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Foreign Minister displays confidence of the country

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/3/9 0:33:39 The press conference Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held at the fifth session of the 12th National People’s Congress in Beijing on Wednesday touched on almost all global hotspot issues. The past year has witnessed the most black swan events. In such a precarious world, is our diplomacy able to […]

Trump’s constant controversy could impact White House agenda

By Matthew Rusling U.S. President Donald Trump is seeing more controversy than any other newly elected president in recent memory, and that might hurt his chances of passing his agenda, reports Xinhua. Trump, who shocked the world last November when he beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to win the presidential race, has careened from one […]

Registration opens for ONA Dublin, a forum on emerging trends in digital media

Washington, D.C. — Registration is now open for ONA Dublin, a full-day conference May 19, 2017, on emerging trends and best practices in digital media. Hosted by the Online News Association (ONA), the largest association of digital journalists, the event will feature a full day of programming to address the latest issues in the digital […]

Netanyahu, Trump hold phone talk about Iran’s “nuclear threats”

JERUSALEM, March 7 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening and the two discussed Iran‘s “nuclear threats,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement. The statement said that the phone talk was focused on the “dangers posed by the nuclear agreement with Iran and Iranian […]

Aussie agricultural exports set to surge in 2017 due to boom in nut sales

CANBERRA, March 7 (Xinhua) — Australian farm produce is predicted to boom this year as overseas markets clamour for locally grown nuts such as almonds and macadamias as well as agricultural stalwarts such as beef, lamb, wool and cotton. The value of Australian agricultural production is forecast to surge by 8.3 percent this financial year […]

EU to host Syria conference in April

BRUSSELS, March 7 (NsNewsWire) — The European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday announced that the bloc will on April 5 host an international conference on Syria’s future. The EU will cochair the conference with the United Nations and with the governments of Germany, Kuwait, Norway, Qatar and Britain, Mogherini said at […]

French conservative party leadership “unanimously” supports scandal-hit Fillon

PARIS, March 7 (NsNewsWire) — Senior members of French conservative party the Republicans unanimously supported Francois Fillon’s presidential bid, despite a deepening legal investigation into the allegation about his wife’s fake job, Senate President Gerard Larcher said on Monday. At an emergency meeting, “the political committee unanimously renewed its support and confidence to Francois Fillon,” […]

Trump signs new travel ban, excluding Iraq from list

WASHINGTON, March 7 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order banning nationals of six Muslim-majority countries to enter the country, excluding Iraq from the list of a previous ban. The new document maintained a 90-day ban on nationals of Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Iran and Somalia, from entering the United […]

China debt-to-GDP ratio at 36.7 pct, risks under control: minister

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — China’s finance minister on Tuesday reiterated confidence in controlling debt risks despite some irregularities in local governments’ financing activities. “China’s government debt risks are generally within control,” Finance Minister Xiao Jie said at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session. By the end of last year, […]