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Mutual trust to guarantee both sides benefit from China's FDI in U.S.

A recent report said China's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the United States hit a record of over 15 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, yet hurdles to Chinese investment in the United States still exist. To keep the momentum and bring benefits to both, enhanced mutual trust and understanding are vital.

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Cuban migrants' violent entry into Costa Rica triggers denouncement on U.S. blockade against Cuba

The violent entry into Costa Rica Wednesday by at least 1,000 U.S.-bound Cuban migrants stranded in Panama has sparked condemnation from regional countries on the United States' Cuba policy.

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Global economic governance reform must pass reality check

​Ahead of the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said it is necessary to have reforms to modernize the international economic architecture set up after World War II.

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New Zealand nominates Helen Clark for United Nations secretary-general: PM

​The New Zealand government is nominating former Prime Minister Helen Clark for the position of United Nations secretary-general, Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday.

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DPRK blames U.S. for escalating tensions on Korean Peninsula

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday blamed the United States for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, citing the U.S. nuclear threat, U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises and sanctions against Pyongyang as examples.

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U.S., Philippine military deployment in South China Sea to disturb regional stability

​China on Monday slammed the United States and the Philippines for increasing their military presence in the South China Sea, as the Southeast Asian country announced plans to give the U.S. access to five bases.

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Japan ships weapons-grade plutonium to U.S., Three Non-Nuclear Principles in focus

A ship carrying 331 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium left a port in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Tuesday en route to the United States.

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ZTE to continue to work with U.S. after sanction lifted

​Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp.said it will continue to work with the U.S. government to be fully removed from the Entity List after a temporary trade sanction relief was provided to the company on Tuesday.

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Russia asks for U.S. action for joint truce control mechanism in Syria

Russia on Monday urged action from the United States for a joint mechanism to monitor the cease-fire in Syria, saying some militant groups are violating the truce.

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Rapprochement with Cuba requires renunciation of U.S. arrogance

U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba is seen widely as a historic move of Uncle Sam, but ultimate rapprochement with Cuba requires the United States to refrain from imposing its ideology on others and to treat others as equals.

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Kerry says U.S. "closely monitoring" situation after DPRK missile launch

​U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from actions that could raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula following Pyongyang's new missile launch.

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U.S. urges DPRK to release student sentenced to hard labor

The United States on Wednesday accused the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of holding an American student for political reasons and called for his immediate release.

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DPRK denounces S.Korea-U.S. joint military drills

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday denounced the United States and South Korea for pushing the situation to the point of "explosion" through provocations, the official KCNA news agency reported.

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TV documentary exposes U.S. double standards on human rights

The state-run China Central Television on Sunday aired a documentary that reveals the United States' double standards on human rights-related issues, whereby the U.S. pokes its nose into other countries' internal affairs while leaving many of its own problems unsolved.

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Who is the troublemaker in South China Sea?

​In recent months, the South China Sea has become a hot issue as certain regional countries, under outside instigation, tried to create a stir in hopes of capitalizing on it.

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Cubans firm on key issues ahead of Obama's visit

Cuba welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit, but has no intention to change its policies or socialist system to pursue normal relations with the United States, a leading Cuban newspaper has said.

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Japan blasts DPRK's latest missile launch, orders intelligence gathering, swift analysis

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday ordered relevant departments to swiftly gather and analyze information on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) double missile launch in the early morning.