The Beijing Hour

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Lao counterpart who is on a state visit to China (01:11). Israeli and Hezbollah forces continue to trade attacks despite a ceasefire deal, killing more Lebanese residents and an Israeli soldier (15:53). As Africa battles the Ebola outbreak, a Chinese health worker shares his perspective from the ground (21:45).

The Lao president arrived in Beijing from Zhejiang Province to continue his state visit in China (01:02). Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says its navy targeted a US destroyer in the Gulf of Oman, while Washington has denied the claim (11:51). The WHO chief says he's encouraged by efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak (20:27).

Lao president Thongloun Sisoulith has visited tech companies in Hangzhou, the first stop of his five-day state visit to China (01:04). Hostilities between the US and Iran have flared up, pushing bilateral negotiations into a stalemate (09:54). Beijing has warned that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan could face consequences for seeking support from external forces at the expen...

The Lao president has begun a five-day state visit to China, starting in the eastern city of Hangzhou (01:08). Iran has reportedly halted indirect talks and peace deal negotiations with the United States, while Washington says talks with Tehran are continuing (12:04). Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed more Ebola cases (24:30).

The US and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend as the two sides continue to talk about a peace deal (01:03). China has expressed grave concerns over Japan's move to deepen cooperation with NATO (11:57). Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to deal with rebel attacks even as they manage an Ebola outbreak (22:12).

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has stressed the importance of enhancing the voice of developing countries and small and medium-sized countries while attending a meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Governance at the UN (01:01). Strategic stability is one key topic at the Shangri-La Dialogue (18:19). And US officials say Washington and Iran have an MoU to extend the ceasefire and launch talk...

China is among over 50 countries and international organizations that launched a Global Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Development, which aims to explore pathways to eradicate poverty at its roots (01:08). China is urging Japan's policy makers to act with caution on the National Intelligence Council, noting that intelligence agencies in Japan have historically paved the way for militarism...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has presided over a UN Security Council meeting and highlighted China's efforts in promoting peace and providing assistance (01:02). Profits of China's major industrial firms rose more than 18 percent on a yearly basis during the first four months of the year (36:46). And Japan has enacted a law to establish a National Intelligence Council, but the move has drawn p...

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China and Serbia should better align development strategies, implement the mid-term action plan for Belt and Road cooperation, and advance cooperation in transport and energy infrastructure (01:00). China and Pakistan have issued a joint statement reaffirming friendship and mutual support, as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wraps up an official visit (31:4...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Serbian counterpart, who has visited the Great Wall and Tian'anmen Square, during his first state visit to China (01:01). President Xi also met with the Pakistani prime minister and said Pakistan is a priority in China's neighborhood diplomacy while commending Islamabad's mediation efforts in the Middle East (31:41). And China's Shenzhou-23 astr...

Participants at the APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting in Suzhou are discussing topics such as regional economic integration and digital cooperation (01:09). The prime minister of Pakistan says relations with China have continued to grow in strength and strategic significance amid changing regional and global dynamics (06:18). We look at how efforts at developing infrastructure and ecological protectio...

China says it is willing to work with Russia to deepen the foundation of mutual trust, enhance the quality of cooperation, and broaden the path of friendship (01:05). We take a look at Xizang's transformation in technology and people's lives 75 years since the region's peaceful liberation (10:15). And China says it opposes external pressure on Cuba after a U.S. indictment of former president Raul...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on China and Russia to drive their development and revitalization through strategic coordination, as the two countries agree to extend the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation (01:02). An agreement in principle to discuss a reciprocal tariff reduction framework and orders for 200 Boeing aircraft are among the outcomes of the recent China-U....

As the Russian president begins a state visit to China, both sides have expressed confidence in deepening friendship and cooperation (01:05). China has reiterated that the Taiwan region's participation in the WHO must be handled under the one-China principle after the World Health Assembly once again rejected a proposal to have Taiwan as an observer (31:47). And global health officials are calling...

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit, China says both sides are ready to elevate ties and bring more stability and positive energy into the world (01:10). The Second Senior Officials' Meeting of APEC China 2026 is reviewing past cooperation and preparing for future outcomes (13:13). And the Ebola outbreak has reached Goma in the DRC, prompting neighboring Rwanda to close the bor...

As U.S. President Donald Trump concludes what he calls a very successful state visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping has highlighted common understandings on trade, expanding cooperation and addressing each other's concerns (01:16). Shanghai is hosting APEC meetings on food safety and women (11:16). And the UK's prime minister is facing a potential challenger after a Labour MP vacated a position in...

The Chinese and US heads of state have discussed issues such as trade and the Taiwan question during a state visit by the US president, who leads a delegation of business leaders (01:17). The International Maritime Organization has convened a meeting to discuss ways to help crew members aboard ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz (18:19). And a norovirus outbreak has hit a cruise ship in Bordeaux...

China says it is willing to work with the United States in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit to expand cooperation, as U.S. President Donald Trump begins a state visit (01:07). China and Tajikistan have signed a Treaty of Permanent Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, which analysts say is a positive example in a world filled with conflicts and uncertainty (11:26). Severa...

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, in China on a state visit, has encouraged Chinese companies to explore more business opportunities in the Central Asian country during discussions with Chinese business leaders (01:11). The U.S. business and trade community is expecting President Donald Trump's state visit to China to foster more trust and productive dialogue (10:28). And Iran and the U.S. have kept...

The week will see U.S. President Donald Trump pay a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday, after delegations from both sides hold economic and trade consultations in Busan, South Korea (01:04). China's Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft has delivered supplies such as food and propellant to the Tiangong Space Station (13:48). And French and American passengers have shown symptoms or tested positi...

Tensions have flared up again in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran accuses the U.S. of attacking its vessels, but the U.S. president said the ceasefire still holds (01:19). A global race is underway to track passengers on the hantavirus-hit cruise ship who disembarked before the outbreak (13:43). And starting May 11 through the end of the year, Chinese passport holders do not need a visa to travel to B...

A cruise ship linked with a deadly hantavirus outbreak has departed waters off Cape Verde and is expected to dock at Spain's Canary Islands in a few days, despite opposition from the local government (01:06). China says it appreciates France's efforts in facilitating the restitution of lost cultural relics after a draft bill passed the French National Assembly (04:40). And China's Tianzhou-9 cargo...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the situation in the Middle East is at a critical juncture, as he met his Iranian counterpart and emphasized the importance of remaining committed to negotiations (01:04). The WHO says there may have been human-to-human transmission of the hantavirus on a cruise ship after identifying at least seven confirmed or suspected cases, including three deaths (13:15)....

The U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues, as the UAE accuses Iran of attacking its civilian infrastructure in a move that analysts say could widen the confrontation in the region (01:02). A Chinese envoy to the United Nations says the international community must resolutely curb any attempts by Japan to possess nuclear weapons (22:17). Wu Yize has become China's second straight sno...

China has erected a monument at the hotel where the Cairo Declaration was issued to commemorate the document that helped bring an end to WWII and formed part of the post-war international order (01:10). Immersive cultural tourism is emerging as a trend this Labor Day holiday (10:36). The United States is guiding ships out of the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday, while Iran insists that safe passag...