China and Britain revved their cooperation into higher gear as they signed on Wednesday a slew of lucrative deals, laying a solid foundation for the "golden time" of their partnership.
Multiple deals in various fields are expected to be signed during President Xi Jinping's visit to Britain, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Tuesday.
Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai and British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Monday co-chaired the 7th China-Britain Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), reaching 53 agreements ranging from nuclear energy, high-speed railway to an expanded currency swap line.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met Monday with British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, in China for the seventh China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD).
China and Britain need to strengthen and deepen health cooperation to benefit their peoples and help deal with global health challenges, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong said here Thursday.
A tsunami of men, women and children fleeing their homelands in North Africa and the Middle East continued to overwhelm countries across Europe on Tuesday.
The reopening of Britain's embassy in Tehran on Sunday, only a month after the nuclear deal, revealed the eagerness of European countries to resume ties with Iran, analysts said.
Britain will extend its air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq by an extra year, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Tuesday.
Britain's three rival groups on Saturday clashed over immigration in southeast England's port town Folkestone, exposing divided public sentiments towards the ongoing Calais migrant crisis.
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Britain to stay in the European Union (EU), saying that having Britain in the bloc "gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union," BBC reported Thursday.
Visiting U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday highlighted the importance of education for girls in London, calling for more opportunities for girls' education in poor countries.
The City of London wants to establish itself as the pre-eminent location for new Asian markets like the Chinese RMB in the West.
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain will "raise the curtain" for a "golden era" in China-UK relations.
A leading Chinese economist in Britain on Wednesday described Queen Elizabeth II's speech at the State Opening of Parliament as historic in China-Britain relations.
The 2015 Britain General Election, which is the hardest one to predict in the past decades, took place on Thursday. British experts told Xinhua that no matter what the result might be, the election will not affect China-Britain economic and trade relationship in the future.
Britain officially kicked off its general election campaign after the Parliament was dissolved on Monday.
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