without him that accused Athens of breaking off negotiations with the EU unilaterally. Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis...
The ninth draft amendment to the Criminal Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress earlier this week. It comes amid continuing discussions on China's social media outlets about whether or not child traffickers sho...
This is the third RRR reduction in nearly five months, and the fourth round of interest rate cuts in nearly seven months. According to the People's Bank of China or PBOC, the latest move aims to further lower borrowing costs and boost the economy thr...
I didn't need a guarantee, nor a mortgage, and on the second day I got the loan. I used to apply for loans before but that experience was like begging for money, but private banks treated me like a client. That is Huang Xianxiang, chief manager of a...
This is the 4th annual World Peace Forum hosted by Tsinghua University. This year's theme is overcoming difficulties: understanding, consultation and reciprocity. Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao attended the opening ceremony this morning at Beijin...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in San Francisco to take part in events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter. The drafting of the Charter was a glorious gamble. Delegates from dozens of countries bet on humanity. So...
The southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan is on the front-line in the Chinese government's fight against drug trafficking. It lies on the edge of the so-called Golden Triangle. This is a mountainous and remote area covering parts of Laos, Thailand...
Botswana performers sing a local song to celebrate that group of cataract patients can see clearly after the gauze on their eyes was removed on Thursday. Two years ago, I cannot see very clearly. Yesterday, they did the operation, after the operation...
During his five-day trip, Li Keqiang will attend the 17th China-EU leaders' meeting in Brussels, pay an official visit to France and give a speech at the headquarters of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. Vice Foreign...
China's report states the US side continues to make analysis of the human rights situations in numerous countries around the world, while showing no regret or intention to improve its own human rights record. Chang Jian, Deputy Director of Nankai Uni...
