A visitor tries the Jianguan AR glasses at the launch of the product in Shanghai, July 9, 2016. (Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn)
　　British startups gathered at the Google Campus in London on Thursday and competed head to head for a chance to fly to Shanghai and join China's growing innovation industry.
　　At the Shanghai Internatio......

　　China recently announced that by 2020 about 1000 selected towns will be turned into environmentally, culturally and economically dynamic hubs, which would create new jobs and offer livable habitats.
　　Given the fact that China has up to 3,000 counties and 18,000 towns and boasts of its lasting civilization and diversity of cultures, this deci......

　　The European Union (EU) should intensify cooperation with China in 5G mobile technology, said Luigi Gambardella, president of ChinaEU, a business-led association aimed at intensifying business cooperation and investment in the telecom and hi-tech spheres.
　　"ICT(Information and Communications Technology) is a global industry and 5G is a promi......

　　As leaders of the world's major economies prepare to head to China for next month's crucial G20 summit, some leading British economists said leaders' talks at the forum will be more important than ever in addressing pressing global issues.
　　Dr. Paola Subacchi, director of the International Economics Department at Chatham House, the London-ba......

　　
　　The German city of Heidelberg has a reputation for research, romance and a beer in between; the centuries-old university town famous for its castle ruins has inspired Nobel laureates, philosophers such as Hegel, and writers such as Goethe and Twain. Yet few people today may be aware that almost 45 years ago this month, Heidelberg hosted th......

　　Marking a milestone agreement for Sino-Greek collaboration, China Cosco Shipping on Wednesday acquired a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) through the Athens Stock Exchange, it was reported Wednesday.
　　The Chinese company signed a memorandum of understanding at the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), formally compl......

 
　　Chinese President Xi Jinping (C, front) attends a luncheon hosted by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic (R, front) and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic (L, front) in Belgrade, Serbia, June 19, 2016. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
　　China-proposed Belt and Road initiative offers new perspective for the growth of the friendly ties between China and......

 
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　　"Life abroad on high alert!" read a recent headline in the Global Times Metro Shanghai. The depressing and rather alarming cover story featured Zhang Lei, a Chinese immigrant living in Brussels for over a decade, who said she lives there "in a constant state of fear and anxiety."
　　According to the article, Zhan......

　　About half of Chinese tourists who intended to travel to Europe this summer have canceled or changed their trips due to recent terrorist attacks and other security risks there, according to China Business News.
　　A terrorist attack in Ansbach of Germany is the latest of a number of attacks that have rattled Europe in recent months. Chinese to......

　　China will continue to support the European integration process, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said on Thursday.
　　"China will remain committed to deepening China-Europe relations and practical cooperation," Yang said when meeting with visiting Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn.
　　Both sides should take the opportunity of the......