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It will now operate as the West of England China Bureau extending the South West's business, cultural and educational connections with the world's second largest economy.

Casting a spotlight on China's controls on the media, Vice President Joe Biden met with U.S. journalists working in Beijing Thursday after publicly criticizing how they're treated by China's government.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's comments served as a sort of peace offering to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has made no secret of his displeasure with a tentative offer by world powers to ease some sanctions on Iran in exchange for curbing Tehran's nuclear program.

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand near the Chinese national flag during a welcome ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.

His Chinese sedan was a disappointment. So when truck driver Xie Yanzhen needed to replace it, he turned to Venucia, a 2-year-old no-frills brand launched by Nissan and a Chinese partner.

David Cameron meets pupils from Long Jiang Lu Primary School in Chengdu, as part of his three day visit to China Speaking as he completed a three-day visit to the Far Eastern state, Mr Cameron said China will be the world's biggest economy by the time children born today leave school, meaning that they will benefit from learning its dominant ... (more)

Chinese warehouse worker Liu Fei was fined 330,000 yuan , or 14 times her yearly wage, for having a second child and her failure to pay means the boy has no access to basic rights like schooling and healthcare.

A Biblically-named restaurant in China where patrons can pay whatever they want - or nothing at all - has shown that while loving your neighbour may be laudable, it is a risky business model.

In what was a foregone conclusion, China lent 4G licenses to three of its mobile carriers.

Ukraine's embattled prime minister Mykola Azarov warned protesters on Wednesday they would be punished if they broke the law after he marshalled his ministers for a cabinet meeting despite an attempted blockade by demonstrators.

The Long March 3B rocket carrying the Chang'e-3 lunar probe is seen docked at the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Liangshan, Sichuan province December 1, 2013.

Arriving midday in Beijing, Biden paid a visit to the U.S. embassy, where he surprised Chinese citizens waiting to get visitor visas processed in the embassy's consular section.

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Exclusive Feature: China: It's the country that keeps on giving to the luxury traveler; it's been a few years since China first saw the first wave of luxury hotels open, and the momentum hasn't slowed down.

A new international study ranks Canadian students among the top of the class in key subject areas, but there has been a noticeable decline over the years in math and science scores among the country's pupils.

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Senior Palestinians say the diplomatic pressure that produced the nuclear deal with Iran - world powers negotiating jointly in Geneva and wielding the stick of sanctions - should now be applied to the long-festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 file photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Jang Song Thaek, North Korea's vice chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission, attends the third meeting on developing the economic zones in North Korea, in Beijing.

Teens from Asian nations dominated a global exam given to 15-year-olds, while U.S. students showed little improvement and failed to reach the top 20 in math, science or reading, according to test results released Tuesday.

With British Prime Minister David Cameron in the country on an official visit, a Chinese state-run newspaper on Tuesday labeled Britain a fallen great power worthy now only as a destination for tourists and students.

US Vice President Joe Biden will meet Japanese leaders Tuesday, with Tokyo hoping for some fulsome backing in its vicious territorial spat with China.