Leng Shumei and Xu Keyue March 20, 2019
Beijing. Universities across China have positively responded to remarks made by President Xi Jinping at a Monday symposium in Beijing, where he stressed efforts to implement the Party's education policy and the kind of ideological education the country needs and should promote. Efforts should be made to foster...More
Kathmandu. Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, reiterated on Twitter that Cuba will remain firm and determined in the face of the aggressive escalation of the United States against the Cuban Revolution. False incidents against diplomats, Helms Burton Law, Monroe Doctrine, now the decision to...More
GT: How should we understand China's democratic politics from the perspective of the two sessions? What are the differences between Chinese and Western democracy? Crook: Here in Beijing we're in the midst of the two sessions, a few thousand people deliberating on matters of great importance, affecting the...More
Exhausted by red tape and "formality for formality's sake"? Tired of shouting slogans and writing meaningless reports? For China's grassroots officials, a "gift pack" sent to them on Monday night might mean an end to these headaches. Listing a series of measures, the General Office of the Communist...More
Kathmandu: The three-day international conference on Food Sovereignty and Peasants Rights has concluded in the capital on Monday issuing a 16-point Kathmandu Declaration. The conference organised by the National Farmers' Commission, a government institution established for safeguarding the Peasants' rights, was attended by more than 450 peasants, agricultural experts,...More
Kathmandu. Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, took part in the election of deputies to the 14th Supreme People's Assembly at Sub-constituency No....More
According to a Financial Times report on Wednesday, Italy is set to formally endorse the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Although Italy is said to be still negotiating a preliminary deal with China, Washington cannot wait to make a stand against it. The Financial Times report said...More
Investors worldwide are watching the two sessions as the political gathering takes place at a crucial time for China's geopolitics and economy. The annual meetings come amid a bullish market and the final countdown to the US-China trade talks. However, as presidential tweets, growth targets and stock surges...More
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stayed in Vietnam for two more days in early March after his second summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi. In his meeting with Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong, Kim sought to promote mutual understanding and share experiences with Vietnam on nation-building...More
Beijing. The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will open its second annual session on Tuesday and the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee has already kicked off its annual meeting on Sunday. Every aspect of China's major policies will be discussed during the two sessions,...More
Kathmandu. Her Excellency Hou Yanqi, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal refuted the US intervention in China-Nepal relation and their cooperation in Belt and Road Initiative. On February 26th, during the 'Belt and Road Initiative: Nepal Connecting the World International Conference', HE Hou Yanqi, Ambassador of China to Nepal, received an...More
Beijing. China and Nepal are seeking to promote pragmatic cooperation in various sectors under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and projects such as ports, highways and hydropower facilities are progressing steadily and have brought benefits for the development of Nepal, a Chinese official said on Tuesday. The...More
According to media reports, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left Pyongyang by train for Vietnam on Saturday for his second summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi, which reportedly will be held on February 27 and 28. The upcoming second summit sends positive signals, indicating that Pyongyang...More