U.S. records longest gov't shutdown in history as it enters Day 36

General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee has inspected Meizhou, Guangdong Province. He visited the Ye Jianying memorial park and a pomelo growing base.

China has launched a major water diversion project to alleviate water shortages in the megacity of Chengdu. The whole project is scheduled to be completed in eight years.

President Xi Jinping has attended the commissioning and flag-presenting ceremony of the Fujian, China's first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults, in Hainan Province.

Chinese authorities say the country's foreign trade in goods saw a steady growth of 3.6 percent in the first ten months of this year. From January to October, China’s imports and exports totaled 37.3 trillion yuan, or 5.2 trillion U.S. dollars.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the upcoming Group of 20 Leaders' Summit is expected to take concrete steps to reform the global financial system. He says the summit will also address the deepening divide of global wealth and income inequality.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has slammed into central Vietnam's already storm-battered coastline, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall. Vietnam has evacuated thousands of people from coastal areas.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed adopting high standards for building the Hainan Free Trade Port, which will officially launch island-wide special customs operations on Dec. 18.

Authorities say the number of deaths from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines has climbed to 114, with 127 more missing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged China and Iran to promote the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries to a higher level.

China will adjust its export control measures that target certain U.S. entities on Monday, in order to implement the consensus of the recent economic and trade talks in Malaysia.