The latest world investment report by UNCTAD shows that total world foreign direct investment (FDI) fell drastically to $470 billion during the first half of 2018, 41% down from its total of $794 billion one year ago.
China and the Middle East will embrace new opportunities to broaden economic and high-tech cooperation, Chinese commentators predicted after Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan started his four-country tour of the Middle East on Monday.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Beijing on Thursday to start his three-day official visit to China, which is the first official trip to China by a Japanese prime minister in seven years. The last visit was by former Democratic Party Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko in December 2011.
I recently visited the Dominican Republic as part of a Chinese media delegation. In the Caribbean island country nearly 14,000 kilometers from China, the enthusiasm of locals to develop relations with China was palpable.
When it comes to foreign policy, US President Donald Trump makes himself look like Ronald Reagan, the president who helped the US win the Cold War. Many decision-makers in the White House also believe in the Reagan Doctrine. However, Trump recently announced that the US will pull out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty - the most important legacy of the Reagan administration. The treaty was signed when then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev visited the US in December 1987.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), the world's longest sea-crossing bridge has been officially opened to traffic on Wednesday, and the passengers already cannot wait to cross the bridge.
Chinese authorities have decided to renew efforts to assist private companies facing financing difficulties, given the importance of those firms to the economy and the job market.
Chinese stocks surged on Monday as investor confidence rebounded due to the expectation of further measures from authorities to stabilize the market, officials and researchers said.
The decline of the US infrastructure in real terms is obvious to anyone with eyes to see. Our roads are filled with potholes, our railroads are slow and uncomfortable, (often dangerous), and our bridges are collapsing. But the cause is not, as President Donald Trump has been persuaded to believe, some "trade deficit" with China.
Editor's Note: On the sidelines of the Taihu World Cultural Forum in Beijing last week, China Daily's Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Zhou Shuchun hosted a cultural dialogue between prominent international political figures at the Palace Museum. They discussed global challenges and shared their views and insights about possible solutions.
In a news release posted on its website, the Paulson Institute said the agreement prioritizes four areas of focus to help advance China's transition to a low carbon economy: conducting policy research on the G20 sustainable development; exploring innovative financial instruments and products and developing pilot projects in key areas of China's green finance development; building capacity with a focus on green finance knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices for officials, regulator
Liu Han used to carry delicacies to eat when she went home in the northwestern province of Qinghai during the National Day holiday week from October 1 to 7. But this year, she had a surprise for her parents. "I bought three electric toothbrushes costing around 600 yuan ($87) for them and myself," the middle school teacher working in Beijing said. "They had never used such a gizmo before but soon found it useful."
Chinese, European and African history long ago traced the characteristics of a new type of international relations, experts said during the fifth annual conference of the Taihu World Cultural Forum in Beijing.
China and India are working together on a program to train Afghani diplomats, a move Chinese experts said on Tuesday that could have the corollary effect of enhancing diplomatic ties and mutual trust between the world's most populous nations.
On October 13, Republic of Korea (ROK) President Moon Jae-in flew to the French capital Paris for a nine-day trip to Europe, which includes visits to France, Italy, the Vatican, Belgium, and Denmark.
The US has started the process of withdrawing from a 144-year-old international postal body, a move that experts said is the latest example of short-sighted and narrow-minded unilateralism by the US, and a typical case of bullying to override the interests of the international community.
Last Wednesday, the Trump administration set a new regulation where investors in 27 industries would face tougher scrutiny as an inter-agency panel led by the US Treasury Department, which begins tightening foreign investment rules as part of a pilot program.
OXXO, a chain of convenience stores, can be seen everywhere on the streets of Mexico City. Mini-vans, with OXXO logos on them, shuttling on the streets and delivering goods, have become an eye-catching sight in the city. It won't take long for people to see Chinese automaker BYD Auto's electric cars join the fleet.
China has become the world's largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the first half of 2018, said the latest investment trends report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
As victims of US unilateralism, both China and the EU must continue to expand areas of cooperation, Chinese experts said, reiterating a message delivered by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday during his visit to Europe to consolidate mutually beneficial trade ties.