Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to attend student exchange event with Japan

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang plans to attend a bilateral student exchange event with Japan later this month, in a sign of improvement in relations between Tokyo and Beijing, sources close to diplomatic ties said Monday.From the Japanese side, Yoshimasa Hayashi, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, is likely to take part in the Aug. 29 event at Peking University in Beijing.Tokyo hopes that the rare attendance by the Chinese premier at a bilateral student exchange event will help realize Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to China for talks with Chinese Presid…READ FULL ARTICLE