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Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands on Thursday during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Plus Foreign Ministers' Meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia.Dita Alangkara/Pool/Reuters
Beijing stresses regional stability
Securing stability in the East Asia region and ruling out disturbance from some countries outside the region were high on the agenda of a slew of bilateral and multilateral meetings attended by senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Thursday.
Beijing, Washington seek 'in-depth' talks on climate
The upcoming visit to China by United States' Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is expected to focus on enhancing engagement on climate and clean energy issues between the two countries, while possibly addressing how they can coordinate to achieve successful outcomes at the upcoming COP28 meeting, experts said.
Platform firms seen boosting recovery
China's platform companies are entering a new stage of development and will play a more significant role in bolstering economic recovery and expanding employment, as the country has placed greater emphasis on promoting the well-regulated, healthy and sustainable development of the platform economy, experts and company executives said.
Game-changer AI gets full support
China is actively encouraging artificial intelligence companies as well as research institutes to build large language models, as part of a broader effort to boost the country's prowess in the critical technology behind ChatGPT, a text-generating AI chatbot developed by US-based tech firm Open-AI that went viral across the world after it was launched late last year.
Under the weather
Countries across the world continue to experience extreme weather conditions such as severe thunderstorms, widespread fires and excessive heat waves.
The importance of national heritage
Editor's note: China Daily launched Vision China in 2018 to play its role as a bridge for communication between China and the rest of the world. Focusing on developments in both China and abroad, Vision China invites well-known Chinese and overseas opinion leaders to give talks and share their ideas on forums focusing on a wide range of topics. In this event on Thursday, we gathered in Chaoyang, Liaoning province, a place where Hongshan Culture thrived more than 5,000 years ago. With the theme "Tracing the Origins of Chinese Civilization and Passing it on to Future Generations", experts shared their thoughts on the inspiration provided by ancestors and called for exchanges and mutual learning among various cultures. Let's hear what they said at the forum.
UN: 783m plagued by hunger
About 122 million more people faced hunger last year compared with pre-COVID-19 levels, as the world is still recovering from the pandemic and grappling with the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United Nations said in a report on Wednesday.
Currying favor with White House will ultimately bleed UK economy
According to the "United Kingdom's National Security and Investment Act 2021: annual report 2022-23", 866 investment notifications were received for the 12-month period to March 31 this year. Of these, "national security powers" were employed to "call in" 65 acquisitions for a further assessment review.
Time for acceptance
Editor's note: The world has undergone many changes and shocks in recent years. Enhanced dialogue between scholars from China and overseas is needed to build mutual understanding on many problems the world faces. For this purpose, the China Watch Institute of China Daily and the National Institute for Global Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, jointly present this special column: The Global Strategy Dialogue, in which experts from China and abroad will offer insightful views, analysis and fresh perspectives on long-term strategic issues of global importance.
Wisdom prevails as martial arts drama boosts genre
When veteran scriptwriter Liang Zhenhua read novelist Fang Baiyu's best-selling franchise Qianmen (A Thousand Doors) in 2018, he was fascinated by the unconventional hero amid a world of swordsmen.
A musical celebration of compassion
Produced by a group of top-level international musicians, an oratorio telling the story of exiled Jewish refugees navigating their new life in Shanghai during World War II will have its global premiere in the city this November.