Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with his Mongolian counterpart Khaltmaa Battulga, who is in Beijing for a state visit to China and the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
President Xi will deliver the keynote speech at the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on Friday. Chinaplus.cri.cn will bring you a live broadcast of the event starting 9 a.m. Beijing Time.
Sri Lanka's top defence ministry official quit Thursday, taking responsibility for security failures that led to suicide bombings that killed nearly 360 people, a ministry official said.
China's first national maritime museum has scheduled trial operation for May 1, local authorities said Thursday.
Representatives from navies around the world welcomed the call by China's President Xi Jinping to build a maritime community with a shared future, calling the concept a way to promote maritime security, peace, and order.
A photo of the "world's highest-altitude police station" posted by the Chinese actor-director Wu Jing on Weibo was corrected by the National Immigration Administration in a post that has gone viral on social media in China.
The Hong Kong aviation authority announced on Tuesday that it is gathering evidence for its investigation into two incidents involving Cathay Pacific Airways' captains temporarily losing their eyesight during a flight.
The Export-Import Bank of China and Standard Chartered Bank on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Disney and Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame" topped Wednesday's box office in the Chinese mainland market, according to China Movie Data Information Network.
The China-Japan agreement on mutual Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status will go into effect on June 1 to provide easier customs clearance for exporters, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).
A 10-year-old girl born without hands has won a national handwriting competition in the United States.
An Indian court on Wednesday lifted its ban on Chinese social media video-sharing app TikTok on the condition that the platform popular with teenagers would not be used to host obscene videos.
Britain's Prince William attended Anzac Day services at Auckland War Memorial on Thursday shortly after he arrived in New Zealand.
LU Xiankun
Professor LU Xiankun is Managing Director of LEDECO Geneva and Associate Partner of IDEAS Centre Geneva.
He is Emeritus Professor of China Institute for WTO Studies of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) and Wuhan University (WHU) of China and visiting professor or senior research fellow of some other universities and think tanks in China and Europe. He also sits in management of some international business associations and companies, including as Senior Vice President of Shenzhen UEB Technology LTD., a leading e-commerce company of China.
Previously, Mr. LU was senior official of Chinese Ministry of Commerce and senior diplomat posted in Europe, including in Geneva as Counsellor and Head of Division of the Permanent Mission of China to the WTO and in Brussels as Commercial Secretary of the Permanent Mission of China to the EU.
Benjamin Cavender
Benjamin Cavender is a Shanghai based consultant with more than 11 years of experience helping companies understand consumer behavior and develop go to market strategies for China. He is a frequent speaker on economic and consumer trends in China and is often featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Channel News Asia.
Sara Hsu
Sara Hsu is an associate professor from the State University of New York at New Paltz. She is a regular commentator on Chinese economy.
Xu Qinduo
Xu Qinduo is CRI's former chief correspondent to Washington DC, the United States. He works as the producer, host and commentator for TODAY, a flagship talk show on current affairs. Mr. Xu contributes regularly to English-language newspapers including Shenzhen Daily and Global Times as well as Chinese-language radio and TV services.
