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Xi Jinping congratulates Biden on election as U.S. president
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a message to Joe Biden to congratulate him on his election as U.S. president.
Promoting the healthy and stable development of China-U.S. relations not only serves the fundamental…
Carrie Lam highlights central government support in annual policy address
Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Wednesday highlighted the role of the central government for the financial hub's economic recovery in her annual policy address, after a delay of…
China gives pledge on access for COVID origins probe: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has had assurances from China that an international field trip to investigate the origins of the new coronavirus will be arranged as soon as possible, its top emergency expert said on Monday.
Chinese…
Azerbaijan army moves into second district handed back by Armenia
Azerbaijan said Wednesday its forces had entered the second of three districts to be handed back by Armenia as part of a deal that ended weeks of fighting over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The defense ministry in Baku said in a…
Pompeo says U.S. State Department transition process started
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday indicated that the State Department has begun the transition process after the General Services Administration (GSA), the federal agency that must sign off on presidential transitions, on…
Xi Jinping and Angela Merkel discuss vaccine distribution after G20 summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China is ready to work with Germany on vaccine coordination to make sure there is equitable and efficient distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, especially in developing countries.
Xi made the…
England announced to shorten quarantine time for incoming travellers
England will introduce a new system on December 15 allowing passengers arriving from high-risk countries to take a COVID-19 test after five days of quarantine and to be released from any further self-isolation if they test negative,…
Biden signals sharp shift from Trump with cabinet picks
The projected winner of the U.S. presidential election Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama-era officials for top national security and economic roles, signaling a stark shift from the Trump administration's "America First" policies that…
China-EU investment agreement to be signed by the year end
The long-awaited China-EU bilateral investment treaty (BIT), for which talks have been ongoing for seven years, will come to a conclusion by the end of the year, China's ambassador to the European Union, Zhang Ming, has said.
"Thanks to…
China urges the UK to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs
A spokesperson of the Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Monday expressed strong indignation and firm opposition in response to a British government report…