A senior Chinese Internet affairs official has called for greater trust between China and the United States in jointly safeguarding cyber security.
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang called for closer trade ties with Australia while speaking at a business forum on Tuesday.
Cooperation is a "must" for China and the US to deal with Internet issues, especially online security, and to cope with rapid developments in cyberspace.
Official urges China-US trust on cyber security
China and Australia had the first of their annual meetings between premiers and agreed to set up a Strategic Economic Dialogue as well as another dialogue focusing on diplomacy and strategy.
Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao on Tuesday met with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Beijing, pledging to deepen friendly cooperation with Finland.
Chinese premier and Australian prime minister will from now on meet annually, Li Keqiang and Julia Gillard announced on Tuesday, following their hour-long talk in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto met in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss boosting bilateral relations.
China opposes any action that would aggravate the tensions on the Korean Peninsula, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said during a Tuesday press briefing.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday conveyed the government's condolences over the passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The State Oceanic Administration said on Tuesday that three China Marine Surveillance ships - the Haijian 50, Haijian 26 and Haijian 66 — are patrolling the waters near the Diaoyu Islands.
Cui Tiankai has been appointed as China's new ambassador to the United States.
President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013 on Sunday in South China's Hainan province.