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East Asia
China, Italy walk toward stronger ties
The city of Rome has been surrounded by a friendly atmosphere these days. Before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the European country, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and other politicians and famous people of various circles received interviews with People’s Daily. The most special interview…
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S. Korean foreign minister heads to U.S. for talks with Pompeo
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha left for the United States on Thursday to attend a U.N. forum and hold talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. It would be their first meeting since the sudden collapse of a Hanoi summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President…
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S. Korea to push for N.K. leader’s visit to Seoul for fourth summit with Moon
South Korea will try to realize a visit to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a summit with President Moon Jae-in this year so as to improve cross-border relations and help move the stalled denuclearization process forward, the unification ministry said Friday. The ministry said that it will…
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Moon, Trump to hold summit on April 11 in Washington
President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, plan to hold a summit on April 11 in Washington D.C. the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, amid a stalemate in nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea. Moon will arrive in the U.S. on April 10 and…
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Moon’s approval rating falls to lowest level since inauguration: poll
President Moon Jae-in’s job approval rating declined to 43 percent, the lowest point since his inauguration in May 2017, a Gallup Korea poll said Friday. In the poll, of 1,003 adults, conducted by the leading pollster nationwide from Tuesday to Thursday, only 43 percent said they approved of Moon’s job…
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East Asia
China contributes to Italian port construction for win-win results
Chinese company COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited is contributing efforts to the construction of an Italian port, lifting capacity for the terminal and creating win-win results, as China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) continues expanding its global influence. The Port of Vado Ligure, 140 kilometers away from Italy’s industrial powerhouse…
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Full text of Xi’s signed article on Italian newspaper
A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled “East Meets West — A New Chapter of Sino-Italian Friendship” was published Wednesday on Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera ahead of his state visit to the European country. An English version of the full text of the article is as follows:…
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Xi’s upcoming visits to usher in new chapter of China-Europe ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Italy, Monaco, and France from March 21 to 26. Xi was invited by Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Head of State of the Principality of Monaco Albert II and French President Emmanuel Macron. The Chinese President’s first overseas trip this year, scheduled…
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BRI to create substantial opportunities for Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping published a signed article titled “East Meets West —— A New Chapter of Sino-Italian Friendship” on March 20 on the leading Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera ahead of his state visit to the European country. In the article, the Belt and Road and Marco Polo who…
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East Asia
Look forward to new prospects for China-France relations
Paris has already felt the warmth of the spring wind in March. In this beautiful season of the revivification of nature, President Xi Jinping is about to pay his second state visit to France. In March five years ago, President Xi visited France, and the leaders of the two countries…
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