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October 18, 2023 4:40 PM

China’s Xi calls for stronger cooperation, less protectionism at opening of Belt and Road Forum

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against protectionism in the world as he opened the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum in Beijing on Wednesday (October 18), criticizing Western efforts to reduce dependence on the Chinese economy. Xi also laude...

October 11, 2023 10:17 AM

China to host 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing Oct 17-18

China will host its third Belt and Road Forum next week, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a President Xi Jinping signature event that President Vladimir Putin is due to attend on a rare trip abroad. The conference in Beijing on Oct. 17-18 mar...

October 10, 2023 1:05 PM

North Korea says military satellite key to countering U.S. ‘space militarisation’

North Korea's spy satellite program is an "indispensable" measure to counter U.S. space militarisation aimed at beefing up the United States' preemptive nuclear strike capability and securing "world supremacy," state media KCNA said on October 10. R...

September 13, 2023 1:38 PM

Japan lodges protest after North Korea launches ballistic missiles

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on September 13 that Japan had lodged a strong protest against North Korea following Pyongyang's latest missile launch. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its ...

September 13, 2023 1:21 PM

Putin meets Kim, says Russia will help North Korea build satellites

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised help to North Korea build satellites and showed Kim Jong Un around Russia's most modern space launch facility on September 13 before talks that were expected to include military matters. Kim arrived at the V...

September 12, 2023 3:50 PM

Putin says sending Soviet tanks into Hungary and Czechoslovakia was a mistake

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 12 that the Soviet Union's decision to send tanks into Hungary and Czechoslovakia to crush mass protests during the Cold War was a mistake. "It was a mistake," Putin said when asked about perception...

August 18, 2023 12:12 PM

Putin and Iranian President discuss BRICS membership, bilateral ties over call

In a diplomatic exchange, Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in a phone call on Thursday with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi focusing on Iran's possible future membership of the BRICS grouping and the expansion of bilateral relations. The K...