MOSCOW, April 3 (Xinhua) — Russian and Belarussian experts Monday started a five-day observation flight over the Polish territory, a Russian official said. The flight, with a maximum range of up to 1,400 km, will be carried out along the coordinated route by a Russian An-30B jet in accordance with the Treaty on Open Skies, […]

BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) — China’s environmental inspectors intensified pollution checks around Beijing as a new round of smog hit the region. The new round of air pollution will continue in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region between April 3 and 7, with the cities of Tianjin, Tangshan, Langfang, Puyang and Anyang issuing orange alerts, the second highest […]

CHICAGO, April 3 (Xinhua) — In the hinterland of the United States and on the upper reaches of the Mississippi River lies a small city — Muscatine. It may be unknown to many Americans, but it has become a household name in China thanks to its special connection with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “FRIENDSHIP IS […]

ISLAMABAD, April 1 (Xinhua) — The Pakistan army said Saturday that a civilian was injured in an Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region. A military statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations said that the civilian was injured due to the “unprovoked firing” in Chirikot sector by Indian forces. […]

GENEVA, Apr. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The fifth and latest round of Syria peace talks ended Friday, with the UN special envoy for Syria lauding the engagement of rival delegations participating in negotiations seeking to broker a political end to the six-year conflict. “We are in a moment of pushing ahead an agenda. The work that […]

WASHINGTON, Apr. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. government announced Friday sanctions on one entity and 11 individuals for their links to the nuclear and missile programs by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). “Today’s action targets North Korean nationals working as agents of the regime in Russia, China, Vietnam, and Cuba to provide financial […]

BEIJING,  Apr.1 (NsNewsWire) — China is firmly opposed to any visit by the Dalai Lama to the disputed border region between China and India, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday. Spokesperson Lu Kang made the comment when asked if China has protested to India about the Dalai Lama’s scheduled visit next week to a disputed […]