State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang shakes hands with Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Reina in Beijing on Sunday after they held talks and signed a joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations. Zhang Ling/Xinhua
Xi reassures foreign firms on opening-up
China will steadily expand institutional opening-up with regard to rules, regulations, management and standards, and will work with all countries and parties to share opportunities arising from it, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
Travelers eager to venture overseas after three years
With China lifting more travel restrictions after optimizing its COVID-19 response, many travelers have booked flights for long-awaited overseas trips.
China and Honduras establish diplomatic ties
China and Honduras established diplomatic relations on Sunday after the Central American country severed its so-called "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan and became the 182nd country in the world to have established diplomatic ties with China.
Palace Museum center to be built in Macao
A new center for the protection of Palace Museum heritage is being built in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and is due to be completed in two to three years, said an official from the Palace Museum in Beijing on Friday.
Tsai losing 'allies' as she is in violation of international norm
The visit that United States Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher Dodd paid to Honduras about 10 days ago, which was a last-gasp effort by Washington to try and help Taipei retain its "diplomatic ally" in Latin America, proved to be futile.
Western model not the only form of democracy
Editor's note: The so-called Summit for Democracy convened by US President Joe Biden reflects his dangerous Cold War mentality and will instigate confrontation and political division within the international community. The move by the United States to divide the world into "democratic" and "undemocratic" camps by using its own standard reveals its attempts to preserve its global hegemony. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.
Taicang ideal option for business
With a commitment to building itself into a demonstration area for Sino-German cooperation, Taicang in East China's Jiangsu province is making efforts to boost bilateral investment and cooperation. It is striving to become home to more than 500 German-funded companies by 2025.
Russia to send tactical nukes to Belarus
MOSCOW — Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, sending a warning to NATO over its military support to Ukraine and escalating a standoff with the West.
Services bring cheer to trade amid tough times
Between 2012 and 2022, a period that included nearly three years of COVID-19 disruptions to various economic activities, China's trade in services notched up an outstanding record.
RRR cut more reasonable than expected
With a liquidity injection of 559 billion yuan ($81.59 billion) via one-year medium-term lending facility loans so far this year and the comments made by Yi Gang — governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank — before the two sessions saying that "the current level of some key variables concerning monetary policy is appropriate", the market actually had weaker expectations for cuts in the reserve requirement ratio over the short term.
Robotaxis in Beijing open new chapter of intelligent transport
The scenes in science-fiction movies of people riding unmanned vehicles are becoming increasingly realistic, demonstrated by the recent availability of robotaxis in Beijing, which can be hired via mobile apps.
Ceramic surgeon fixes it
A zipper runs along a 40-centimeter-tall porcelain vase, with its top slightly open. The art piece, not originally designed that way, has been repaired by Nie Chao.
Field of dreams
Egypt's fertile Nile Delta may not be the obvious destination for field hockey, but a women's team is blazing a trail in a region that lays claim to the sport's ancient roots.
