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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 […]

Xi calls on intellectuals to better contribute to nation

BEIJING, March 5 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called on intellectuals to make greater contribution to the nation’s development, reports Xinhua. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when joining a panel discussion with political advisors […]

Vandalism can’t be condoned in sanctions

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/3/3 0:58:39 public campaign to boycott the Lotte Group and sanction South Korea is beginning in China. It’s common practice for one country to impose sanctions on another for geopolitical reasons in today’s world. For Chinese society, whether sanctioning South Korea can be carried out effectively and in an orderly way while […]

Feature: Bangladesh opens ancient Buddhist scholar’s memorial stupa built with Chinese support

DHAKA, March 2 (Xinhua) — Buddhists in Bangladesh are brimming with inner pride as with the support of China, a new stupa has been built as a monument to house sacred relics and honor an ancient Buddhist scholar. The stupa, in part, memorializes and honors the Buddhist scholar Atish Dipankar Srijnan, who was born in […]

Commentary: How China will win its war on poverty

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — It is one thing to make promises, but quite another to keep them. The Chinese government decided to eradicate poverty by 2020 — the target year for China to become a “moderately prosperous” society — and the country is confident. China’s economic growth has been astonishing over the past three […]

Western media’s shameless terror defense

Pishan county, China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, witnessed a violent attack on Tuesday evening. Three knife-wielding thugs attacked people in a residential compound, injuring 10, five of which were confirmed dead after being rushed to the hospital. All three attackers were killed by local police on the scene, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. […]

Sao Tome cuts ties and tolls bell for Taiwan ‘diplomacy’

African island nation Sao Tome and Principe announced Tuesday that it has cut its so-called “diplomatic” ties with Taiwan and acknowledged sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China. Sao Tome is the first country to break “diplomatic” relations with Taiwan since Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen took office. Taiwan “diplomacy” has suffered its first setback after […]