President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, To Lam (third from right), general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second from right) and other Chinese and Vietnamese officials attend the launching ceremony for the China-Vietnam railway cooperation mechanism in Hanoi on Tuesday. Feng Yongbin / China Daily
Xi: People key to Beijing-Hanoi bond
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the time-tested China-Vietnam relations are rooted in the people, upheld by the people and strengthened with the support of the people, and he called on the two countries to converge the small creeks of friendly people-to-people interactions into a mighty river of China-Vietnam friendship.
Chinese investors boost growth in Malaysia
Mazlim Husin, chief commercial officer of Kuantan Port, has personally seen how Chinese investments have transformed Kuantan — the capital city of the state of Pahang, which is located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
The US isn't after our tariffs, but our survival, official says
The United States' escalating tariffs on Hong Kong are a blatant act of economic suppression and will ultimately backfire, China's top official overseeing Hong Kong and Macao affairs said on Tuesday, warning that efforts to destabilize the city and contain China's rise are doomed to fail.
City spending hubs to bring growth
China has set out a host of measures to accelerate the transformation of five cities into international consumption centers, with the aim of creating a globally appealing consumption environment, expanding domestic demand and elevating the international influence of China's consumer market.
Twin trade events show China will not close its doors in face of tariff attack
While the United States tries to create a new trade order that is exclusively beneficial to itself with its so-called reciprocal tariffs, more than 30,000 domestic companies and over 200,000 overseas buyers are attending the 137th China Import and Export Fair, which opened in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Tuesday.
Carmakers in Germany face US tariff woes
The United States' latest 25 percent tariffs on all auto imports is set to deal another blow to Germany's already struggling car industry, experts say, warning of potential fallout for the export-reliant sector.
Giant domestic mkt hedge against tariffs
As the complexity, severity and uncertainty of the external environment continue to intensify, China's foreign trade has been seeing certain pressure, and the government will help guide the nation's exporters to find more business opportunities in the super large-scale domestic market, a senior official said.
Exporters shifting sales to markets at home
Ningbo Today Food Co Ltd, one of Asia's leading tuna product firms, is navigating a tumultuous export market landscape as orders from the United States have steadily declined since the introduction of tariff policies first levied in 2019.
Under the blossoms, a village blooms
Chen Meimei, a 26-year-old from Shiyan, Hubei province, recently spent a weekend in Xinghua village in Danjiangkou, less than two hours away. She arrived just in time for the village's annual "Three Blossoms Festival", which celebrates the blooming of apricot, peach, and rape flowers — and the experience was unlike any she'd had before.
Mbappe hopes to spark Madrid miracle
MADRID — Kylian Mbappe joined Real Madrid in search of Champions League glory, hoping to be on the right side of exactly the kind of magical night it needs against Arsenal on Wednesday if it is to progress to the semifinals.
First anniversary of academic excellence
One year ago, the establishment of City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan) was officially approved by the Ministry of Education.
