China and Vietnam should work on developing stable industrial supply chains between the two countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday in a phone call with the head of the Vietnamese Communist Party. In addition, Xi, who is also general secretary of China’s Communist Party, pledged in the call with To Lam to “promote…
In talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in the Chinese capital on Saturday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also voiced Beijing’s commitment to Tehran’s participation in Beijing-led multilateral frameworks as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Brics. “The two sides should continue to support each other on issues of mutual core interests, steadily advance…
A Japan visit by China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in February has been studied by the two governments, several diplomatic sources said Thursday, with the trip, if realized, to become the first by a Chinese foreign minister since November 2020. The two countries also plan to hold a bilateral high-level economic dialogue for the first…
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, while oil prices rose. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index surged 0.8% to 39,449.55, on strong gains in retailers and tourism-related stocks after Japan agreed to ease visa conditions for Chinese tourists. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, a major department store group, gained 7%. J….
BEIJING Japan’s top diplomat Takeshi Iwaya expressed “serious concerns” to his Chinese counterpart over Beijing‘s increasing military activity, Tokyo said Wednesday. Iwaya also told Wang Yi in Beijing that “Japan is closely monitoring the Taiwan situation and recent military developments”, a Japanese foreign ministry statement said. China regards Taiwan as its territory and has not…
Japan has offered to ease visa rules for Chinese visitors as the two sides seek to step up engagements. Japan will extend the maximum length of multiple-entry visas from five years to 10 years, while the maximum stay for groups of tourists will also be increased from 15 days to 30 days, Japanese media reported….
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with top Chinese leaders Wednesday during his visit to Beijing, the first since the heads of the two countries met at a summit in Peru last month, in an effort to make positive inroads in the bilateral relationship. The two neighbors have had a tense relationship…
China’s top legislature will begin its annual parliamentary meeting on March 5 next year – a session that will be closely watched by investors as Beijing will announce its growth target and decide on ways to stimulate the country’s stalled economy. The start date of the third annual session of the 14th National People’s Congress…
China has been urged to “play a greater role” in bringing peace to the Middle East, with more than 20 Arab diplomatic envoys meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. “The situation in the Middle East has changed suddenly, and the people in the region are suffering. We expect China to play a greater…
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives of India and China in Beijing. Both the leaders met on the lines of the decision taken during the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping in Kazan to…