Xinhua China’s top diplomat Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday in Beijing. Wang, Chinese foreign minister and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the continued prolongation of the U.S.-Iran conflictContinue Reading
Taiwan’s future can only be determined by the over 1.4 billion Chinese people, including Taiwan people, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday. Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks at a press conference in response to a media query about recent commentsContinue Reading
Africa remains one of the priority regions when allocating quotas for international students in Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated this on the sidelines of the International Youth Festival in Yekaterinburg on 15 September. “The [Russian] federal budget for 2026 allocates more than 10 billion roubles forContinue Reading
The Chinese side urged Philippines to abide by the one-China principle with concrete actions, and refrain from taking any steps that could harm China-Philippines relations, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily news briefing when asked to comment onContinue Reading
The 2029 World Athletics Championships will be held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. This was reported by The Star on 15 September, citing World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. “With this Council decision today, we continue to fulfil our mission of growing athletics worldwide. Over the coming years, weContinue Reading
Hong Kong maintained third place globally and continued to hold the top position in the Asia-Pacific region in a financial centers index published Wednesday by British and Chinese think tanks. The Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) 40 Report, released by British think tank Z/Yen Group and the China DevelopmentContinue Reading
by Hai Feng In recent days, multiple signals concerning the Taiwan question have converged from Beijing, Paris, Rome, Tokyo and public opinion on the Taiwan island. First, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, stressing that the one-China principle is theContinue Reading
Global Times China’s 134.2-km-long Pinglu Canal in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region became operational on Wednesday. The canal can accommodate vessels of up to 5,000 tons and cut the inland waterway distance to the sea by more than 560 kilometers for cargo ships from China’s southwestern provinces.Continue Reading
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) unveiled its first five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) on Wednesday. The first five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) will help build a more open, inclusive, liberal, prosperous and safer Hong Kong, John Lee, chief executive of theContinue Reading
South Africa and the New Development Bank (NDB) have signed a 1-billion-U.S.-dollar loan agreement to upgrade infrastructure and support reforms in the country’s metropolitan municipalities, South Africa’s National Treasury announced on Tuesday. The loan will be used to upgrade infrastructure for metropolitan municipal services in South Africa as partContinue Reading
