ASEAN meeting overshadowed by tariff worries

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned that global trade is no longer about growth but coercion, as major powers increasingly use tariffs and economic pressure as tools of geopolitical control.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is calling on China and Egypt to strengthen strategic coordination to safeguard their common interests.

Officials say the Chinese economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with the economic increment projected to exceed 35 trillion yuan.

Officials say over 160 people are still missing as of Tuesday after devastating flash floods slammed the U.S. Texas Hill Country.

French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a three-day state visit to Britain. The visit will see Macron address the British Parliament and attend several meetings with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Hopes are fading in the search for survivors of a deadly flash flood that hit the central region of Texas.

Meeting the WTO Director-General in Rio de Janeiro, Chinese Premier Li Qiang says China stands ready to work with the international community to get the world economy back on track at an early date.

China has activated an emergency response to flooding in the eastern provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian as Typhoon Danas approaches.

General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee has paid tribute to martyrs who died in a major campaign in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression.

Monday marks the 88th anniversary of the beginning of China's whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression in Beijing held a ceremony to mark the occasion.