Hazy weather hung over Beijing on Wednesday with conditions in other parts of north China possibly worsening, forecasters said, although cold air sweeping in from the northwest is expected to help dissipate the smog. Experts attributed the haze in Beijing, which has lasted for several days, to poor atmospheric diffusion because of unseasonably weak cold […]
Read MoreChina’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the “road to the San Francisco summit will not be a smooth one”, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, in a reference to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden. Wang met Biden and his top aides in Washington in recent days, agreeing to […]
Read MoreINJE, SOUTH KOREA – South Korean and U.S. troops held joint future combat drills involving drones, an unmanned vehicle and wearable laser sensors this week as part of efforts to modernize their militaries, the South’s army said on Saturday. The training came as South Korea’s military conducts a series of annual Hoguk autumn exercises aimed […]
Read MoreSEOUL, Oct 28 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was the “steadfast will” of Pyongyang to expand ties with Russia, criticising a recent condemnation by the United States and its allies on Pyongyang’s suspected arms deliveries to Russia as politicised and distorted. North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui denounced military cooperation between […]
Read MoreThe United States and China have disagreements but they also share common interests, and the two countries need “in-depth” and “comprehensive” dialogue to reduce misunderstandings and stabilize bilateral relations, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday as he began his visit to Washington. In brief remarks through an interpreter before his meeting with US […]
Read MoreTAIPEI, Oct 28 (Reuters) – An estimated 180,000 people marched through Taipei on Saturday in a riotous and noisy celebration of LGBTQ+ equality and diversity at east Asia’s largest Pride march, with Vice President Lai Ching-te becoming the most senior government leader ever to attend. The event took place ahead of Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary […]
Read MoreThe US and China have agreed to work together toward an expected summit between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month, US officials said on Friday, following hours of meetings between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and senior US diplomats in Washington. In the first visit by a Chinese foreign minister to Washington since […]
Read MoreChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins a long-anticipated visit to Washington on Thursday, as the U.S. and China seek to manage deep strategic differences and pave the way for an expected summit between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. The Middle East war has added a fresh dynamic to the testy relationship between the superpowers […]
Read MoreThe United States does not have the right to get involved in problems between China and the Philippines, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday at a regular press briefing. “The US is not party to the South China Sea issue, it has no right to get involved in a problem between China and the […]
Read MoreChina’s economy is expected to have seen moderate growth in the third quarter, according to an AFP survey ahead of data this week, while experts warn that there were still significant hurdles for its recovery. Authorities have been seeking ways to reinvigorate activity in an economy grappling with a major property crisis and weaker consumption […]
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