Russia will take swift retaliatory measures against the European Union’s illegal freezing of Russian assets, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned on Saturday. In a statement on the ministry’s website, Zakharova condemned the EU’s actions as a serious violation of international law, saying that any freezing or confiscationContinue Reading
2 US Service Members, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One, Washington, D.C., U.S., December 13, 2025. (Photo: VCG) Two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were killed in an ambush carried out byContinue Reading
By Ouyang Jie, Shen Xiaoxiao & Song Haoxin To expand unilateral opening to the least developed countries (LDCs) and achieve common development, China has granted zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines to all the LCDs it has diplomatic relations with since Dec. 1, 2024. For products subject toContinue Reading
China held a solemn national memorial ceremony in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Saturday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre, which took place when Japanese invaders captured the then-Chinese capital on Dec 13, 1937. In a solemn display of remembrance, the people of Nanjing observed a momentContinue Reading
Xia Shuqin, 96, sat eagerly in front of the television early Saturday morning, eyes fixed on the live broadcast of the 12th national memorial day ceremony in her hometown Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province. Eighty-eight years ago, in that brutal, freezing winter, seven members of Xia’s familyContinue Reading
Participants of the second ministerial conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum are expected to gather in Cairo between 19th and 20th December to discuss trade, economic and investment co-operation. In a statement by the Spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Maria Zakharova, the meeting is intended to giveContinue Reading
BEIJING — The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Wednesday to Thursday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2026. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, deliveredContinue Reading
China’s auto industry has sustained a sound growth momentum as auto output and sales have both exceeded 31 million units in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed Thursday. During the January-November period, China’s auto production increased 11.9 percent year on year to over 31.23 millionContinue Reading
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Jordan from Dec. 12 to 16, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will pay the visitContinue Reading
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned on Thursday, a day after thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets in nationwide protests. Zhelyazkov announced the decision minutes before lawmakers voted on the sixth no-confidence motion against his government. The motion, brought forward by opposition parties over what they described as failuresContinue Reading
