South Korea`s Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of president Park Geun-hye on March 10, putting an end to the political career of the first female president in Korean history.
During China`s annual parliamentary and political advisory sessions, discussions are not just confined to domestic issues, but also focus on China`s active involvement in global governance.
Chinese authorities encourage companies going out, but will tighten rules and regulations on outbound direct investment (ODI) for speculative purposes, following rapid growth in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) overseas, industry insiders noted on Monday.
On March 5, Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Government Work Report at the opening ceremony of the Fifth Session of the 12th National People`s Congress. The report suggests that this year`s agricultural work will focus on pushing forward supply-side structural reform and fostering new growth engines for rural development.
International experts have once again contributed their insights into the drafting of the latest annual Government Work Report – now the third year in a row – as the Chinese government values their opinions and treats them as an important force for innovation.
A Chinese enterprise inked two contracts for a huge hydropower station in Pakistan on Wednesday, a cooperation that experts say will benefit both Chinese enterprises struggling to shed overcapacity and will improve livelihoods in Pakistan.
As much of the world is showing uncertainties and a tendency to slide toward turbulence, China continues to demonstrate consistency and stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday.
This May will witness China seeking viable solutions to the problems facing the global economy at the Beijing-based Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, where over 20 countries` leaders have confirmed their participation. The forum, as Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi said, aims to make sure that the Beijing-led Belt and Road Initiative delivers greater benefits to the world.
Fighting has resumed in northern Myanmar, forcing a large number of Myanmese to flood into China. Kokang, a region bordering China, has once again aroused widespread public concern. To understand the current situation in this area, one must look back at the political ideals of the first generation of leaders of the People`s Republic of China.
China naturally thinks of its annual two sessions, the National People`s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference. But, the reality is China`s historically unprecedented economic and social development ensures that the two sessions are becoming a major international event watched by a global audience - over 1,500 foreign journalists registered for this year`s final NPC press conference.
Chinese infrastructure giants are cautiously eyeing potential opportunities under US President Donald Trump`s proposed $1 trillion infrastructure plan, given the lack of details and the possibility that the plan won`t go into action.
An immense human catastrophe is unfolding in parts of Africa and in Yemen. As the Washington Post wrote last month "The world is in the grip of an astonishing and acute crisis: More than 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, northern Nigeria and Yemen face starvation in the next six months, according to the United Nations.
Liu Zhiqin, a senior fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, took an interview in the studio regarding China’s new financial reform at CGTN Global Business on March 2nd in 2017.
The US and South Korea kicked off an unprecedented high-intensity joint military exercise on Wednesday, which has made the international community nervous. Foal Eagle, a field training exercise involving ground, air and naval forces, will run until the end of April. The US plans to send strategic naval vessels such as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to the joint drill, and the B-52 bombers will also be a part of it.
The problem with caili besieging rural families in China should be construed not only socially but also in economic terms for possible solutions to be worked out.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is an important part of the US` military deployment in Asia, which involves an attempt to prevent and contain the rise of China. Only when we recognize the nature of the THAAD deployment can we work out the most effective way to cope with it.
The 53rd Munich Security Conference was held recently and the message it conveyed to the world is anxiety rather than hope.
Cooperation between China and South Korea has deepened in various industries including automotive, consumer electronics and semiconductors sectors, and enterprises from the two neighbors should continue to work together instead of being "kidnapped" by politics, experts said on Wednesday.
Lotte Group, one of South Korea`s largest holding companies, has announced that it would trade the land that forms part of its golf course with the government to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), a US anti-missile system. This move has angered many Chinese people who are calling for a boycott of Lotte`s business in China.
Unfortunately for Bannon, most international commentators arrived at the opposite evaluation. Support for Xi`s policy approach came from groups well beyond those invariably sympathetic to China.