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Dreamer who turned into a blessed fool
2014-03-21 08:14
One of the people Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet when he is in the French city of Lyon is the writer and translator Li Tche-Houa.
More than dikes, tulips and windmills
2014-03-21 08:14
By choosing the Netherlands as the first stop on his West European tour, President Xi Jinping has highlighted the key role that the country has in China's economic and diplomatic moves in Europe, sources say.
Sowing the seeds of cooperation
2014-03-21 08:14
China must take more steps to promote eco-agriculture and consider it as a conservation and rural development strategy for sustainable gains, says the chairman of Dutch Chinese Chamber of Commerce, who runs a successful agricultural enterprise in the Netherlands.
Cash flows from fount of wisdom
2014-03-21 08:14
A bearded old man in robes picks fruit from what could be a tree of knowledge. Hanging from the branches, to his left, is a banner with the Latin inscription "Non solus" (not alone).
Premier points way forward for reform
2014-03-07 09:37
Li announces sweeping package, saying change has brought the greatest benefits.
Panda power
2014-02-28 08:41
The commotion over two new residents of a Belgian zoo throws more light about an animal everyone seems to love.
High-powered pair given red-carpet treatment
2014-02-28 08:41
Two Chinese pandas that are enthralling millions of Belgians have started the next 15 years of their lives at a zoo 60 kilometers from Brussels.
Pandas knock rock stars off the stage
2014-02-28 08:41
In the world of pandas, even for a pair called Tian Tian and Yang Guang (Sweetie and Sunshine), all is not necessarily sweetness, light and free-flowing love.
The fruits of passion and effort
2014-02-28 08:41
On Feb 23, Xing Hui and Hao Hao, a pair of Chinese giant pandas arrived in Belgium, in a sense the capital of Europe, bringing with them the friendship of the Chinese people. I hope these two friendship ambassadors will not only lead a happy life in Pairi Daiza Zoo but also bring joy to the people of Europe.
Envoys of peace to a country and a continent
2014-02-28 08:41
Belgium is thrilled and proud to have received two giant pandas from China. In a way, Xing Hui and Hao Hao will be engaged in the kind of duties that I fulfill, those of diplomat. As such, they bear a strong message not only from China to Belgium, but to Europe as well.
Outbound ventures
2014-02-21 08:29
China, long a favored destination for inward investment, may soon see the position reversed.
Europe more open than US, says chamber chief
2014-02-21 08:29
Europeans still remain nervous about the Chinese taking over their companies, according to a senior European business figure in China.
Dragon tells tale of a shift in business
2014-02-21 08:29
China's privately owned companies are following their state-owned and sovereign wealth fund counterparts in overseas direct investment in Europe.
Europe prime destination for capital
2014-02-21 08:29
Recent figures show that Chinese overseas direct investment, made by Chinese companies in other countries, rose considerably last year and is projected to catch up and eventually surpass the amount of foreign direct investment, what foreign companies invest in Chinese companies.
Waiting for the juggernaut to overtake the train
2014-02-21 08:29
Chinese officials have been expecting overseas direct investment to exceed foreign direct investment for several years. Given past trends and new government policies, the biggest question is not if it will happen, but when.
Another one on the way
2014-02-14 08:47
The recent relaxation of one-child policy has huge demographic implications for China and the world.
New policy wielded as economic tool
2014-02-14 08:47
China's easing of the one-child policy alone will not avert the aging population problem in the first region to allow couples to have a second child, but it will be the lynchpin of a bigger plan to do so, a senior government economist in Zhoushan says.
Three is better than two for happy parents
2014-02-14 08:47
There are three reasons why Beijing businesswoman Wang Aimei thinks having more than one child in contemporary China is not only possible, but also wonderful.
Productivity, not natality, may be key
2014-02-14 08:47
Since the 1980s, the increase in China's working population has been an important factor supporting the country's economic growth. But this trend is now in reverse.
Family planning fine-tuning not enough
2014-02-14 08:47
Visualize young people toiling all day just to support the increasing number of senior citizens. Does that sound troubling? Well, that could become reality if the current trend of population growth continues.
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
Carbon emissions targeted by British-Chinese joint efforts
China a magnet for firms to commercialize new tech
Electric cars energizing China
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