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BEIJING | Xinhua |  Since their establishment over 40 years ago, China’s national economic development zones have made opening up a top priority, and have been at the “first echelon” in promoting foreign trade and attracting foreign investment, said Ji Xiaofeng, an official with the Ministry of Commerce. Over the …

  BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping laid out the overall requirements, key principles, and priority tasks for urban work at a key conference held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump has encouraged Kiev to escalate deep strikes into Russian territory, even asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky whether Moscow could be targeted if long-range weapons were supplied, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. “Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow? … Can you hit …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, voicing disappointment on Monday just hours after threatening “severe tariffs” against Russia. “I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him. But I’m disappointed in him,” Trump told BBC in …

NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Cole Palmer scored twice and provided an assist in the first half to lead Chelsea to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, clinching the title in the inaugural edition of the revamped FIFA Club World Cup. The English midfielder struck …

COMMENT | Maya Majueran – XINHUA | A multi-polar international monetary system envisions a global financial architecture in which multiple currencies, rather than a single dominant one such as the U.S. dollar, are widely used for international trade, finance, and as reserve assets. This model fosters a multi-currency ecosystem, enabling …

NEW YORK | Xinhua |  Americans overwhelmingly view the cost of child care as a significant issue, and most support initiatives to offer free or low-cost day care and to require employers to provide paid family leave for parents of babies, according to a poll released Thursday. About three-quarters of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) has announced that it has signed an access agreement with Pharmaceutical Company Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HIV prevention, for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This development, which …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | From Wednesday to Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a summit in Washington with the presidents of five African countries — Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal — for discussions on trade, investment and security. Observers said with all five countries facing a 10 percent …

VIENNA, Austria | TASS | Oil and gas will continue to account for more than 50% of the global energy balance from 2024 through 2050, while oil alone is expected to contribute slightly less than 30% by 2050, according to the OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO) long-term forecast. OPEC expects …