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China and the United States will launch their first strategic security dialogue in Washington this month, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said in Beijing on Friday. The strategic security dialogue is scheduled to be kicked off during the third China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue, which will also be held in Washington, said Cui. Cui [...]

Spring drought that had been plaguing south China was alleviated after a week-long rainfall, government sources said on Thursday. The affected farmland shrank to 900,000 hectares by Wednesday from 1.33 million hectares a week ago, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said. Some 1.19 million people and 400,000 draught livestock are [...]

China’s customs authority said on Thursday it had seized 13.68 million yuan (about 2.1 million U.S. dollars) worth of pirated goods sold online following a five-month clampdown campaign. The General Administration of Customs (GAC) said some 1.08 million items hunted down included fake medicine, apparel, watches and cosmetics sold at Internet shops. Those goods were [...]