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2016 - a year of notable achievements in China's diplomacy Through its Belt and Road initiative, the Chinese government has been able to expand transcontinental connectivity across Asia and Europe, offering investment opportunities in overseas constr
Tom Costello Jr. was once afraid of homeless Americans. I was so afraid that if I saw a homeless person walking down the street, Id cross the street, he said. That changed seven years ago after his wife, a volunteer at a homeless shelter, persuaded h
A group of South Korean businesses are interested in visiting an industrial center they once operated jointly with North Korea. The group wants to see the condition of the center in North Korea in preparation for a possible reopening. As diplomatic a
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un says he will visit Seoul, South Korea, before the end of this year. That's a big deal for a regime whose leaders have never been known for traveling much, and is an even bigger deal that Kim Jong
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By Suzanne Presto Irbil 02 June 2008 French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner have spent two days in Iraq on a previously unannounced visit to meet with political leaders in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. VOA's Suza
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NEW DELHI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The fully-packed, high-profile visit to India by the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended Monday mid-night, with the announcement by the U.S. and India of the inking of some key strategic pacts betwee
DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Syria reportedly accepted Tuesday a six-point plan by Kofi Annan, the joint special envoy of the UN and Arab League (AL) for Syria, to end the year-long violence, according to Annan's spokesman. The spokesman said in a
Japan's finance chief says his European counterparts have pledged to take quick action to quell the deepening debt crisis in the 17-nation euro currency union. Financial officials from the Group of Seven world-leading economies conferred in a special
ROME, July 17 (Xinhua) -- President of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Mahmoud Abbas said here on Tuesday that Palestinians are ready to return to the negotiation table with Israel, and wished Italy takes action for the outcome of the peace proc
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In commenting bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping called on both sides to effectively manage their differences and respect each other's core interests. Xi recalled his meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama over recent years and the many agreemen
August 15th, 1945, three months after Nazi Germany's final defeat, the world heard the then Emperor Hirohito conceding defeat, and announcing that Japan would surrender to allied countries unconditionally. We have ordered our government to communicat