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German officials impose four-week partial lockdown to curb virus spread

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday officials had agreed to a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters and other leisure facilities in e

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China urges South Korea to properly handle THAAD issue

China has urged South Korea to properly handle the issue related to the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. Chinese Foreign Ministr

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Museums could play educational role for schools, guidance says

Museums can be an expansion to schools and better benefit elementary and high school students' growth, a new national guidance policy shows. Parents and children visit the marine exhibition at th

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China urges Finland to stop interfering in HK affairs in any forms

China on Saturday urged Finland to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs in any form following the country's suspension of an agreement con

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U.N. urges Mali to bring perpetrators of twin attacks to justice

VCG Photo The United Nations has urged Malian authorities to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for separate attacks on Thursday against peacekeepers under the U.N. Multidimensional In

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CPC leadership reviews plan for Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle

Chengdu, China. /VCG The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Friday to review a master plan for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing

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Kenya plans mass COVID-19 testing in Nairobi as cases rise

VCG Photo The Kenyan government has announced plans to conduct mass testing across the capital Nairobi, this weekend.The testing drive comes as Kenya has seen a recent spike in new cases, afte

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Ghanaian president files nomination for general election

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday to seek re-election in the December polls./Xinhua Ghanaian President N

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Russia urges ceasefire between Armenia, Azerbaijan

MOSCOW, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to halt any armed conflict along the contact line of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.To ease

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Xi Jinping stresses reforming rural supply and marketing cooperatives

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for reforming China's rural supply and marketing cooperatives to contribute to the advancement of rural revitalization.21

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French president to go to Lithuania and Latvia amid Russia tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lithuania and Latvia this month and see French NATO troops in the region, Macron’s department said on Wednesday, amid tensio

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Erdogan warns Macron not to 'mess with Turkey' over Eastern Med

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron "not to mess" with Turkey, as tensions between the NATO allies escalate. /AFP Turkish President

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Buhari urges West African leaders to shun clinging on to power

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. /Getty Images. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged leaders in West Africa not to elongate their tenures in office because such moves sparked trou

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Chinese, Indian defense ministers discuss border tension in Moscow

Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National DefenseWei Fenghe on Friday met with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh and urged the Indian side to jointly ease ten

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China urges U.S. to stop military provocations

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese military opposes and is not afraid of the U.S. side's recent escalating provocations against China, a spokesman said Thursday.Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Min

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China slams Canada's role as U.S. 'accomplice' in Huawei CFO case

The United States intends to oppress Huawei and other Chinese high-tech firms, and Canada is its accomplice, said Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), on Thursday

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UN Security Council strongly condemns mutiny in Mali

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the mutiny, which happened in Kati, Mali on Tuesday and led to the arrest of Malian president, prime minister and several other mem