China's Vice Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng said Thursday evening in Berlin that Chinese entrepreneurs will sign $6.25 billion worth of procurement contracts with Germany.Gao made the remarks at a dinner with German and Chinese business representatives during Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Germany, where he is accompanied by more than......

Under a more multilateral agenda, as France is to take the chairmanship of the G20 group of powers in mid-November - and Portugal is to serve as a non-permanent UN Security Council member - the two bilateral visits are also expected to have a global impact, according to experts. While France became the first major Western power to establish diploma......

BIRMINGHAM, Britain - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao here on Saturday kicked off an official visit to Britain with the purpose of further boosting bilateral relations and cooperation.In a written speech delivered at the airport of this British city, Wen said that 39 years after they established diplomatic relations, the two countries have now forged a ......

China and Switzerland Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties at a reception in Beijing.Addressing the occasion, senior Chinese official Liu Qi said China hopes to take the opportunity of the 60th anniversary to enhance mutual political trust and cooperation with Switzerland in various fields.Liu, member of the Political Burea......

Commerzbank AG, Germany's second-largest bank, expects fast expansion in the Chinese market this year, supported by rapid growth in yuan-denominated business, despite a dim near-term outlook for Sino-EU trade and investment.The bank, headquartered in Frankfurt, aims to grow its corporate banking business in China by as much as 30 percent this year,......

Editor's Note: A specter is haunting the world. It originates in Europe and it makes every Chinese businessman shudder. Will the eurozone fall apart if Greece drops out? And what impact would this have on China? These questions have dominated many conferences of economists, business leaders, and international relations experts in Beijing over the p......

The 79-year-old Belgian Henri Lederhandler and his family were beside themselves with delight that Vice-Premier Li Keqiang dropped in on them on Wednesday during his two-day visit to Brussels.In their home tucked away in a picturesque and quiet northern suburb of Brussels, Li sat with Lederhandler's family, representatives of Belgian businesses and......

Prince William is second in line for the British throne after his father, Charles, Prince of Wales. William and Catherine Middleton were made Duke and Duchess of Cambridge by the queen on their marriage on April 29, 2011. Their first child, Prince George, was born on July 22, 2013. In September, it was announced that they are expecting their second......

Mr. José Luis de Sales Marques is President of the Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM).
Q: Is IEEM the only organization in Macau to work on European affairs? IEEM has achieved great success in promoting mutual understanding between the two sides.  Can you please say a few words about IEEM?
A: IEEM is a non-profit association, with six ......

José Antonio Sanahuja is Professor of International Relations at Complutense University of Madrid, and Research Fellow at the Complutense Institute of International Studies (ICEI)
 
 
Q:How is the Spanish economy now?Is it going to get worse or turning for the better?
A: Spanish economy is now entering its fifth year of crisis, with a 1,5% fall i......