China's parliament concluded its annual session on Sunday after a smooth installation of new legislature and state leaders who pledged for further reform and development in pursuit of "Chinese dream."
Wednesday marks the second day of the second lunar month, known in Chinese as Er Yue Er, "a time for the dragon to raise its head," as a Chinese saying goes. For many Chinese, it's also a time to have their very first haircut in the year of the snake.
As Chinese lawmakers and political advisors are meeting in Beijing, the future of the world's second largest economy comes top at the agenda.
This year's parliamentary season is sure to be abuzz about the "Chinese dream," but lawmakers and political advisors still need to take heed of average people's hopes and dreams.
The families of the nine victims from China's Hong Kong in Egypt's balloon blast a week ago flew home from Cairo on Monday after delegating local authorities to manage the transfer of the victims' bodies.
Hot air balloon that exploded over the southern Eygptian resort of Luxor,after it was confirmed nearly half the tourists who died, are Chinese... with nine passengers from Hong Kong.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday inaugurated a hydroelectric plant with a capacity of 18 megawatts here, saying that the plant would help reduce power shortage and reliance on diesel-fueled electricity.
"Odyssey," the latest film adaptation of the legendary Monkey King story, is enjoying success at the box office and fueling waves of nostalgia among Chinese audiences.
Perhaps more than any other global economy, Australia, a mineral-rich country, is keeping an eagle's eye on developments in China and the its expected economic rebound in the Year of the Snake.
As a part of the Chinese Lantern Festival celebration, renowned Chinese calligrapher Wang Dongling made spontaneous calligraphy performance on Sunday in Hong Kong.
Director of the Liaison Office of the Chinese Central People's Government in Hong Kong, on Thursday urged the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong to make concerted efforts to boost mutual respect and trust and deepen exchange and cooperation between the two regions.
Though the week-long Spring Festival holiday has ended in China, various overseas celebrations are still underway.
Beijing on Tuesday denied allegations that the Chinese government and military are behind cyberattacks against US websites.
Rather than visiting families and friends and passing on good wishes in person on the first day of the lunar New Year, the Chinese have grown used to sending greetings from their mobile phones.
A grand lion and dragon dance procession by 21 groups of Myanmar-Chinese sparked Chinese new year celebration in Myanmar's commercial city of Yangon Saturday afternoon, the eve of the new year of snake.
One of the fleets - Haijian 50, Haijian 51, Haijian 66 and Haijian 137 - were patrolling in the territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, while the other, including Haijian 75 and Haijian 167, patrolled in the South China Sea.
A new economic report by Chinese and Western economists published by a leading British think-tank on Monday argues that China can look forward to a period of stability that runs counter to the gloomy predictions of some Western economists.
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