File picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese President Xi Jinping | Photo Credit: via Reuters The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping plan to have contacts but it gave no time frame for a possible Putin visit to Beijing. Asked about a possible Mr. Putin visit … Read more
This handout photo released by Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s Office on March 27, 2024 shows Sri Lanka’s PM Dinesh Gunawardena (left) with Chinese President Xi Jinping, before a meeting in Beijing. | Photo Credit: AFP China has said it would continue to support Sri Lanka, as the crisis-hit island nation’s Prime Minister on March 30 … Read more
China’s efforts to counter the downbeat narrative about a structural slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy got a boost from enthusiastic endorsements from chief executives of top global companies. Days after he opened an expansive new retail store in Shanghai and pledged a fresh investment in applied research in the country, Apple Inc. Chief Executive … Read more
China pledged on Monday to treat foreign companies the same way as domestic peers in a bid to attract more foreign investment, cooperation and expertise, as Asia’s largest economy moves to upgrade and strengthen its industrial chains. “China will fully guarantee national treatment for foreign companies, so that more foreign companies can invest in China … Read more
The story so far: China held its annual parliamentary meetings known as ‘Two Sessions’ last week from March 4 to 11 to vote on legislations pre-approved by its ruling party, the Communist Party of China (CPC). The ‘Two Sessions’ event, which lasted for a week and comprised Beijing’s top political advisory body Chinese People’s Political … Read more
Chinese President Xi said he highly regards the development of China-Pakistan relations and is ready to work with President Zardari to carry forward the traditional friendship between China and Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 10 congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the Pakistan President, saying that … Read more
At least 39 people were killed in a building fire in east China’s Jiangxi province on Wednesday. The fire broke out at approximately 3 pm from a street shop in the Yushui district of Xinyu, the local fire response emergency headquarters was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency. 120 rescue, firefighters, police … Read more
The night before China’s civil service exam, Melody Zhang anxiously paced up and down the corridor of her dormitory, rehearsing her answers. Only when she got back to her room did she realise she had been crying the whole time. Zhang was hoping to start a career in state propaganda after more than 100 unsuccessful … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping upgraded diplomatic ties with a record number of countries last year as he seeks to rally the Global South to help reshape the US-led world order. Beijing elevated the way it described ties with 17 countries and territories, most of them from the developing world, according to a Bloomberg analysis of … Read more
President Joe Biden greets China’s President President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. File | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to “earnestly implement” the outcomes of their summit in November as they exchanged congratulatory messages on January 1, 2024 to mark … Read more