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Joe Biden pledges to boost air defences on the eve of a Nato summit in Washington, which will see Volodymyr Zelenskiy request more military assistance

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White House national security spokesperson John Kirby says the US is trying to ‘close the gaps’ as mediators continue negotiations in Cairo

Mark Dreyfus tells National Press Club he is proud to be Jewish but he has observed ‘a shocking rise in antisemitism in Australia’

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In his efforts to demonstrate vigor, is the President finding his voice, or losing his way?

Plants vs. Zombies Hybrid Edition, a remastered version of the classic tower defense video game published by the American company PopCap Games, went viral in China in June, 15 years after its first release.

Alibaba’s DingTalk on Wednesday announced a partnership with six homegrown Chinese large language model makers to enhance the workplace communication

SF Tongcheng, a subsidy of China’s largest express delivery company SF Express, is eyeing on-demand delivery service in Hong Kong as the Hong Kong-listed

The US Supreme Court's ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts gave what former president Donald Trump, the first to be convicted of felony crimes, wants to prevent him from facing trial or being sentenced before the November election, analysts said. They predict that the decision, amid intensifying partisan competition between the Republican and Democratic parties, will provoke further controversy, highlighting the politicization of the American judicial system and deepening societal divisions.

The US' recent move targeting investments in artificial intelligence (AI) in China is not helpful to the healthy development of the technology and will lead to divisions in global governance, China's envoy to the UN said, after the UN adopted a Chinese resolution on closing the gap in access to AI.

A week ahead of the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken turned spear again toward China, hyping that its

China and Russia should continuously conserve the unique value in China-Russia relations, and explore the internal driving force of bilateral cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday while meeting with his old friend Russian President Vladimir Putin in Astana, Kazakhstan, on the sidelines of the three-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

The first 273 passengers disembark a China Eastern Airlines' Boeing dreamliner 787/900 from Shanghai at Marseille Provence airport in France, as the airline opens the first direct service between Shanghai and Marseille on July 2, 2024. The route offers three round-trip flights per week, with a flight duration of about 12 hours. Photo: VCG

Although China and the Philippines agreed on a need to restore trust and create conditions for productive dialogue on the South China Sea issue during the latest round of crucial consultations, some Chinese experts said on Wednesday that they will take a “wait-and-see” approach given that Manila frequently “says one thing but does another,” and whether it can truly fulfill its commitment to de-escalate the situation remains to be seen.

The 2024 UK general election, the first national election in five years, is scheduled for Thursday, with various polls projecting the overall result of the Labour Party being on the course for a win. If the Labour Party finally comes to power, a new British government is hoped to adopt more pragmatic and realistic policies in dealing with the China-UK bilateral relations, analysts said.

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The Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have substantially completed a new round of revision consultations on the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), and that more opening-up measures are expected to be adopted, said China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday.

Inbound travel to China has surged in the first half of 2024, driven by the benefits of an expanding visa-free policy for travelers from foreign countries.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that the prime ministers of the Republic of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands will pay official visits to China. Chinese experts anticipate that the visits will further strengthen the relations between China and the Pacific island countries to a higher level, as there is still great potential for further cooperation.