Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Switzerland in mid-January and attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 (WEF 2017) to be held in Davos, China’s foreign ministry announced on Tuesday. Leading a high-level delegation, Xi will be the first Chinese President to attend the event. Xi’s attendance not only reflects […]
I often say this, and I mean it from the heart: serving as the United States Ambassador to China is the best job I’ve ever had. It has been the greatest pleasure to work with Chinese and Americans to advance the world’s most important bilateral relationship. But, as they say, all good things must come […]
The World Bank forecasts a 2.7 percent growth for world economy and 6.5 percent growth for China’s in 2017, according to the organization’s latest World Economic Prospects on January 10. Experts believe that Chinese economy will achieve a stable performance this year while maintaining progress, once again becoming the locomotive of the global economy. Emerging […]
China’s first Skytrain is readied for trial operations in Chengdu, Sichuan province. [Photo/China Daily] China’s policymakers must make greater efforts to stabilize investor confidence as the country is facing the pressure of a slowdown in housing investments this year, economists said. “Our advice for policymakers is to reduce business taxes and fees, shore up the […]
Xinjiang’s center Zhou Qi grabs a rebound in the game. Liaoning defeated Xinjiang 106-100, ending its seven-game winning streak in the 30th round of the 2016-2017 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) action on Sunday. Liaoning, the runner-up of the last season of CBA action, established a ten-point lead at the beginning of the game, as Lian […]
Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has raised its credit outlook on BHP Billiton from negative to stable, due to expected rises in commodity prices and the miners ability to pay down their debt. “The outlook revision mirrors the improvement in our forecast for commodity prices, which should notably strengthen the company’s cash flow […]
The Australian government will attempt to apply “world-first” biometric technology which would allow international travelers to seamlessly exit an airport — with no need to show a passport or incoming passenger card, local media reported on Monday. In a project set to kick off later this year, the government is hoping to source technology which […]
Samsung Electronics said Monday that faulty battery caused its flagship Galaxy Note 7 to catch fire after discontinuing the fire-prone device more than three months ago. In a special press conference in its headquarters in Seoul, Samsung said that a mix of thin separators between the positive and negative layers, abnormal squeeze in battery corners, […]
MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi security forces recaptured on Sunday the last areas in the central part of the eastern side of Mosul, while the troops continued fighting the Islamic State (IS) group to drive them out from their last stronghold on the northern outskirts of the city, the Iraqi military said. The Iraqi forces retook […]
The Year of the Rooster gets a wake-up call from “Kung Fu Panda” when Po and Tigress make their first-ever appearance at the Universal Studio Hollywood’s annual Lunar New Year celebration, from this Saturday to Feb.5. The celebration comes to life within Universal Plaza, at the heart of the theme park. Decorated with red Chinese […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to Switzerland, which will be his first overseas trip in 2017 and first visit to the country by a Chinese President in the 21st century, will help open a new chapter in bilateral ties, wrote Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland Geng Wenbing in a signed article published on People’s […]
In an article wrote for Chinese newspaper People’s Daily titled “Call for Responsive and Responsible Leadership” on Friday, Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, expected that “President Xi will show how China will assume a responsible and responsive leadership role in world affairs”. This year Klaus Schwab says the focus […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Zurich on Sunday at the start of his visit to Switzerland, during which he will attend the Davos World Economic Forum for the first time and visit international organizations. Xi is expected to speak of China’s vision for the world economy at Davos and expound on the idea of […]
Switzerland-China pragmatic cooperation will be ushered into a new chapter, Swiss President Doris Leuthard said when commenting on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to her country. Xi’s trip verifies that China and Switzerland are good partners with increasingly close collaboration and a deepened mutual trust, Leuthard told the People’s Daily in an interview, […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping is paying a state visit to Switzerland from Sunday to Wednesday and will attend the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos. He is also expected to visit the UN headquarters in Geneva, the World Health Organization and the International Olympic Committee. This is the first time that a Chinese head of […]
As President Xi Jinping leads China’s delegation to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland, people there and everywhere will want to know from him and his delegation what lies ahead for China’s economy. The question is hard to answer. Economic and political uncertainty abounds in many parts of the world and China’s economy […]
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