China celebrates Dragon Boat Festival

People across China are celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, with activities including making Zongzi — sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves — and holding dragon boat races (01:05). The US and Iranian negotiators are not meeting in Switzerland on Friday as planned, despite the agreement to stop the war and seek a permanent peace deal (11:26). The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 890 (23:28).

General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee has called on Party members to carry forward revolutionary traditions and strive for new accomplishments (01:08). The presidents of Iran and the US have digitally signed the memorandum of understanding on ending the war, which includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the extension of a ceasefire (13:01). The annual G7 summit has concluded without issuing a final communique for the second year in a row (24:22).

China has released a white paper on its principles, proposals and actions on global governance, outlining its efforts to uphold multilateralism and its wisdom in promoting a better world (01:05). The Myanmar president is continuing his state visit to China (11:23). The Iranian foreign minister stresses that ending the war with the US must include Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon (25:06).

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Myanmar counterpart in Beijing, calling on the two sides to steadily advance key cooperation projects (01:02). The US and Iran have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, ahead of the formal signing on Friday (09:48). The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 800 (23:03).

US and Iranian officials have confirmed an agreement on a framework to end the war, halt the US blockade on Iranian ports, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz (01:01). Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is in Beijing for a state visit to China (13:57). The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 780, including over 170 deaths (22:08).

Participants at the two-day Forum on Global Human Rights Governance in Beijing have discussed how to balance green development with human rights protection (07:17). US President Donald Trump says he called off strikes against Iran scheduled for Thursday night, again claiming a deal is near completion (15:19). A UN report says conflict, violence and persecution displaced more than 117 million people by the end of 2025, the first decline in forced displacement in a decade (24:13).

China has released a new national human rights action plan aimed at ensuring the people's fundamental interests are safeguarded (1:27). The US and Iran have traded a new round of strikes (11:09). Post-disaster reconstruction is underway in the Philippines after the powerful earthquake that struck Mindanao on Monday (20:28).

A senior CPC official says China and the DPRK have reached new consensus on bilateral ties (01:06). Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is calling for better understanding and mutual trust through dialogue in remarks marking the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations (06:02). The number of people killed in Monday's powerful earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to 45 (12:56).

General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee has wrapped up a two-day state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, saying he and the DPRK leader reached consensus on developing bilateral ties in the new era (01:07). The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the southern Philippines on Monday has killed at least 37 people and injured 500 others (09:18). The Democratic Republic of the Congo has confirmed 101 Ebola deaths and 550 cases since the start of the outbreak last month (21:35).

The leaders of China and the DPRK have held talks in Pyongyang, vowing to achieve greater progress in bilateral ties (01:04). Analysts warned that global ocean surface temperatures are nearing record highs as the world marks World Ocean Day (19:10). OPEC+ has decided to raise its oil production target for the fourth time in four months (42:23).