Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) holds a welcome ceremony for visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, March 20, 2017. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
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BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Beijing on Monday, vowing to advance innovation cooperation.
Li suggested the two sides to beef up cooperation in areas of basic science, modern agriculture, clean energy and biomedicine.
He urged the two sides to speed up negotiation on the establishment of a bilateral free trade area, so as to send out a clear signal of safeguarding free trade. xhne.ws/5QVqU
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BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has congratulated Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on his party's recent election victory and reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to boosting bilateral ties and supporting European integration.
In a congratulatory message sent on Sunday, Li said China values the choice of the Dutch people, and will continue to support the process of European integration and the European Union's efforts to achieve unity, stability and prosperity across the continent.
On Sino-Dutch relations, the premier said the bilateral relationship now enjoys a sound momentum and Beijing attaches great importance to strengthening ties with the Netherlands. xhne.ws/hUwlP
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NANCHANG -- China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake in eastern China's Jiangxi Province, starts a three-month fishing ban at noon Monday.
The local government initiated the ban, which lasts from March to June, in 2002 as a move to protect fish during the spawning season.
All fishing and related activities that can threaten fish and the lake environment will be banned during the moratorium, according to officials with the provincial fishery administration. xhne.ws/mhrTn
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SYDNEY -- With the official launch of the China-Australia Year of Tourism in February at Sydney's iconic Opera House, Australian tourism chief said here on Tuesday that one of the strongest ties between the two countries lies within the burgeoning tourism market.
John O' Sullivan, managing director of Tourism Australia, sat down with Xinhua this week and outlined the reasons why he believes that the year-long partnership between Australia and China is vitally important.
He said the relationship between China and Australia is so important from a trade perspective, from a geopolitical perspective, and from a tourism perspective. xhne.ws/lJTjW
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GENEVA -- Ma Zhaoxu, head of the Chinese mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Monday called upon international community to improve global human rights governance.
"In a globalized world, countries are increasingly interconnected in their interests with a shared destiny. However, global challenges pose threats to the well-being of people of all countries," he addressed at a general debate in the 34th Session of the Human Rights Council, on behalf of a cross-regional group of 36 developing countries.
He highlighted it is high time to develop and improve global human rights governance, promote healthy and sustainable development of international human rights cause, and pool in our efforts to build a community of shared future for human beings. xhne.ws/AtXhI
