News Digest: Egypt invites Chinese delegation to promote tourism

CAIRO, May 9 — A Chinese delegation of 18 journalists arrived in Cairo on Monday for a five-day tour, at the invitation of Egyptian authorities who aim to attract Chinese tourists to the country.The delegation came

News Digest: U.S. export control against China hurting American firms: Chinese minister

WASHINGTON, May 9 — The American companies are losing business opportunities and market share in China because of the export control policy against China, said Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming on Monday in Washington.“Because the U.S.

News Digest: 5 killed, 17 others missing in quarry landslide in south China

QUANZHOU, Guangxi, May 10 — Five people were killed and 17 others were still missing by early Tuesday morning after a quarry landslide in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rescuers confirmed.According to the rescuers, two

News Digest: China backs Europe for win-win results amid prolonged debt crisis

BRUSSELS/BEIJING, May 10 — It may be an uncomfortable anniversary to celebrate. The sovereign-debt crisis continues to cloud the euro zone’s prospects a year after EU finance ministers agreed on a 750 billion euro bailout package

News Digest: China calls on Bosnia to effectively implement Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 — China on Monday called on Bosnia and Herzegovina to effectively implement Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement in the spirit of mutual understanding and compromise in order to promote national reconciliation.The remarks came as

News Digest: Rainfall enhancement operations relieve drought in many parts of China

BEIJING, May 9 — China’s central and eastern provinces used artificial means to boost precipitation and relieve the ongoing drought, government sources said Monday.Aircraft, artillery and rockets were used in the operations in areas covering 10,000

News Digest: China, U.S. could further strengthen financial cooperation: PBOC governor

WASHINGTON, May 9 — China and the United States could step up cooperation on financial reform and regulation, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), said here on Monday.“As China’s central bank chief,

News Digest: To remember and to forget, China preserves ruins of massive 2008 quake

CHENGDU, May 10 — In a Chinese town destroyed in a magnitude-8.0 earthquake three years ago, the survivors have long gone, but the compassion and respect for the deceased never faded.The central government had injected 420

News Digest: High-level China-U.S. dialogue highlights will for further cooperation

WASHINGTON, May 9 — China and the United States on Monday voiced their will for further cooperation at an ongoing high-level dialogue between the two countries.At the opening session of the third round of China-U.S. Strategic

News Digest: Singapore’s inaugural Asian Short Film Awards receives 90 entries

SINGAPORE, May 9 — The inaugural Asian Short Film Awards, part of the film industry show ScreenSingapore, has received 90 entries from 15 countries and regions in Asia-Pacific in less than two months, organizers said Monday.The