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Chinese employees Ma Liang (R) and Zhang Baohua inspect the ship repair work at the Ship Repair Zone in the Piraeus port, Greece, Feb. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

Saturday, 20 March 2021 22:50

COSCO investment in Piraeus port an example of cooperation with mutual benefits: former Greek PM

China and Greece have widened their cooperation in recent years in many sectors, Papandreou noted. "It is important first of all to follow through on the existing joint initiatives regarding…

Thursday, 18 March 2021 22:11

GLOBALink | Top China, U.S. diplomats to meet in Anchorage, Alaska

Top diplomats from China and the U.S. will hold a high-level strategic dialogue in Anchorage, Alaska. Xinhua's Tan Yixiao visits the venue of the meeting.

Thursday, 18 March 2021 22:07

GLOBALink | Top China, U.S. diplomats to meet in Anchorage, Alaska

Chinese delegation to attend the upcoming high-level strategic dialogue between top diplomats of China and the United States arrived in Anchorage, a city in the U.S. state of Alaska on…

Thursday, 18 March 2021 22:05

Dutch PM Rutte's party leads in parliamentary elections

THE HAGUE, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The liberal party VVD of Prime Minister Mark Rutte led in the 2021 parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, according to the first exit poll…

Thursday, 18 March 2021 21:37

ITA, new incarnation of Italy's Alitalia, to take flight this summer: minister

ROME, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Italian Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti said Wednesday the government's stated goal is to have the new incarnation of the country's flagship air carrier…

A staff member wearing a face mask is seen at a shop, Vienna, Austria, March 18, 2021. Austria reported 3,357 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily count this year. The death toll rose by 26 to 8,982, while 1,814 people are receiving hospital treatment, 386 of them in intensive care, according to the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

Thursday, 18 March 2021 21:31

Austria's daily COVID-19 cases surge to this year's high

VIENNA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Austria reported 3,357 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily count this year. The death toll rose by 26 to 8,982, while 1,814 people…

Thursday, 18 March 2021 21:30

France to introduce tougher curbs as new COVID-19 cases hit four-month high

PARIS, March 17 (Xinhua) -- France will implement stricter rules in more regions, including Paris and its surrounding areas, from this weekend to curb COVID-19 resurgence as daily infections hit…

Thursday, 18 March 2021 21:25

EU threatens to restrict vaccine exports unless it gets "fair share"

BRUSSELS, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday warned that the European Union (EU) might restrict vaccine exports to countries who have higher…

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 11, 2020 shows the city view of Shenzhen, in south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

Thursday, 18 March 2021 15:41

Xi Focus: Xi prescribes solutions for healthy development of China's platform economy

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The ninth meeting of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, chaired by President Xi Jinping on Monday, analyzed the pros and cons of…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during his visit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sept. 8, 2020. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)

Thursday, 18 March 2021 15:38

Update: Russian FM to visit China

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China from March 22 to 23 at the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi,…