Hong Kong shut schools and many businesses closed on Monday (8 September) as severe Tropical Storm Tapah came within 170 km (106 miles) of the area with gale-force winds.
The South Korean and Japanese defence ministers will hold talks in Seoul on Monday, Seoul's defence ministry said, marking the first official visit by a Japanese defence minister to South Korea in a decade.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday urged Russia’s aerospace industry to step up efforts to develop booster rocket engines and expand the country’s role in global space technology.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that India and Russia appear to have been “lost” to China after their leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, before later clarifying that Washington had not lost New Delhi.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un assured Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that Pyongyang will continue to stand by Beijing in safeguarding its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and development interests, according to North Korean state media KCNA on Friday.
Pakistan and China are expected to deepen cooperation under the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), with the two sides set to sign 11 new agreements aimed at workforce development and vocational training.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met on Thursday in Beijing, according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV.
President Vladimir Putin said in a Press conference on Wednesday, that the fundamentals of Russia's relationship with Azerbaijan remain strong despite a noted chill in ties between both countries.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan outlined Türkiye’s efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing while also pushing forward on global peace and regional stability.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have started extensive talks in Beijing, focusing on military cooperation, diplomatic ties, and North Korea’s support for Russian forces.
China launched its largest military parade on Wednesday, showcasing growing firepower as President Xi Jinping sought to project Beijing’s role on the global stage. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were among the leaders attending at Tiananmen Square.
President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have arrived in Beijing to join the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against the Japanese occupation and World War II.
China held its largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, showcasing its growing military power and geopolitical influence as President Xi Jinping positions Beijing as a custodian of the post-U.S. international order.
China's President Xi Jinping convened his Russian and North Korean counterparts in Beijing for the first time on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with countries shunned by the West over their role in Europe's worst war in 80 years.
A Chinese research team has unveiled a prototype washing machine designed for use in space, joining a growing international push to solve one of the more mundane but pressing challenges of long-duration missions: laundry.
Iran, China and Russia in a joint letter addressed to the UN Secretary General and the president of the Security Council have rejected the move by the E3 to call for return or snapback of Tehran’s nuclear sanctions.
President Ilham Aliyev met CNCEC Chairman Mo Dingqi in Tianjin to discuss petrochemical cooperation and joint projects with SOCAR. He also held talks with Powerchina’s Executive Vice President Xi Yinfen on green energy and infrastructure collaboration.
Kazakhstan and China have recently signed more than 70 agreements and contracts worth over $15 billion during the 8th meeting of the Kazakhstan–China Business Council held in Beijing. The event brought together President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and China’s First Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.
Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, currently on an official visit to China, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday unveiled the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus” meeting in the northern port city of Tianjin. The summit brought together SCO dialogue partners and observer states.
President Ilham Aliyev’s working visit to Beijing on 30 August 2025 was primarily to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, and his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping took place on the sidelines of this multilateral gathering.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has grown from a 1996 border security forum into a major Eurasian bloc, now representing nearly half the world’s population. Its 2025 summit in Tianjin highlighted both its expanding reach and its evolving role on the global stage.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev delivered a speech at the SCO Plus meeting held in Tianjin, China, emphasising Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership with China and its key role in regional connectivity and global cooperation.
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