President Xi Jinping meets on Monday with John Lee, the newly appointed sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, in Beijing. Lee is set to take office on July 1.Li Xueren/xinhua
Xi calls for upholding new HK electoral system
President Xi Jinping stressed on Monday the decisive role of the new electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in enabling various sectors to jointly contribute to the growth of the city, saying that the system must be treasured and upheld over the longer term.
FOREIGN TRANSLATORS HELP TELL NATION'S STORY TO WORLD
Elena Kazanina, who comes from Russia, was excited and nervous when assigned the task of translating China's Government Work Report this year.
US school-safety measures questioned
Salvador Ramos entered a back door of Robb Elementary School by evading a district officer. He charged into two connected fourth-grade classrooms and barricaded himself by locking the door. He then proceeded to kill 19 children and two teachers in one of the worst mass shootings in the United States.
Action plan to roll out more construction in rural areas
China has released an action plan on rural construction, aiming to improve people's livelihoods in rural areas and boost the country's rural vitalization drive.
Russian troops enter key city in eastern Ukraine
Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk after "very fierce "fighting, a Ukrainian official said on Monday as the special military operation approaches the 100-day mark.
Reform lifts exchange bond market
China's latest efforts to open up the exchange bond market will consolidate the confidence of overseas institutional investors and facilitate their wider and deeper participation in the country's bond market, experts said on Monday.
Hainan Free Trade Port key to modern industrial system
With China expanding many programs to build a modern industrial system that focuses on tourism, high-tech and modern services industries at Hainan Free Trade Port, the country's centrally administrated State-owned enterprises have been rushing to enlarge their market presence at the port this year, said executives.
Cooperation that preserves peace and drives common development
Belying the efforts of the United States and Australia to portray China as a rules-breaker coercing and bullying small countries, all the Pacific island countries State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has visited so far during his 10-day Asia-Pacific tour have spoken highly of the fruitful outcomes of their cooperation with China.
Wisdom of experience
Greek philosopher Socrates once said: "There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend." China and Greece, though thousands of miles apart, are ancient civilizations of the East and the West. The friendly exchanges between both sides can be dated back to over 2,000 years ago, when both sides were connected through the ancient Silk Road.
Encouraging a collective effort
Every detail of the days economist Hu Biliang spent with a group of foreign students in a village in South China's Guangdong province a couple of years ago are still fresh in his mind.
