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A public hearing hosted on Wednesday by the US Commerce Department on whether to designate Vietnam as a “market economy” laid bare the dilemma facing the US in its efforts to contain Chinese manufacturing and seek “decoupling” from China. Despite the Biden administration’s bid to draw Vietnam closer as a strategic ally by upgrading it to market economy status, the …

China and France issued a joint statement on agricultural exchanges and cooperation on Monday, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday. The two sides agreed to enhance collaboration in agricultural science and technology, education, rural development, grape cultivation and wine-making, and agricultural food, among other areas, according to the statement. Increasing collaboration between China and France in the agricultural field …

China and France have signed 18 cooperation agreements between government agencies, covering areas such as aviation, agriculture, people-to-people exchanges, green development and SME cooperation during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to France. At the closing ceremony of a key business council meeting in Paris on Monday, the Chinese top leader vowed to enrich the economic and trade dimensions of …

The accusation of “China’s interference in Canada’s internal affairs” is a baseless political fabrication, the Chinese Embassy in Canada said on Friday following Canada’s report claiming China “meddled in” its elections. Experts said on Saturday that Canada’s smearing was an attempt to shift its domestic blame, and as long as the country’s groundless accusations continue, there will be a lack …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has given important instructions on the rescue and disaster relief work after a fatal expressway collapse in south China’s Guangdong Province. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attached great importance to the disaster, instructing that every effort be carried out for on-site …

Kathmandu, April 29: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Damodar Bhandari, has said the trade relations between Nepal and Tibet, the autonomous region of China, will find a new height in the days to come. In his address to an opening of the 17th Nepal China (Tibet) Economic and Trade Fair organised by the Trade and Export Promotion Center at …

Kathmandu, April 28: India’s ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, has assured of encouraging Indian companies to invest in Nepal. In his address to the opening session of the Third Nepal Investment Summit (NIC) today, the ambassador emphasized that promoting investment in Nepal from India would not only boost trade facilities but also create more trade opportunities. He highlighted the significance …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s three-day visit to China, during which he had extensive exchanges with Chinese officials, was deemed by Chinese experts as “generally positive and playing a role in stabilizing relations between China and the US,” but observers also believed such a visit by itself cannot fundamentally change the current trend of China-US ties. Experts have noted …

While the interaction between China and Europe is frequent and the atmosphere is warming, the complexity of the bilateral relationship is also becoming more apparent. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s recent visit to China demonstrated the essence of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Germany as well as China and Europe, and China has held talks and political consultations these days …

The 26th World Energy Congress has been held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in recent days. As one of the most important conferences in the field of energy, the conference is themed “Redesigning Energy for People and Planet,” and attracted nearly 20,000 representatives from the global energy sector to discuss the energy transition, security, accessibility and sustainability in the current world. …