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Russia to cooperate with China on production of...
Moscow (Russia) May 8: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has signed deals with three Chinese biopharmaceutical companies for the...

Xi reaffirms China's commitment to solidarity, cooperation with...
Beijing (China) May 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with African countries is...

Xi holds phone conversation with IOC chief
Beijing (China) May 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach...

Chinese FM puts forward four propositions for practicing...
Beijing (China) May 8: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chaired a high-level meeting of the United...

China urges Japan to face up to int'l...
Beijing (China) May 8: China on Friday urged the Japanese government to face up to the serious concerns of the...

N.K. leader holds photo session with families of...
Seoul (South Korea), May 7: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a photo session with families of the army, a...

New cases stay in 500s for 2nd day...
Seoul (South Korea), May 7: South Korea's daily new virus cases remained in the 500s for the second day Friday...

S. Korea, U.S. discuss joint responses to falling...
Seoul (South Korea), May 7: South Korea and the United States on Friday discussed ways to jointly respond to remnants...

U.S. Fed warns of potential significant declines in...
Washington (US), May 7: The U.S. Federal Reserve warned on Thursday that rising asset prices are posing threats to the...

Former Maldives president injured in explosion: media report
Bogota (Colombo), May 7: Former Maldives president and parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed was injured Thursday in an explosion in capital...

UNICEF, Libya sign deal to extend cooperation on...
Tripoli (Libya), May 7: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday said it signed an agreement with the Libyan...

Nuclear deal possible if Iran makes "political decision":...
Washington (US), ,May 7: A senior State Department official said on Thursday that the United States and Iran could achieve...

U.S. House Republican leaders move to oust Liz...
Washington (US), May 6: U.S. House Republican leaders on Wednesday moved to expel Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House GOP...

Russian gov't approves bill on quitting Open Skies...
Moscow (Russia), May 6: The Russian government said Wednesday it has approved a bill on the country's withdrawal from the...

G7 foreign ministers urge N. Korea to return...
Washington (US), May 6: The top diplomats of the Group of Seven (G7) countries on Wednesday urged North Korea to...

U.S. encourages Seoul-Tokyo reconciliation over 'comfort women' issue:...
Washington (US), May 6: The United States has long encouraged South Korea and Japan to work together to resolve their...

New cases under 600 again on fewer tests;...
Seoul (South Korea), May 6: South Korea's daily new virus cases fell back to the 500s again Thursday as fewer...

Moon sends condolence letter to Mexican leader over...
Seoul (South Korea), May 6: South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed his condolences to Mexican people over a deadly metro...

Merkel says EU-China investment treaty an important undertaking
Berlin (Germany), May 6: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that the EU-China investment treaty was an "important undertaking" despite...

Biden says Republican Party going through "mini-revolution" amid...
Washington (US), May 6: U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday it appears the Republican Party is going through a "mini-revolution"...

Sri Lankan PM elected chair of ADB's Board...
Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 6: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who also serves as minister of finance, was on...

France's National Assembly approves climate change bill
Paris (France), May 5: France's National Assembly on Tuesday endorsed a new bill aiming at reinforcing acts to enable France...

Top US Senate Democrat Concerned Deadly Protests in...
Washington (US), May 5: The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Bob Menendez, in a statement expressed concern over the...

Trump launches online communication platform after social media...
Washington (US), May 5: Former U.S. President Donald Trump has launched an online platform aimed at directly communicating with his...

N. Korea continues to build up chemical, biological...
Washington (US), May 5: North Korea continues to build up its chemical and biological weapons, in addition to its other...

Moon holds online meeting with kids for Children's...
Seoul (South Korea), May 5: President Moon Jae-in held an online meeting with a group of elementary school students on...

Vaccinated people to be exempted from mandatory self-isolation...
Seoul (South Korea), May 5: People who have been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus in South Korea are exempted...