President Xi Jinping meets with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.Feng Yongbin/China Daily
Stable China-Europe ties in focus
China and France agreed on Thursday to keep bilateral ties stable and pursue mutually beneficial cooperation, and they pledged to maintain communication on the Ukraine crisis and play a positive role in achieving a political settlement.
LIFE MADE EASIER AS FARMERS TURN TO TECH
At an agricultural technology company in a city known as the "vegetable capital of China", crops are thriving in a shipping container.
Saudi-Iranian reconciliation hailed
Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed on Thursday to resume their diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other's country within 60 days, as their top envoys met in Beijing following the two countries' diplomatic rapprochement under a China-brokered deal last month.
Universities to focus on tech, industry
China plans to adjust around 20 percent of its university majors by 2025, with majors focusing on new technologies and industries being established, while majors unfit for socioeconomic development will be weeded out, a new plan said.
Trade agreements boost flow between nations
Closer China-Singapore economic and trade cooperation will benefit the two countries and add growth momentum to the regional and global economy, said experts and business leaders, adding that the two countries share huge trade complementarity, entwined interests and great economic cooperation potential.
Strategic autonomy of France and EU key to steadying relations with Beijing
Leading a large delegation of businesspeople and cultural ambassadors, French President Emmanuel Macron is paying a visit to China from Wednesday to Friday. Despite the tremendous upheavals the world has experienced since his last visit to China more than three years ago,
Science and solutions for future health
Turning history's page on its deadliest conflict, countries came together in 1948 to heal a bloodied world. Following years of war, distrust and pain, nations elevated the physical and mental wellbeing of people to a new level, forging a global pact and purpose to safeguard and advance health for all.
City of ceramics hopes to fire innovation
The Shanxi city of Huairen, a renowned production site of everyday ceramics in North China, is ushering in a new era for development after it was recognized as a provincial-level characteristic town.
Tsai's meeting with McCarthy condemned
A meeting between Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy, speaker of the US House of Representatives, near Los Angeles on Wednesday sparked outrage among Chinese and other communities as well as peace activists, who protested in front of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Museum promotes cultural bonds between Chinese and Americans
Working abroad for many years, Philip Qiu, the founder of the Chinese American Museum in Washington, has a sentimental attachment to Chinese culture.
Economy gets uplifting news from indexes
China's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March, pointing to further recovery in business activity amid the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
Spending power pickup
China will remain a key go-to destination for French consumer goods providers as the recovery of the country's huge and lucrative domestic market will create more momentum for them to maintain robust growth amid subdued global investment sentiment, said French business executives.
Making a scene
The Shanghai History Museum is showcasing its most treasured paintings and calligraphy works, which illustrate the distinctive Shanghai style that prospered from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.
Ensembles assemble
The biennial China Orchestra Festival returned with a number of top Chinese orchestras, conductors and soloists from all over the country showcasing their talents at the National Centre for the Performing Arts.
Benzema bulldozers Barca's Copa hopes
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona entered the final "Clasico" of the season with a chance of earning a fourth straight win against Real Madrid in the same season for the first time.
