US launches air strikes on Yemen's Houthis; raid could further tilt balance of power in Mideast: expert

US fighter jets carried out a series of air strikes across Yemen on Saturday, killing at least 31 people as of press time, after US President Donald Trump warned the Houthi group not to attack ships passing through the Red Sea, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.  The raids are "the most significant military action" since […]

Xi inspects southwest China's Guizhou Province

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected an ethnic village in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Monday afternoon. He visited the Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County to learn about local initiatives in strengthening primary-level Party organizations, enhancing social governance, preserving and promoting […]

FM Wang Yi’s visit guides China-UK relations toward more stable and forward-looking path: expert

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the UK was a great success and achieved positive outcomes, marking an important move of implementing the common understandings between leaders of the two countries. The visit also enhanced strategic communication between China and the UK and drew the roadmap for bilateral exchanges and cooperation going forward, Chinese […]

GT investigates: How US propaganda machine, VOA, sows global discord through prejudicial reporting

Editor's Note: US billionaire Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), recently called for the radio stations Radio Free Europe and Voice of America (VOA), founded by the US, to be shut down. Musk wrote on the social media platform X that nobody listens to them anymore and "it is just racial […]

Taiwan actor Darren Wang arrested on suspicion of evading military service: media

Taiwan actor Darren Wang and nine other people were arrested on Tuesday morning for suspected of evading military service and document forgery. They have been taken into custody by local criminal investigation bureau officers for further investigation, with authorities not ruling out the possibility of other suspects being involved in the case, according to Taiwan's […]

Chinese FM responds to reports of Trump’s planned visit to China in the first 100 days in office

After US President-elect Donald Trump reportedly said he would like to visit China in the first 100 days in office, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday that China stands ready to work with the new administration of the US, under the strategic guidance of the presidents of the two countries and in […]

Yoon attends constitutional court hearing of impeachment trial in person

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the constitutional court's hearing of his impeachment trial on Tuesday, denying all charges relevant to his martial law imposition. It marked the first time in the country's modern history that an impeached president attended the court hearing in person, Xinhua reported. Yoon arrived at the court in a convoy […]

Hungarian minister expects Hungary-China ties to be as "fragrant", "enduring" as Tokaji wine

Hungarian Culture and Innovation Minister Balazs Hanko on Friday expressed his hopes for Hungary-China relations to be as "fragrant" and "enduring" as Hungarian Tokaji wine. Hanko shared his wishes at the Chinese New Year reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Budapest. "For the Year of the Snake, I wish everyone happiness, success, and good […]

Reeves wraps up China trip with ‘beneficial outcomes’

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves visited Shanghai on Sunday after holding a series of meeting with senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Saturday, during which the two sides reached a series of mutually beneficial outcomes and consensuses, according to the Xinhua News Agency, marking an improvement in Chinese-British economic and trade relations. Shanghai […]