UN group seeks ways to innovate in China

The United Nations Office for Project Services, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is an operating agency that provides aid through humanitarian, peace-building and development projects for countries all over the world.

Milestone for Asia-Pacific unit

As the United Nations commemorates its 70th anniversary this year, the international organization will celebrate two other milestones: the UN Development Program, the institution’s biggest development agency turns 50, and Xu Haoliang, assistant secretary-general and regional director for the program’s Asia-Pacific bureau, will celebrate his 20th year at the UN.

First lady adds charming edge to diplomacy

Peng Liyuan is known for her elegant mixture of Western and classic Chinese styles, while some of the brands she has worn.

Translators must master Mandarin first

Mandarin is one of the six offi cial languages of the United Nations, and translating documents into all those languages is crucial to the smooth function of its machinery.

Joint effort sought in terror fight

Closer international cooperation is needed to combat the growing terrorist threat, a senior UN security chief has said.

Arms-control role of China stressed

China is playing an important role in promoting arms control, disarmament and the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, all of which are key goals for the United Nations, a senior official has said.

US and Chinese Brands

With trade between China and the US worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, companies in both countries have never had it so good.

The More Things Change, The More They Remain the Same

China, US agree to cooperate on fighting corruption

The announcement comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to the United States on Friday where he met President Barack Obama.

Seeing Xi makes for special day for Chinese at UN

"I'd never guessed President Xi's hand was so warm and soft," Lang Lang, 33, the Chinese superstar pianist, told me over the phone on Saturday morning, half an hour after he shook hands with Xi at United Nations headquarters in New York.

The time is always right to do the right thing - Building a new model of major-country relationship between China and the United States

China and the United States need to seize the opportunity to show the world that both countries are willing and able to cooperate and make common progress.

China's commitment on South-South Cooperation hailed at UN roundtable

China's announcement to support and promote South-South Cooperation was widely hailed Saturday at a roundtable co-hosted by China and the United Nations.