President Hu meets Barroso, foreign leaders attending 7th ASEM

Chinese President Hu Jintao meets Italian Premier

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands on Thursday  afternoon with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi who is in  Beijing to attend the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)  summit to be held on Oct. 24 to 25.(Xinhua Photo)

BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met here on Thursday afternoon with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi who is here to attend the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to be held on Oct. 24 to 25. Full story>>

China's Hu meets Indonesian president

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd L) meets with Indonesian  President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd R) at the Great  Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Oct. 23, 2008. Susilo  Bambang Yudhoyono is here to attend the seventh Asia-Europe  Meeting (ASEM) to be held on Oct. 24-25. (Xinhua Photo)

BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday morning, vowing to further advance strategic partnership and jointly contribute to the financial stability of the region.

Calling Indonesia a good neighbor and a strategic partner of China, Hu said China would like to work with Indonesia to enrich the contents of the bilateral ties. Full story>>