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Chinese Football Officials Receive Long Prison Sentences for Bribery

Two Chinese football officials have been sentenced to long prison terms after being found guilty of bribery. Liu Jun, former head of the Chinese top league in football, is sentenced to eleven years in prison and fines of 1.
Chinese Football Officials Receive Long Prison Sentences for Bribery

Nearly 40 Dead in Beijing Floods After Heavy Rainfall

At least 38 people have died in connection with heavy rainfall in China's capital Beijing, state media reports on Tuesday. .
Nearly 40 Dead in Beijing Floods After Heavy Rainfall

Four Dead in China Landslide Amid Severe Flooding

Skyfall-like rain has triggered a landslide in China that has caused enormous flooding. Four people have been killed and thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as a result of the bad weather.
Four Dead in China Landslide Amid Severe Flooding

48 Dead in Russian Plane Crash Near Tynda

A Russian passenger plane has crashed in eastern Russia, according to Russian news agencies. 48 people have been killed in the accident, according to the region's governor Vasilij Orlov on Telegram.
48 Dead in Russian Plane Crash Near Tynda

China-Russia Relations Key for EU Cooperation

Beijing and Brussels have agreed to lead the world in the fight against climate change at a time when the US, under Donald Trump, is withdrawing during a summit in Beijing. The "decisive factor" for the EU in the cooperation is now China's relationship with Russia.
China-Russia Relations Key for EU Cooperation

EU Faces Urgent Trade Balance Challenge with China Ahead of Beijing Summit

Trump's tariffs increase the pressure on the EU to find a good trade balance with China, notes SEB's senior economist Robert Bergqvist ahead of Thursday's summit in Beijing. It is very urgent to find this right balance, in the relationship between the EU and China.
EU Faces Urgent Trade Balance Challenge with China Ahead of Beijing Summit

EU Leaders to Meet President Xi in China for Summit

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council António Costa are traveling to China for a summit on Thursday, confirms Beijing. "President Xi Jinping will meet them", announces China's Foreign Ministry in a statement.
EU Leaders to Meet President Xi in China for Summit

China Pledges Stronger Support for Russia, Criticizes US Tariff Threats

China's president Xi Jinping promises strengthened support for Russia after the US's new tariff threats. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns Donald Trump's threats of giant tariffs against Moscow's trading partners.
China Pledges Stronger Support for Russia, Criticizes US Tariff Threats

Rubio Calls Meeting with Chinese Minister Wang Yi Positive

USA's Foreign Minister Marco Rubio has met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. It is the first physical meeting between the two since Donald Trump was reinstalled as president in the USA.
Rubio Calls Meeting with Chinese Minister Wang Yi Positive

China and Central Asia Leaders Commit to Lasting Friendship

China's leader Xi Jinping and five Central Asian leaders have signed an agreement where they promise each other "eternal" friendship during a summit in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, according to Kazakhstan's president, and the host, Kassym-Jomart Tokajev. At the same time, Xi called for strengthened cooperation "towards the goal of a community with a shared future" between the different countries, according to the Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
China and Central Asia Leaders Commit to Lasting Friendship

Trump: US-China Relationship Thriving Amid New Trade Framework

The agreement with China is clear, writes US President Donald Trump on his own social media platform Truth Social. "The relationship is brilliant!", writes Trump.
Trump: US-China Relationship Thriving Amid New Trade Framework

US-China Trade Talks in London Extend to Second Day

The first day's meeting in London between trade delegations from the USA and China – the world's two largest economies – has been concluded and will resume on Tuesday. President Donald Trump hopes for a breakthrough, but analysts warn that they do not see "low-hanging fruit” at the meeting.
US-China Trade Talks in London Extend to Second Day

China's Exports to USA Drop Amid Trade Conflict

In the wake of the trade conflict between China and the USA, China's exports to the USA are now plummeting. The decline in May was recorded at 34.
China's Exports to USA Drop Amid Trade Conflict

US Seeks China's Release of Key Minerals in Trade Talks

One of the US goals with Monday's trade negotiations in London is that China once again releases the export flow of important minerals, magnets and rare earth metals. .
US Seeks China's Release of Key Minerals in Trade Talks

China's Vice Premier He Lifeng to Lead Trade Talks in London

It will be Vice Premier He Lifeng who will lead China's delegation to the trade talks in London on Monday. This means that it will be the same team captains on China's and the US's sides as in Switzerland in May.
China's Vice Premier He Lifeng to Lead Trade Talks in London

China-US Trade Talks Set for London Meeting

On Monday, high-ranking American and Chinese representatives will meet in London to negotiate a trade agreement between the countries, according to the US President Donald Trump. .
China-US Trade Talks Set for London Meeting

Tesla Stock Plummets After Elon Musk's Social Media Clash with Trump

Electric car manufacturer Tesla's stock is plummeting on the stock market after Thursday evening's war of words on social media between Tesla's CEO Elon Musk and the President of the USA Donald Trump. The New York stock market rose after the conversation between Trump and Xi but closed in the red.
Tesla Stock Plummets After Elon Musk's Social Media Clash with Trump

Xi and Trump Discuss Trade and Relations in First Call of Second Term

China's leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have spoken on the phone for the first time since Trump became president during his second term. Trump thought the conversation "was very good", while Xi was sharper in tone.
Xi and Trump Discuss Trade and Relations in First Call of Second Term

Asian Stocks Rise Amid Hopes for US-China Trade Talks

The development on leading Asian stock exchanges pointed mostly upwards in the initial Tuesday trading. .
Asian Stocks Rise Amid Hopes for US-China Trade Talks

Wall Street Rises Amid US-China Tariff Tensions

Trading on Wall Street ended in the green on Monday, following a hesitant development in the light of new statements surrounding the US and China's trade tariffs. .
Wall Street Rises Amid US-China Tariff Tensions

Trump and Xi to Discuss Trade Negotiations This Week

Still, no date is set, but a conversation is imminent between the US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, says the White House's economic advisor Kevin Hassett. .
Trump and Xi to Discuss Trade Negotiations This Week

Trump Predicts China Will Open Market to US Firms

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, says that the most exciting result of the weekend's tariff agreements is that China may open its market more to American companies. .
Trump Predicts China Will Open Market to US Firms

Xi Jinping Criticizes Trade War Tactics Amid US Tariff Pause

Bullying and condemnation only lead to being isolated. It is the Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first public comment after the tariff deal with the USA.
Xi Jinping Criticizes Trade War Tactics Amid US Tariff Pause

North Korea Joins Moscow's Victory Day Parade Amid Ukraine War

"The whole country" is behind the war in Ukraine. This is claimed by Russia's President Vladimir Putin in conjunction with the annual so-called victory day parade in Moscow.
North Korea Joins Moscow's Victory Day Parade Amid Ukraine War
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