ASUNCION: Paraguayan President Santiago Pena said on Wednesday that he was “fully available” to business deals with China via South American trade union Mercosur, despite his country’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Paraguay’s long-standing political support for Taiwan has hindered native farmers ‘ particles exports to China, which claims sovereignty overContinue Reading
Xi Jinping, a top official from China, told Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka that he backed his” Ocean of Peace” plan at a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday ( Aug 20 ), days ahead of a summit for Pacific Island leaders in Tonga. China also pledged to strengthen trade relationsContinue Reading
” NO COMMITMENT” ON RUSSIA SUPPORT The two held an hour and 20 minutes of conversation on the outside of a local summit in Laos, marking their seventh meeting since Blinken visited Beijing in a sign of a strained relationship between the country’s two biggest markets. The two did notContinue Reading
BEIJING: China referred to the agreement as a “peace deal” between Hamas and other Palestinian organizations, including rivals Fatah, in Beijing on Tuesday ( Jul 23 ), announcing that it had agreed to work together to bring “national unity” to power Gaza together once the conflict is over. According toContinue Reading
Habeck addressed Zheng Shanjie, the head of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, who stated that the proposed Euro taxes were meant to level the playing field between China and China. Zheng responded:” We will do everything to defend Chinese businesses”. Zheng added that the proposed EU import duties onContinue Reading
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a “strategic partnership treaty” following their talks in Pyongyang on Wednesday (Jun 19), Russian state media reported. Putin signalled earlier the two nations had prepared a document that would “form the basis” of their relations for yearsContinue Reading
” RUSSIA’S WAR MACHINE” At the summit, security and defense issues are also being discussed, including claims that Beijing has contributed to the expansion of Russia’s military forces. During a press conference with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, Biden said the G7 had “agreed to taking social action” againstContinue Reading
During a phone call between the two men on Thursday ( Jun 13 ), Chinese President Xi Jinping informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that China would not sell weapons to Russia. At the G7 summit in Italy, Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden held a combined press conference. He didContinue Reading
SEUL: Denmark’s food agency has recalled North Korean instant ramen from a popular West Indian brand, cautioning noodle lovers that the warm noodle soup might lead to “acute poisoning.” The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration released a statement on Tuesday ( Jun 11 ) stating that three Samyang Foods noodlesContinue Reading
The first visit by a Chinese premier since 2017 will be made on Saturday ( Jun 15 ), according to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who announced on Tuesday that China’s Li Qiang would make an announcement to improve ties. During the four- evening visit Li did visit the cityContinue Reading