China's Xi praises French ties as Macron prepares to talk trade
PARIS -President Xi Jinping lauded China's ties with France as an international model on Sunday as he arrived in Paris for a rare visit...
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May 52 min read
France's Macron set to press visiting Xi on trade, Ukraine
PARIS - China's President Xi Jinping heads to Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron set to press...
May 21 min read
Taiwan reports second Chinese 'combat patrol' in a week
TAIPEI - Taiwan's defence ministry on Thursday said that China had carried out a "joint combat readiness patrol" near the island for the...
May 23 min read
Solomon Islands picks China-friendly Manele as new prime minister
Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister on Thursday, choosing foreign minister Jeremiah Manele, who has pledged to...
May 12 min read
Taiwan on alert for post-inauguration Chinese drills
TAIPEI -Taiwan is on alert for China to carry out military exercises after the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te this month,...
Apr 302 min read
Mexico tells World Court Ecuador embassy raid was illegal
THE HAGUE - Mexico told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday that an armed raid on its embassy in Quito by...
Apr 302 min read
India 'shocked' as Musk's surprise China visit leaves them spurned
NEW DELHI - Elon Musk's surprise visit to China this week won concessions for Tesla but left India feeling spurned after he cancelled a...
Apr 302 min read
Duchess Sophie visits Ukraine in first trip by British royal since start of war
LONDON - Sophie, Britain's Duchess of Edinburgh, has visited Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife in the...
Apr 302 min read
China to hold key party 'plenum' to further modernise country, amid challenges at home, abroad
BEIJING -The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the...
Apr 293 min read
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side
BEIJING - China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically...
Apr 291 min read
China's Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary, aims to boost EU ties
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, his first Europe trip in five years aimed at...
Apr 282 min read
China confronts Japanese politicians in disputed E. China Sea area
BEIJING/TOKYO - China's coast guard confronted Japanese lawmakers in waters claimed by both countries in the East China Sea, China's...
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