As Mexico opens up its energy sector to outside investment, China is expected to play a role especially in financing projects according to observers.
This year has seen a surge in the number of Chinese buyers rushing to the South American country of Peru to purchase maca root in large quantity, which pushed the per-kilo price to $25 from the previous $3.2.
The fifth annual Brapeq Brazil Film Festival, which kicked off on Nov 29 in Beijing, has delighted local film lovers and Brazilians living in the city.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff on Sunday vowed to enhance bilateral science and technology cooperation for the benefit of the two countries and the two peoples.
As trade between Brazil and China has prospered in recent years, more Chinese companies are investing in Latin America's largest country, which has great potential as well as challenges.
Kevin Frayer, a Beijing-based Canadian freelance photographer, won "Picture of the Year 2013" at the award ceremony for the 10th China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) in Quanzhou, Fujian on Saturday.
Todd Chapman praised China's role and commitment in the international counter-piracy cooperation.
In 1979, Deng Xiaoping put an enormous cowboy hat on his head at a Texas rodeo and grinned for the cameras. Thirty-five years later, Texas officials are still giving the hats to visiting Chinese officials as they seek to increase trade, reports MAY ZHOU in Houston.
The extension of visa validity from one to 10 years for short-term business and leisure visitors is an important milestone in advancing America's ability to attract international travellers, said Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International.
Ten years ago, Children's Hospital Los Angeles received its first patient from the Chinese mainland, with that child patient who had traveled thousands of miles seeking more advanced medical treatment, gaining celebrity status of sorts. Today, such travel is commonplace.
Chinese entrepreneurs have wider connections around the world now, and they can find reliable contacts to help them send their children overseas to study, according to the chief researcher for the Hurun Report.
US-based Intel Corporation is investing $1.6 billion to upgrade a plant in Chengdu in Sichuan province even as the Chinese government conducts investigations into major foreign companies operating in the mainland.
Shipping bankruptcy strands ships, roils maritime cargo industry