President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. Feng Yongbin / China Daily
China, Slovakia elevate ties
President Xi Jinping and visiting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico decided on Friday to elevate bilateral ties to a strategic partnership as China and the Central European country are committed to upgrading their 75-year-old relationship with enhanced mutual trust, expanded practical cooperation and closer people-to-people exchanges.
Draft law to ensure kids' privacy, safety
A draft law focusing on protecting privacy and safety of preschool children will have its third review next week.
New climate financing goal expected
China will collaborate with other Global South countries at an upcoming conference to push for a new, ambitious climate financing goal from developed nations that can adequately support climate actions in developing countries.
BRICS expansion a boon for ASEAN
Indonesia's formal application to join BRICS, confirmed recently by Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Roy Soemirat, highlights the bloc's increasing appeal among emerging economies.
Intensive stimulus urged to lift demand
China's upcoming stimulus program may need to be one of greater intensity than the one initiated 10 years ago in order to revive the world's second-largest economy from a lingering downward spiral of insufficient aggregate demand, said an economist and national political adviser.
UN investigative report details violence in Gaza
A newly published United Nations investigative report has found that Israel has "perpetrated a concerted policy to destroy Gaza's healthcare system" amid continuing strikes in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, which Lebanon's prime minister say suggest a 'rejection' of cease-fire.
Yurt culture continues to stand the test of time
Whenever Ban Fengbin has time, he visits a yurt he purchased from a local herdsman's family several years ago.
