
APEC host Indonesia has reiterated its unwillingness to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement being negotiated, but conceded that the country will closely observe steps taken by China, an official said here on Monday.

Railway traffic during China's seven-day National Day holiday hit record high with over 70 million passengers, statistics from the China Railway Corporation showed on Monday.

The HSBC China Composite PMI data, which covers both manufacturing and service sectors in the country, signaled a further expansion of output in September, and the rate of expansion remained modest, with the index posting at 51.2 in September, easing from 51.8 in August, HSBC said in an emailed press release here on Tuesday.

China issued an orange warning ahead of another typhoon, Danas, forecast to enter the East China Sea on Monday night.

Though autumn is just arriving in China's warm south, local ceramic firms have already felt the chill.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming Southeast Asia trip due on Wednesday, aims to build a mutually-beneficial and win-win relationship with its neighbors.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday rejected concerns raised by the Japanese side on the so-called maritime security and China's maritime activities.

Since the holiday kicked off on Tuesday, relatively comfortable weather across the country, toll-free highways, admission ticket discounts, and lower gas prices have combined to make this so-called Golden Week the best time for traveling.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday wrapped up a two-day state visit to Indonesia that saw the two countries lift their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Chinese respect teachers the most, while Singapore gives them the best salary, according to a latest survey.

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, on Thursday mapped out the future course of their countries' cooperation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Thursday for a state visit to Malaysia, the second leg of his maiden trip to Southeast Asia since he assumed presidency in March.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Thursday that China wants to build closer ties and a community of common destiny with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, agreed that it is the common responsibility of the countries in the region to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, according to a joint statement issued here Thursday.

China's first tourism law, in aiming to upgrade the country's tourism industry, has caused travel agencies to raise prices, spurring more Chinese to become independent travelers.

Standing on giants' shoulders to see further, China's metropolis Shanghai now tests and spearheads the nation's reform and opening-up drive, after an economic miracle created through such efforts spanning more than 30 years.

The Shanghai pilot free trade zone (FTZ) started operating on Sunday, launching a test bed for the Chinese leadership's drive of deepening market-oriented reforms and boosting economic vitality.