China and Laos agreed to jointly build the Belt and Road and enhance cooperation on multiple issues including agriculture during President Xi Jinping's state visit on Monday.

China and member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said on Monday they would begin talks on details of a code of conduct in the South China Sea.

Finland is ready to intensify communication and cooperation with China, noted Maria Lohela.

The team's mission will last from Nov. 6 to 16, during which the doctors will perform 300 cataract surgeries for Laotians in Vientiane,.

Once again, China dominated a new list of the world's fastest supercomputers, not only taking the top two seats, but also pulling ahead of the United States in the sheer number of systems being used.

At least 445 people have been killed and 7,156 others injured in the quake measuring 7.3 magnitude, the reports said.