The Beijing Hour

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is calling for unity in Asia to pursue shared prosperity(05:40). An Israeli attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon has drawn international condemnation including from China, which called it unacceptable(10:09). And Hurricane Milton has killed at least 14 people in Florida and ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has told the China-ASEAN Summit in Laos that negotiations for Version 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area have achieved substantial progress(01:04). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden have discussed potential Israeli retaliation against...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is visiting Laos for a series of ASEAN meetings and an official visit(01:01). China's commerce ministry says it launched anti-dumping investigations on brandy imports from the European Union at the requests of industry(08:06). And Hurricane Milton has regained strength and i...

China’s top economic regulator is stressing expanding demand, supporting businesses, and boosting the property and capital markets in efforts to ensure continuous and sound economic growth(01:04). China and the European Union have resumed talks on EV tariffs with the hope of finding an alternative s...

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening and fears of an all-out war in the Middle East are mounting one year after the latest round of Hamas-Israel conflict broke out (01:19). China’s National Day golden week holiday this year sees travel surge over 30% compared to pre-pandemic 2019 (15:16)....

China’s major ports incluing Zhuhai in the Greater Bay Area and Urumqi in the northwest are seeing surging international trips under China’s visa free policies (01:15). Hezbollah says it is willing to consider a truce proposal with Israel if it includes guarantees for a ceasefire in Gaza (13:41). An...

Chinese movie goers have spent more than one billion yuan with most of them favoring comedy and patriotism-themed films (04:53). Israel has vowed to respond to Iran's missile attacks, while Iran told the UN that it struck Israel in self defense (12:02). And Carlos Alcaraz has claimed the China Open ...

The Chinese and Russian presidents have exchanged messages marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties(01:17). Israel is vowing to respond to an Iranian missile attack that targeted military bases around Tel Aviv(11:35). Mexico has sworn in Claudia Sheinbaum as the country's first female preside...

Hundreds of thousands attended a flag raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square to mark National Day(1:07). The Israeli military says it has begun a limited ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon(13:48). Japan’s parliament has formally elected Shigeru Ishiba as the country’s new prime min...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders have presented flower baskets to the Monument to the People's Heroes to pay tribute to those who sacrificed themselves for the country's development(01:02). Austria's far-right Freedom Party has claimed its first national parliamentary e...