The first India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting, held in New Delhi on November 30, has drawn quite a bit of attention. Foreign and defense ministers of both countries exchanged views not only on bilateral cooperation, such as the Acquisi
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) welcomes El Salvador's President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, who pays his first visit to China, December 3, 2019. /Xinhua PhotoSince taking office on June 1, El Salvador's President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez has f
Editor's Note: He Yafei, leading scholar of American studies in China, and member of International Advisory Committee at the Charhar Institute, spoke with China-US Focus host James Chau in Hong Kong on Nov. 15, 2019. The following interview transcript
A flag waves over Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, November 21, 2019. /VCG PhotoThe protests in Lebanon and Iraq have been ongoing for months. Although many reasons have pushed people to spill onto the streets, including lack of water, electricity and job
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the Trump administration does not consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank a violation of international law during a press conference in Washington, DC, November 18, 2019. /VCG PhotoU.S. Secretary of
Bolivia's former president Evo Morales announced his resignation on November 10 after weeks of protests that erupted after the presidential election results were announced on October 20.The opposition led by former president Carlos Mesa questioned the
Spanish acting Prime Minister and Leader of the Socialist Party (PSOE) Pedro Sanchez (R) and his wife Maria Begona Gomez Fernandez (L) leave after casting their ballots at a polling station in Madrid, Spain on November 10, 2019. /VCG PhotoDuring Spain'
Major protests are sweeping across Iran after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced the decision of reducing gasoline subsidies on November 15. Some protesters took an anti-government stance; however, Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Photo: VCGRelations between China and Japan have seen an uptick since the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit in Tokyo in 2018.The two countries agreed in principle to Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan next spring at the invita
Newly-appointed FAO director-general, China's Qu Dongyu acknowledges applause following the vote on June 23, 2019, during the FAO 41st Conference at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN headquarters in Rome, Italy. /VCG PhotoChina's inf
