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The China-Laos Railway has handled over 62 million passenger trips and more than 72 million metric tons of cargo since its launch four years ago.

China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations has delivered another letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, rejecting Japan's arguments over the Taiwan region as unreasonable, and reiterating China's position on the Taiwan question.

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz say any future peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv must guarantee Ukraine and Europe's interests.

The State Post Bureau says China's express delivery sector handled more than 180 billion parcels in the first eleven months of the year. It marked the first time the annual volume has exceeded that threshold.

French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday. This is Macron's fourth state visit to China.

Demonstrators accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to avoid accountability by requesting a pardon from President Isaac Herzog. The presidential office said the request was extraordinary.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says it's about securing Ukraine's future while also stressing Russia's role in any peace agreement.

China has launched its first national civil service examination since elevating the eligibility age cap beyond 35. More than 2.8 million people took the annual exam.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government says it will ensure residents affected by the Tai Po fire receive free housing until their homes are rebuilt.

The purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector stands at 49.2 in November, higher than the figure in the previous month.

In a message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for irreversible progress toward a two-state solution.

Hong Kong police say they found no remains after searching two of the seven fire-hit buildings in a residential complex on Saturday, with 144 people previously listed as missing now confirmed safe.

The Chinese military has conducted combat readiness patrols in the territorial waters of and airspace over the island of Huangyan Dao as well as the surrounding areas.

Hong Kong has held a memorial service for victims of a local residential buildings fire which has killed 128 people.

In his meeting with the national security adviser for the British prime minister, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has called on Britain to keep cooperation as the overarching theme of bilateral ties.

China's railway operator says China-Europe freight trains have made 120,000 trips since the service launched in 2011, and transported goods worth over 490 billion U.S. dollars.

Hong Kong's fire department says firefighting and rescue efforts have concluded at the residential complex where a fire killed at least 128 people. Officials say about 200 people remain missing.

A top European Commission official has accused the United States of attempting to blackmail the European Union into concessions on tech rules.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the U.S.-proposed list of points on Ukraine could form a basis for future agreements. According to Putin, the U.S. side has in some ways taken into account the position of Russia.

China's international trade promotion body says it will lead a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs on a visit to the United States in early December.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all immigration processing related to Afghan nationals, after two U.S. National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded near the White House.

Official data shows profits of China's major industrial firms increased 1.9 percent year on year in the first 10 months of this year. From January to October, major industrial firms involved in equipment manufacturing saw a steady growth of 7.8 percent for their profits.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has expressed the country's readiness to enhance synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and Tonga's national development strategies.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson says Japan should give an honest, accurate and complete clarification of its position on Taiwan.

A mainland spokesperson says Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks during the phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump are of great guiding significance for the Chinese mainland's work related to Taiwan.

The prime minister of Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Songkhla Province as severe flooding ravaged the southern region.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has called for joint efforts with Russia to further implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and deepen strategic collaboration in energy.

In a meeting with the director-general of the Malaysian National Security Council, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has called on the country and Malaysia to safeguard the victory in World War II.

Speaking with visiting Tongan King Tupou VI in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged continuous support for Tonga's social and economic development within the South-South cooperation framework.

The Hong Kong chief executive says the special administrative region firmly supports the central government's latest diplomatic stance toward Japan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China and the United States should keep up the momentum in ties and keep moving forward in the right direction on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says China is asking Japan to elucidate its self-claimed consistent stance on the Taiwan question.

An attack on a federal forces headquarters in northwest Pakistan has killed at least three security personnel and injured five others.

U.S. and Ukrainian representatives say their talks in Geneva on the 28-point plan to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict have made progress. They also say details are unsettled as differences need to be narrowed down.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has expressed the country's readiness to work with South Africa to support each other and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called on G20 economies to uphold the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities in dealing with issues concerning climate change and ecology.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang says China is ready to strengthen alignment of development strategies with Italy and forge a more stable and fruitful comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

The 30th UN Climate Change Conference or COP30 in Brazil has approved a document calling for global mobilization against climate change, pledging more funding for countries to adapt to the wrath of extreme weather.

World leaders at the G20 Summit in South Africa have reached consensus on disaster resilience, debt sustainability, just energy transitions and critical minerals as they adopted the G20 South Africa Summit's Leaders' Declaration.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged the Group of 20 economies to stay committed to solidarity, firmly uphold free trade and build an open world economy in the face of a sluggish global economic recovery.

China's top legislator Zhao Leji has called for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with New Zealand during his official goodwill visit to the country from Wednesday to Saturday.

A Chinese envoy has sent a note to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to make clear its stance regarding the Japanese prime minister's recent remarks concerning China.