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Photographer sets panoramic photo record in Beijing

An Argentine-born photographer set a new world record in Beijing by using a special panoramic camera to take the longest photographic negative ever made, shot of Beijing’s Second Ring Road, Guinness World Records confirmed.

On the road to Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States this month is expected to include further talks with US President Barack Obama on climate change as the world’s two biggest polluting countries prepare for a UN-led conference in Paris in December to reach a global climate agreement.

Honoring the remains of fallen heroes

The Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology at Fudan University in Shanghai is currently on a quest to find the descendants of 347 soldiers from the Chinese expeditionary force that fought against the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.

Nipping the stray problem in the bud

Royal Canin, one of the world’s largest pet food manufacturers, on August 28 unveiled a long-term project to provide care for stray pets at the Stray Pet Care Summit in Shanghai. In the first phase of this Stray Pet Project, the company will sponsor the sterilization of 1,000 dogs and cats in China.

More Chilean produce set for China markets

Shanghai on August 23 kicked off “Chile Week” as part of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. The week-long event aimed to promote the Latin American country’s popular produce like cherries and wine. Former Chilean president Eduardo Frei and a delegation team of 150 government officials and businessmen made a trip down to Shanghai for the occasion.

China, US airlines deepen partnership

China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd on September 1 expanded their cooperation with American company Delta Air Lines by inking strategic share purchasing and business agreements.

Creating an ideal steel company for the future

"For iron and steel enterprises, the current era is the worst," Chen Derong, president of Baosteel Group, said in May 2015. "Last year, the nation's steel production reached 820 million tons. Because of the overcapacity, the entire industry shows very small profits. Now is by far the winter period of the iron and steel industry, which requires transformation and upgrading of the industry's structure urgently."

Chinese firms find Atlanta 'peachy'

A mild climate, renowned public school system and proximity to the world's busiest airport have helped make Gwinnett County, Georgia, a popular place for Chinese companies to locate their US operations.

Springfield gets Chinese railcar plant

A subsidiary of the world's largest railcar maker in China just broke ground on a new $95 million manufacturing facility in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Envoy hails New York resolutions

The Chinese Consul General in New York said that although business-to-business and government-to-government relations are critical, the core and foundation of sound bilateral China-US relations is the people-to-people connection.

Business as usual

The slide of the yuan may have made traveling to and shopping in Hong Kong more costly, but mainland officials and potential visitors still believe its impact is not as dramatic as made out to be.