Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada, calling for mutual understanding and support on issues concerning each other's core interests and major concerns.

China is willing to speed up the discussion over the signing of a MOU of the Belt and Road Initiative with Slovenia to promote bilateral economic cooperation.

China faces a complex and grim trade outlook which is not likely to improve anytime soon, a senior commerce official warned, despite buoyant trade figures in the first quarter.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) attempted early Sunday to test-fire an unidentified missile on its east coast, which was believed to have failed.

The Urdu language edition of the book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was launched in Pakistan on Friday.

The Xiongan New Area's most important role is as a new home for Beijing's "non-capital" functions, according to Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli.