Full text: Address by Chinese VP at the high-level dialogue on the fifth anniversary of the Global Development Initiative
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Friday delivered a speech at the high-level dialogue on the fifth anniversary of the Global Development Initiative.
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China Coast Guard holds law-enforcement drill near Huangyan Dao
The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Sunday conducted a drill on law-enforcement as well as management and control in waters near China's Huangyan Dao, focusing on operations including boarding inspections, blocking attempted intrusions and forced towing, as part of efforts to strengthen law enforcement
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Various celebrations staged across China to mark Mid-Autumn Festival
From campfire circle dances in Sichuan to lantern-lit nights in Nanjing and moonlit cruises on Tianjin's Haihe River, China welcomed the Mid-Autumn Festival with a dazzling mix of tradition and celebration.
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China-developed world's largest pile-driving vessel departs for Brazil's landmark Salvador-Itaparica Bridge project
CRCC Bridge Piling No.1, the world's largest dynamic-positioning pile-driving vessel invested and built by the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), departed on Sunday from the Lüsi port in East China's Jiangsu Province for the Bay of All Saints in the state of Bahia in Brazil to support
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Skills on display, employment changes in motion at WorldSkills Shanghai
A drone assembled from scores of parts navigated its way around obstacles. A mobile robot, after programming and fine-tuning by a competitor, identified and grasped objects. In a mock store, meanwhile, another competitor arranged merchandise, served customers, and switched between in-store sales
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'Lancang-Mekong Melodies: Lao People Singing Chinese Songs' grand final held in Vientiane
The grand final of the fifth "Lancang-Mekong Melodies: Lao People Singing Chinese Songs" competition has been held here, bringing together more than 700 people to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and promote people-to-people exchanges.
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Confucius Institute emerges as engine of opportunity for Afghan students
Inside a modern, well-equipped classroom at Kabul University, Jawid Ahmadi sits upright, intently absorbing every inflection of his Chinese instructor's carefully enunciated tones. For Ahmadi, the intricate characters on the whiteboard represent far more than linguistic skill. They form a calculated
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Asian Games | China wins two more diving synchro golds
China swept both synchronized diving golds on Sunday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, as Chen Yiwen and Chen Jia won the women's 3m springboard synchro and Yang Hao and Lian Junjie took the men's 10m platform synchro crown.
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China wins 100th gold; 36-year-old record falls
China reached the 100-gold mark at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday as its shooters swept both women's 50m rifle three positions titles.
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5.5-magnitude quake hits Eastern Gulf of Aden -- GFZ
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Eastern Gulf of Aden at 1633 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 13.26 degrees north latitude and 51.44 degrees east longitude.
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3 missing after landslide-mudflow in east China's Fujian
FUZHOU, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A landslide and mudflow occurred at a land-leveling project in Bili Township, Luoyuan County, east China's Fujian Province, at around 5 p.m. Saturday, leaving three people unaccounted for as of 11 p.m., according to the county emergency response authorities.So far, two houses have been damaged, according to a release of the Luoyuan County emergency headquarters.Following the incident, the county authorities quickly set up an on-site command center and activated the emergency response plan. Six teams comprising 116 professional rescuers were dispatched to search for missing people and carry out emergency response work. The blocked road has since been reopened, according to the release.The county will continue search and rescue efforts, guard against secondary disasters, determine the cause of the incident as soon as possible and handle the aftermath, the release says.
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Mid-Autumn Festival holiday highlights vibrant cultural activities, tourism spending
China's Mid-Autumn Festival, observed on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, is one of the country's most important traditional festivals.
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Xi's state visit leads to new progress in constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability: Chinese FM
Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States has led to new progress in a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after Xi wrapped up his U.S. visit on Friday.
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PLA conducts joint naval-air exercise around China's Huangyan Dao
Naval and air units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted a joint training exercise in the waters and airspace around China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea on Sunday.
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