Beijing. The Chinese economy grew by 6.3 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year. In the second quarter, it expanded by 6.2 percent from a year ago, the lowest growth rate in the past 27 years. While future of China-US trade war remains uncertain, the data...more

Co-hosted by the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC) and the Guangming Daily Press, the symposium on the theory of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy was held in Beijing on Thursday. Universities, research institutes and media from all over China were...more

Kathmandu. Kathmandu Marriott Hotel opens in the historic capital city, marking the debut of the flagship brand in Nepal. Designed to expand the mind of modern travelers, the hotel’s prime location connects next generation travelers to attractions throughout the fascinating cultural city. “We are proud to introduce our...more

Beijing. China's GDP grew 6.3 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2019, slowing from 6.4 percent in the first quarter but falling within the annual target set by Chinese policymakers and surpassing those of other global economies. Given persistent downward pressure from the China-US trade war and...more

Beijing. Chinese post-millennials are passionate about Party stories and visiting the birthplace of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Shanghai during their summer holiday. Located in a brick-and-wood building on Xingye Road in Shanghai, the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China...more

Beijing. China will firmly stick to the path of peaceful development and will never seek hegemony, expansion or a sphere of influence, senior Chinese officials emphasized at a forum in Beijing on Monday that gathered strategists, former foreign government officials and scholars. Addressing the opening ceremony of the...more

Beijing. As the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China draws near, the big day is gaining growing attention. What has China achieved in seven decades? Have these accomplishments affected people's lives? How should one view the problems that persist in Chinese society? These...more

Beijing. The number of members in the Communist Party of China (CPC) has zoomed past 90 million with a third of them born in the 1980s and 1990s, a top Party department announced Sunday, a day before the 98th anniversary of the establishment of the CPC. Experts say...more

Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping vows to strengthen China's traditional friendship with North Korea in a signed article published in North Korean mainstream media including the flagship newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea on Wednesday, one day before his two-day state visit to North Korea. Xi, also...more

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia Wednesday for a state visit. China and Russia agreed to upgrade their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. This is a major event in China-Russia relations. During Xi’s trip, the two countries are expected to...more

Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov on Thursday held a meeting where they agreed to promote the China-Kyrgyzstan comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level and continue firm support for each other to push cooperation in every field. Experts, residents of Bishkek and Chinese companies...more

Chinese President Xi Jinping is to attend the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Friday. Over the past 18 years, as Xi said at the 18th SCO summit in 2018, "guided by the SCO...more

Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will push China's bilateral ties with the two Central Asian countries to a new level and will enhance mutual trust to better maintain regional stability against the backdrop of new changes on counterterrorism, analysts said. Xi will...more

The Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-16), which Nepal lost, resulted in large-scale land cessions in the south of Nepal to the British. It was after occupying India that the UK gradually expanded its ambitions to Nepal, the mountainous kingdom in the Himalayas. The UK's greater strategic goal was to pave...more

It gives me great pleasure to attend the 18th Shangri-la Dialogue. I would like to thank Dr. John Chipman for inviting me here and thank the Singapore government, the Ministry of Defense in particular, for the warm hospitality. I would also like to congratulate His Excellency Prime Minister...more