By – Yi Ming China’s economy crossed a symbolic threshold in 2025, with gross domestic product exceeding 140 trillion yuan (about $20.1 trillion). For global investors, it confirmed China’s position as a major growth engine. For ordinary Chinese, however, the number raised a more basic question: what does itContinue Reading
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A ceremony for the presentation of letters of credence to Russian President Vladimir Putin was held on 15 January in the Grand Alexander Hall of the Kremlin Palace. The Russian leader received the documents from 34 ambassadors, including representatives of nine African countries, the Kremlin reported. Letters of credenceContinue Reading
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its forecast for China’s economic growth in 2025 and 2026 to 5.0 and 4.5 percent, respectively, in its updated World Economic Outlook on Monday. This upward revision reflects stronger activity supported by stimulus measures and additional investment financing from policy banks, which haveContinue Reading
Foreign Businesses Reaffirm Commitment to Chinese Market, Citing Expanding Cooperation Foreign business representatives on Monday expressed their strong commitment to the Chinese market, noting that they are seeing diversified and growing opportunities for cooperation as 2026 marks the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). The remarks were made atContinue Reading
The Chinese government on Tuesday announced a special guarantee program with a total scale of 500 billion yuan (about 71.42 billion U.S. dollars) to support investment by micro, small and medium-sized private enterprises. The program, implemented through the National Financing Guarantee Fund over a two-year period, will cover notContinue Reading
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) opened its 14th National Congress at the National Convention Center in the capital city of Hanoi on Tuesday morning. A total of 1,586 delegates, representing over 5.6 million members of the CPV, are gathering at the congress. The delegates will discuss and adoptContinue Reading
Ghana’s newly appointed Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Kojo Bonsu, has presented his letters of credence to President Jinping in Beijing. With that, Ambassador Kojo formally assumes duty as Ghana’s envoy to the People’s Republic of China, signaling a renewed push to deepen bilateral relations between the twoContinue Reading
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the growing dispute with the United States over the Danish-controlled Arctic territory of Greenland “is an issue that reaches far beyond our own borders”, and has hailed the support the country has received from its European allies. US President Donald Trump claims theContinue Reading
The preparatory session of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) took place in the capital city of Hanoi on Monday, local Vietnam News Agency reported. Chaired by member of the Political Bureau of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of the National Assembly TranContinue Reading
