With the world seeing unprecedented changes and uncertainties in geopolitics and the economy, China and Europe can play greater roles in international cooperation, said Romano Prodi, a former president of the European Commission and two-time Italian prime minister.

Changzhou joined the club earlier this month, solidifying Jiangsu's status as a leader with the highest number of trillion-yuan cities.

Investments in China's energy sector surged last year on the back of the government's commitment to fortify the country's energy infrastructure and embrace diverse energy formats.

Among the members of the European Union, France is China's third-largest trading partner and third-largest source of actual investment. China is France's top trading partner in Asia and seventh-largest in the world.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on 24th of Jan urged efforts to curb the repeated occurrence of various kinds of safety accidents and to protect people's lives and property and social stability. 

China and Uzbekistan elevated their ties to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era on 24th of Jan, as part of their efforts to boost bilateral cooperation in various fields and to enhance strategic communication to promote regional and global governance.

Global economic growth is projected to decrease to 2.7 percent, and if China maintains a growth rate of 5 percent, it is expected to continue contributing over 30 percent to global growth, thereby driving global demand, said Zhu Min, vice chairman of China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) and former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on 24th of Jan.

China's financial regulatory policy will focus on supporting the real economy and further opening up the country's financial services industry, said Li Yunze, head of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, here on 24th of Jan.

Despite some cracks appearing in the walls of her house and some bricks falling down during the earthquake that struck Xinjiang recently, Amragul Mamat didn't feel too nervous about the situation.

The origin of human music was a mystery highlighted as one of the 125 most challenging scientific questions in a 2005 issue of Science journal. But now, a group of scientists from China, the United States and Canada have delved into the question by focusing their research on the mechanism and evolution of song coordination in animals, especially in three closely related species of wild gibbons.