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If you’ve ever wondered what dying is like, you can now get the answer thanks to a new attraction, the Death Simulator.

The Samadhi Death Simulator located in Shanghai, China, allows visitors to find out what death, cremation and rebirth feels like.

Turkey and China will focus on joint investments and cooperation, said Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak currently visiting China. Albayrak met with Director of China National Energy Administration Nur Bekri in Beijing March 23.

Energy Minister Berat Albayrak will visit China to boost bilateral ties and investments on March 22-25. 

Albayrak will share Turkey's new energy targets and projects with high-level Chinese counterparts and elaborate potential cooperation and investment opportunities, according to ministry officials. 

Istanbul has been named one of the world's top future financial centers along with Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai and others in a fresh report. The Istanbul Financial Center project should however be improved further in line with successful rising examples, such as Dubai, according to experts. 

Bulgaria and China signed agreements for cooperation in the areas of air and water transport.

The agreements were signed during the visit of Bulgaria's Deputy Transport Minister Anton Ginev to Shanghai and Zhengzhou between March 2 and 6.

The world's 20 top economies will use all policy tools available to lift sluggish global growth, they said on Feb. 27, despite German disquiet over fiscal and monetary stimulus.

Global stock markets rallied on Feb. 26, helped by firmer oil prices, as finance ministers and central bankers from the world's leading economies gathered to discuss recent financial turmoil.

As G-20 ministers met in Shanghai, markets were awaiting the latest US growth data for more clues on the state of the world's biggest economy.

Turkey and China have established a cooperation council to develop relations in the fields of politics, economy, trade, security, and tourism, with the Turkish co-chair expected to appear at a G-20 meeting in Shanghai on Feb. 26.    

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its 2016 growth forecast for Turkey by 0.3 points in a report released on late Feb. 24, while the organization has pointed out a weakening global recovery, with the world economy "highly vulnerable" to adverse shocks. 

The first train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran on Feb. 15 loaded with Chinese goods, reviving the ancient Silk Road, the Iranian railway company said.

The train, carrying 32 containers of commercial products from eastern Zhejiang province, took 14 days to make the 9,500-kilometre (5,900-mile) journey through Kazakstan and Turkmenistan.