CAIRO, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — The historic expansion of BRICS to include five new members helps create a more balanced global economy and push for further development of the Global South, an Egyptian econ
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China will significantly increase direct flights with U.S. in 2024
BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Saturday said that it will work toward a significant increase in direct flights between China and the United States in
Chinese FM spokesperson calls on global community to tackle fragmentation together
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — The international community needs to work together and support each other in response to the current crisis and work for a better future, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesp
Five countries assume responsibilities as elected members of UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia began their roles as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
Their two-year term officia
Diplomatic hits and misses of 2023
Editor\’s Note: In 2023, there was a flurry of diplomatic activities around global hot spots. Here is a pick of major diplomatic gains and setbacks in the world.
Russia-Ukraine conflict comes to a grid
China calls for cessation of hostilities in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — A Chinese envoy on Saturday called on the parties concerned in the Ukraine crisis to put an early end to hostilities.
The Security Council held an emergency meeting
Yearender: Israel-Hamas conflict hampers rising tide of reconciliation in Mideast in 2023
Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
— The sudden outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October has shattered hopes for a p
Chinese peacekeepers to MINUSMA accomplish mission
After completing the over-one-year peacekeeping mission, the second batch of the 10th Chinese Peacekeeping Troops to United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
Yemen\’s Houthis claim fresh attacks on cargo ship in Red Sea, Israeli city
The screenshot captured from a video released by the Houthi group on Dec. 26, 2023 shows Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea making a statement in Sanaa, Yemen. Yemen\’s Houthi rebels on Tuesday clai
Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — The Spring Festival has been officially listed as a UN Floating Holiday in the UN Calendar of Conferences and Meetings starting from 2024, the Chinese Mission to th