Argentina, Venezuela play host to Xi

China, Cuba to further advance ties

To many Chinese, Cuba is a country that is far geographically yet close at heart. The two countries established diplomatic relations in September 1960 to help each other's causes.

Caracas seeks to lure more Chinese tourists

Wang Rui knew Venezuela and its famous landmark, Angel Falls, from the hit animated movie Up.

Bus maker gains foothold in Venezuela

Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co, China's largest bus manufacturer by production capacity, is pursuing a stronger foothold in Venezuela by assisting the country to build a new plant and more after-sales service stations, as Chinese automakers focus on this new and lucrative market in Latin America.

RMB developing quickly as major world currency

The renminbi is on track to become the third-largest international currency behind the US dollar and the euro within five years as China accelerates its promotion of the yuan, said a Renmin University of China report released on Sunday.

Separatists take black boxes, bodies

Armed rebels took control of all 196 bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines crash site and had them loaded on Sunday onto refrigerated train cars bound for a rebel-held city, Ukrainian officials and monitors said.

Visit feeds agricultural relations

Argentina welcomed President Xi Jinping with horse and tango performances on Saturday.

Chinese tourism to Brazil rises

Despite Germany winning the World Cup, host nation Brazil also managed a win as a mass of wealthy Chinese tourists flocked to the South American country.soil.

Xi in Venezuela for third stop on Latin tour

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Venezuela, the third leg of his four-nation Latin America tour, comes as the two celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties.

Chinese students rank highest in financial literacy test

Chinese teenagers scored highest on a global test of financial literacy, with Shanghai youngsters ranking No 1 and teens from the US ranking ninth, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's financial literacy assessment.

Young Chinese soccer players join stars

Chinese beverage producer JDB Group announced it has invested 10 million yuan ($1.67 million) in a program to send Chinese youth to receive professional soccer training in Argentina.

Confucius Institute blossoms across Latin American countries

Thanks to the growing ties between China and Latin American countries in recent years, demand for Chinese- language learning and cultural exchanges has surged in the region, as shown by the expansion of the Confucius Institute.