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Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey (L) shakes hands with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Bern, capital of Switzerland on May 5, 2011. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) BERN, May 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Thursday held talks here with his Swiss counterpart Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey on bilateral ties. During the meeting, Yang spoke highly [...]

The hijacked 24 Chinese sailors on a Panama-registered bulk cargo ship have been rescued, the Ministry of Transport said in a report on its website Friday. The vessel, Full City, was rescued at 23:25 on Thursday by the U.S. marine and Turkish rescue team, the ministry said, citing the China Sea Rescue Center. The Chinese [...]

Greece faces more tough times ahead, but will manage to exit the debt crisis, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Monday, amid Greek media reports that EU-IMF auditors give the government negative marks over progress in the implementation of the plan to exit the crisis. “Our country went through difficult times, faces tough times [...]