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Myanmar, Brunei mutually exempt visa for ordinary passport holders

​Myanmar and Brunei have mutually exempted visa for ordinary passport holders of the two countries, according to a press statement published Tuesday.

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More two-way investment benefits China, Italy: Premier Li

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Tuesday that expanding mutual investment would benefit both China and Italy.

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S.Korea, DPRK holding military talks--media

​South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday are holding military talks at the truce village of Panmunjom, local broadcaster YTN reported.

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China, Russia cement partnership with new cooperation blueprint

With a host of new cooperation deals signed Monday, China and Russia further consolidated their partnership, a move leaders on both sides consider will benefit not only the two countries, but also world peace, regional stability and global collaboration.

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China-Russia practical cooperation highly promising: Li

The China-Russia partnership has entered a new development phase and boasts bright prospects, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Monday.

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China, Russia sign deals on energy, high-speed railways

MOSCOW, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China and Russia on Monday inked a host of cooperation deals ranging from finance and investment to energy and high-speed railways.

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Singaporean university develops ultra-fast batteries

Scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technology University (NTU) said on Monday that they have developed ultra-fast charging batteries that can be recharged up to 70 percent in only two minutes.

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HK gov't to hold meeting with Occupy students on Friday

The government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is to hold the first formal meeting with representatives of the Occupy Central students on Friday afternoon, a government official said on Tuesday evening.

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Five dead, 30 injured at 40 car pile-up in Greece

​Five people were killed and 30 were injured at a 40 car pile-up in northern Greece on Sunday, according to the latest toll announced by Greek authorities.

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Chinese VP urges studies on Hong Kong, Macao issues

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Sunday called on experts to deepen research on fresh issues related to Hong Kong and Macao and promote the principle of "one country, two systems."

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Xi's reunification remarks draw attention in Taiwan

Taiwanese academics and media are busy analyzing remarks made by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, to a visiting Taiwanese delegation of pro-reunification groups on Friday.

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40 rioters dead in Luntai county violence in Xinjiang

Forty rioters died in a series of explosions in Luntai County of northwest China's Xinjiang on Sunday, and six civilians, two police officers and two auxiliary policemen were killed, local media reported Thursday.

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Theatre performance "Tong Men-g" illustrates identity struggle of immigrants in Italy

Shi Yang Shi's ultimate goal sounds both poetic and challenging: he would like to be "a brick in a bridge that connects two cultures, and completes a mosaic."

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Chinese military official meets Indonesian defense minister

Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, met with visiting Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro.

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China, India step up economic engagement despite border disputes

The "Chinese Dragon" and the "Indian Elephant" are stepping up trade and investment engagement to forge a closer development partnership despite their border disputes left over by history.

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Xi urges China, Sri Lanka to speed up FTA talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and Sri Lanka to accelerate the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two countries.

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Chinese, Sri Lankan presidents agree to deepen strategic cooperative partnership

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa agreed here Tuesday to strengthen the two countries' strategic cooperative partnership, and announced the launch of the negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA).