Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, capital of Russia, March 22, 2013.
A day after challenging Israelis to embrace peace with Palestinians, US President Barack Obama was scheduled on Friday to face scrutiny over his strategy on Syria during an overnight stay in Jordan.
A fishery inspection ship set off on its maiden voyage from Guangzhou to patrol the South China Sea on Friday, according to the Regional Bureau of South China Sea Fishery Management of the Ministry of Agriculture.
China and Russia signed a joint statement to strengthen their key partnership on Friday after President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow to start his first visit abroad since taking office last week.
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Sunflower Community project aims to reduce relapses among reformed addicts through community supervision, as required in a 2008 revision of the Drug Control Law.
At least 24 people have died and four are missing after extreme weather hit five provinces in South China this week, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Thursday.
Five new works by international composers that were inspired by a visit to China signify a new approach to cultural exchanges.
China's top traditional Chinese medicine authority has announced a nationwide training program.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday pressed forward with its aggressive policy stimulus despite improvements in the US economy.
Many primary schools in Putian opened Puxian Opera classes to enrich school life and promote the local culture from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).