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GENEVA， Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- "Happy the Year of the Rooster!" a Swiss bodyguard greeted a Chinese reporter in Chinese at the Palace of Nations， as the holiday atmosphere of China's Spring Festival has been infiltrating the central European country.


At the largest Swiss army knife store in Geneva， a limited edition of a army knife inlaid with a gilded rooster is on hot sale. The rooster is raising its head and crowing， with full of energy.


The salesman told us that this edition of army knives is named "city hunter，" and is designed and made specifically to welcome China's Year of the Rooster， which falls on 2017.


"Rooster resembles opportunity and success， which is exactly what the fast-growing China is going to bring us，" the salesman said.


World-renowned Swiss watch brands also launched their souvenir editions of rooster watches. On one rooster-relief diamond wristwatch， craftsmen hand-draw the colorful feathers of the rooster， making the lively bird shinning as brightly as the diamonds.


On another top-brand watch， the craftsmen use China's kirigami， cut paper into the shape of a rooster and put it into the Chinese Zodiac watch.


Beside Lake Geneva， dozens of Chinese in bright Kungfu clothes are performing Tai Ji， attracting many Swiss people to watch and learn.


A Chinese lady told us that during the Spring Festival week， local Chinese plan to hold all kinds of celebrations including dragon and lion dance， a traditional Chinese music festival， martial arts performance， and Beijing opera performance.


While many parts of the world are celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year， which began on Feb. 28， a Chinese new year reception hosted by Ma Zhaoxu， Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative， Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland， has attracted more than 200 Chinese employees and overseas Chinese.


Many people resonated with the speech given by WHO Director-General Margaret Chan， who said that Chinese President Xi Jinping's successful visit to Switzerland in January， which happened at a time when the world is faced with multiple difficulties and challenges， sufficiently proved that China is a big country that delivers on commitments.


"It makes every Chinese feel proud，" Chan said.




RIO DE JANEIRO， Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of boxing men's super heavy (+91kg) at the Rio Olympic Games here on Sunday:


1. Tony Victor James Yoka， France


2. Joe Joyce， Britain


3. Filip Hrgovic， Croatia


3. Ivan Dychko， Kazakhstan


5. Hussein Iashaish， Jordan


5. Bakhodir Jalolov， Uzbekistan


5. Leinier Eunice Pero， Cuba


5. Efe Ajagba， Nigeria


MOSCOW ECCO Men's Contoured Low Cut Boots Black Sale , Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The BRICS mechanism under China's chairmanship this year has entered the second golden decade following 10 years of prosperity, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said.


"We do not see a deceleration in BRICS development nor a fading interest of any partner in this format. We note with great satisfaction that BRICS continues to consolidate and be approved in the international arena and it has become an indispensable factor in influencing international affairs," he told Xinhua Tuesday in an interview.


Meanwhile ECCO Windsor Slip On Black Sale , BRICS retains its character of an informal association, where there is very little bureaucracy but much dialogue and search for compromises, according to Ryabkov.


Leaders of the five BRICS countries -- Brazil ECCO Johannesburg Perf Tie Black Sale , Russia, India, China and South Africa -- will meet in China's southeastern coastal city of Xiamen early next month for their ninth annual summit.


Since the first foreign ministers' meeting in 2006 ECCO New Jersey Bicycle Toe Mink Sale , BRICS countries have seen 10 years of rapid expansion in trade and economy. They currently account for nearly a quarter of the world economy and contributed more than half of global economic growth in 2016.


The upcoming Xiamen summit will serve as an opportunity for BRICS leaders to meet and map out for the future.


"Nothing in BRICS is compulsory. Everything comes from a common and conscious interest," Ryabkov said.


He said BRICS has a unique composition of participants and a special guideline, and its tasks are formulated to collectively represent political and economic wills of different countries.


The Russian participation in the BRICS cooperation helped the country with its internal tasks ranging from infrastructure development to border security ECCO New Jersey Bicycle Toe Black Sale , Ryabkov said.


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In March, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China would explore expansion modalities for "BRICS Plus" and build a wider partnership by holding dialogues with other major developing countries and organizations, so as to turn BRICS into the most-influential platform for South-South cooperation in the world.


Non-BRICS countries have been invited to attend the Xiamen meetings. Ryabkov expected the upcoming summit to adopt a package of documents outlining the expansion of BRICS and South-South cooperation.


"Now we see a new dialogue format with literally global coverage. This fully fits into the role China plays in BRICS and international affairs as a whole ecco sandals sale ," he said.


According to him, participants in "BRICS Plus" meetings will possibly discuss global governance reform, climate change and trade barriers among other issues.


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