An 11-member joint delegation of the 27th Chinese medical team to Sierra Leone and an expert team from the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided medical consultations and health screenings to about 250 residents of Sangbaia Community, northern Sierra Leone.

VANCOUVER, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The second China-Canada Strategic Economic and Financial Dialogue was held on Monday in Vancouver.He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, vice premier of the State Council, and Chinese lead person for the dialogue, co-chaired it with Canadian lead persons Francois-Philippe Champagne, minister of finance, and Maninder Sidhu, minister of international trade.He stated that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, China-Canada relations have turned for the better, and bilateral exchanges have returned to a sound track.He said this dialogue is a concrete measure to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of both countries, adding that China is willing to work with Canada, upholding the principles of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit, and seeking common ground while reserving differences, to deepen cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, finance, and investment, promote the stable and healthy development of China-Canada economic relations, and contribute to building a new type of strategic partnership between the two countries.Champagne noted that Canada attaches great importance to its relations with China and is willing to work with the Chinese side to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of both countries, strengthen policy communication and coordination, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in the economic and financial fields.Sidhu said that Canada looks forward to further expanding practical cooperation with China in trade and economic sectors and driving greater development in bilateral economic and trade relations.During the dialogue, the two sides reached a series of mutually beneficial outcomes and consensus.He, Champagne, and Sidhu jointly attended a business roundtable with industry leaders from both countries to discuss opportunities to expand bilateral trade and investment on Sunday.

China advocates the peaceful use of outer space, engages in active international space cooperation, and promotes the building of a community with a shared future in the domain of outer space, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Hong Kong Customs on Monday seized six live turtles of suspected scheduled endangered species at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point, with a total estimated market value of about 60,000 Hong Kong dollars (about 7,652 US dollars).

Beijing will activate an orange alert for heavy air pollution starting from Nov. 11, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau said on Monday. According to air quality forecasts, unfavorable meteorological conditions will lead to a regional air pollution episode affecting the