For the second time in a week, UK snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan has been beating the drum for a greater Chinese role in the sport after rattling its organizers with criticism of what he sees as its second-class status.
　　Speaking in York, where he had just gone through to the quarter-finals of the UK Championship, O'Sullivan said: "China is ......

　　After six frozen years, ties between China and Norway thawed on Monday, demonstrating that mutual respect is the cornerstone of bilateral ties.
　　In a statement issued during the visit of Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, Norway reaffirmed its commitment to the one-China policy and respect for China's sovereignty and territorial integr......

 
　　Honorary Chairman of the Hamburg Summit "China Meets Europe" and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (2nd L) and Li Yizhong (1st L), chairman of China Federation of Industrial Economics, pose for a photograph in Hamburg, northern Germany, Nov. 23, 2016. (Photo: Xinihua/Shan Yuqi)
　　The 7th Hamburg Summit "China Meets Europe" opened i......

 
　　Chinese President Xi Jinping chats with youth players from Zhidan in China's Shaanxi province in Berlin, March 29, 2014. (Photo/Xinhua)
　　China and Germany are poised to launch a top-down cooperation on football following Vice Premier Liu Yandong's visit to the European country.
　　Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong is in Germany for the Ham......

 
　　Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong delivers a keynote speech during the closing ceremony of the two-day Hamburg Summit "China Meets Europe" in Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 24, 2016. (Photo: Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)
　　Several European and Chinese political and business heavyweights delivered speeches in Hamburg on Thursday to mark the end of the two-day Ha......

 
　　Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said on Thursday that the exchanges among the young people between China and Germany should be scaled up to further boost the bilateral relationship.(Fu Jing/chinadaily.com.cn)
　　Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said on Thursday that the exchanges among the young people between China and Germany should be scaled up to furth......

　　During a Wednesday debate at the European Parliament on the results of the 22nd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22) recently held in Marrakech, Morocco, Member of European Parliament (MEP) Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy said "China is one of the leading countries in the post-Paris process."
　　Gathered in Strasbourg for their plenary sessio......

　　In the six months since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the impact on EU's economy has been barely noticeable. A small dip in economy-wide confidence in July and August quickly reversed, and a modest recovery across the region has continued uninterrupted. Looking forward, indicators of activity even suggest that business a......

 
　　Vice-Premier Liu Yandong calls for more cooperation with Germany when she visited on Thursday Hamburg-based German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) and the European x-ray free electron laser (European XFEL), a research laser facility scheduled to start operating in 2017. (Fu Jing/chinadaily.com.cn)
　　Vice-Premier Liu Yandong majored in chemistry......

 
　　Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroder received the China-Europe Friendship Award on Wednesday in Hamburg,Germany in recognition of his outstanding achievements in cultivating relations with China. (Photo by Fu Jing/chinadaily.com.cn)
　　Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroder said on Wednesday that Germany should not become "defensive"......