Tag: foreign ministry

Explosion sinks Russian cargo ship in Mediterranean, Russian Foreign Ministry says

By Andrew Osborn and Gleb StolyarovMOSCOW (Reuters) -An engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo ship called 'Ursa Major' in the Mediterranean Sea...

France welcomes the overthrow of al-Assad in Syria

France has welcomed the end of President Bashar al-Assad's rule in Syria.After 13 years of extremely violent oppression of his own people, he...

China is expanding visa-free entry to more countries in bid to boost economy

BEIJING (AP) — China announced Friday that it would expand visa-free entry to nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and...

Xi was unusually frank in spelling out China's 4 'red lines' for the US, a clear warning for Trump's China hawks

Chinese Xi Jinping was unusually candid with US President Biden in their last meeting as their countries' leaders.Xi outlined China's "red lines" for...

The British travel bloggers ‘sugarcoating’ China’s Uyghur problem to the delight of Beijing

In the heart of Xinjiang, the Chinese region where more than one million Uyghurs are believed to be detained in re-education camps, two...

Malaysia's sultan to visit China, eyes infrastructure support

BEIJING (Reuters) - Malaysia's Sultan Ibrahim will visit China for a four-day visit, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, with the ceremonial ruler...