A European expert on China-EU cooperation has expressed optimism over the perspective of collaboration between Beijing and Brussels despite concerns expressed by some EU officials.
　　In a recent written interview with Xinhua, Luigi Gambardella, president of ChinaEU, a Brussels-based business-led association, said that in the coming five years......

Delivering his keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping reiterated China's commitment to opening-up and its firm opposition to trade protectionism.
Speaking in front of political and business leaders from around the world, he said it is not globalization that should be blamed for the sluggis......

　　China Eastern Airlines signed a code-sharing agreement with Spanish carrier Air Europa on Thursday, under which both airlines hope to increase their presence and connectivity on the Asian and European continent.
　　The agreement was signed on the sideline of an international fair held here from Jan. 18 to Jan. 22.
　　Air Europa is expanding i......

　　Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong has urged the European Union to fulfill its obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) as scheduled.
　　Liu delivered the message on Thursday in a meeting with Jyrki Katainen, vice president of the European Commission, shortly after the closing of a two-day high-level economic forum between C......

【欧洲时报特约记者常瑺12月19日北京报道】特朗普胜选，其反建制的立场为美欧关系尤其是防务合作关系增加了很多不确定性。多位专家在接受本报特约记者采访时表示，特朗普奉行“美国优先”的原则，这或将导致欧洲需要在防务问题上承担更多的责任，自立倾向可能会比较明显，同时美俄关系走向的不明朗也会影响欧洲安全。
欧洲或将承担更多的防卫开支
竞选期间，特朗普多次对美欧防......

【欧洲时报特约记者常瑺12月19日北京报道】2016年欧元区经济继续走向复苏，但力度不够，欧债危机的阴影仍笼罩欧洲。多位学者在接受本报特约记者采访时表示，欧债危机的影响仍将存在，欧洲社会分化或将进一步深化，右翼政治力量抬头的趋势一时难以扭转，但极右翼政党上台的可能性较小。
经济复苏力度有待加强
2016年欧洲经济缓慢复苏，但力度不够。欧债危机对欧洲经济的影响仍然......

　　The Chinese car market showed extremely strong growth in 2016, growing by 15 percent year-on-year, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) reported here on Friday.
　　"We have raised our China forecast again and now expect a volume of 23.1 million units," VDA president Matthias Wissmann said at the annual press conference, addi......

Sino-Swiss relations have created many "firsts" since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on October 1, 1949. Switzerland was one of the first European countries to establish official relations with the PRC. It recognized the PRC on January 17, 1950. And on September 14 that year, the two countries established a diplomatic relation......

 
　　Terracotta warriors and horses in the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (File Photo）
　　The famous terracotta warriors of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, that were discovered in 1974 and have become one of the most fascinating set of historical artefacts in the world, are going on display at Liverpool's World Museum in 2018......

　　The sound of Christmas carols is a sure sign the holiday season has arrived and, if composer Nicholas Smith has his way, Chinese choral music will grow to join them as part of Europe's festive repertoire.
　　Smith is artistic director with the Peking Sinfonietta and Chopsticks Choral Society, a newly formed group of singers from Europe and Chi......