South Korean lawmakers to vote on second impeachment motion against president

Chinese officials say the country's foreign trade showed resilience through the first half of the year (01:04). The European Union is pausing its trade retaliation against the United States until August as the bloc considers its options (12:31). Gaza's health authorities say the number of Palestinians killed in the strip has surpassed 58-thousand since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began in 2023 (20:35).

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends the ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Malaysia, urging efforts to advance regional integration (01:13). U.S. President Donald Trump announces a 35-percent tariff for goods imported from Canada starting August 1st (09:26). Safeguarding the diversity of human civilizations for world peace and development is the central theme of the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting in Beijing (16:19).

Chinese Premier Li Qiang expresses the country's support for Arab countries in strengthening strategic autonomy, during a meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit in Cairo (01:12). U.S. President Donald Trump is set to impose tariffs on eight more countries, including a 50-percent levy on Brazil (16:35). Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol returns to jail after a court approved a warrant sought by prosecutors (25:38).

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is on an official visit to Egypt (01:08). Chinese officials say the country's economic increment from the 14th Five-Year Plan is expected to exceed 35 trillion yuan (04:32). U.S. President Donald Trump threatens more tariffs on copper and pharmaceutical imports (15:29).

BRICS countries have sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on any country aligning with the bloc (01:55). President Trump extends the pause on the so-called reciprocal tariffs to August 1st while announcing new levies on 14 countries (07:35). Hopes are fading for finding survivors after deadly flash floods devastated parts of Texas (22:45).

Chinese Premier Li Qiang calls on BRICS nations to be the vanguard in advancing global governance reform, as leaders gathered in Brazil for the group's summit (01:09). China commemorates the 88th anniversary of the Lugou Bridge Incident which marked the start of Japan's full-scale invasion and the beginning of China’s whole-nation war of resistance (11:05). Gaza's health authorities say over 6,800 Palestinians have died since Israel resumed military operation in the strip on March 18th after a brief ceasefire. (21:36)

China and Germany hold the eighth round of Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy and Security in Berlin (01:10). The western and northeastern parts of China face heavy rain storms (15:36). The U.S. House of Representatives passes President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill (17:41).

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for dialogue over division in his meetings with EU leaders in Brussels (01:11). South Korean President Lee Jae-myung says his administration will rapidly improve relations with China (08:52). At least four people are dead after a ferry carrying 65 people capsized near Bali, Indonesia (22:35).

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for consolidating a unified national market and high-quality development of the marine economy (01:07). The U.S. Senate has passed President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill (11:01). Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has approved Tehran's suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (19:49).

General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee calls for full and rigorous self-governance through good conduct as the CPC celebrates its 104th founding anniversary (01:11). Hong Kong marks the 28th anniversary of its return to China (10:23). Thailand's constitutional court suspends the prime minister from duty (25:56).