(2024-12-31). China's Xi highlights 'world peace' in New Year's message to Russia's Putin. aljazeera.com Chinese leader underscores 'rapidly evolving changes not seen in a century and the turbulent international situation'.
(2024-12-31). 'Moral imperative': WHO presses China to share COVID origins data. aljazeera.com Beijing insists it has shared information on the coronavirus 'without holding anything back'.
(2024-12-31). Five years of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interview with Dr. Arijit Chakravarty. wsws.org In this interview, Dr. Chakravarty discusses the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health globally five years after the initial outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China.
(2024-12-31). China demands withdrawal of U.S. missile system from the Philippines, calls it a threat to regional peace and security. mronline.org 
Both the U.S. and Philippines have refused to withdraw the U.S. Typhon missile system deployed in April near Chinese borders despite earlier claiming it to be a temporary move.
(2024-12-31). US-backed Pacific Policing Initiative directed against China. wsws.org While seeking to lock China out of the Pacific, the Australian-led operation establishes a rapid deployment force for police-military interventions against unrest in the region.
(2024-12-31). Xi, Putin exchange New Year greetings. independent.co.ug 
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday exchanged New Year greetings with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xi extended sincere congratulations and best wishes to Putin and the Russian people. Xi said that 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia …
(2024-12-30). China Demands Withdrawal Of US Missile System From The Philippines. popularresistance.org China reiterated its concerns about the Philippines' plan to acquire the US Typhon missile defense system. In the foreign ministry press briefing on Thursday, December 26, the spokesperson of the ministry, Mao Ning, claimed it is a "strategic and offensive" weapon which may fuel arms race in the region. China also restated its long-standing demand for the withdrawal of the system already deployed near its borders. | Ning reminded the leadership in the Philippines of their promise of never taking sides among the major powers.
(2024-12-30). 2025: My New Year's Resolutions. pressenza.com 
As the new year begins, I am taking this opportunity to make fresh personal commitments. I want to reflect on what is outdated or unhelpful in my life and envision the type of future I desire by implementing the necessary lifestyle changes. | One of my most profound realizations is this: I am done with war. For over 40 years, I have marched, protested, and spoken out against wars. From now on, the issue of war belongs to the past for me. I will no longer think, write, or talk about war. As an editor at Pressenza, I will not publish articles covering wars in Ukraine, Gaza, or the potential conflicts with China.
(2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter: the False Savoir. counterpunch.org 
A pious Sunday school teacher confessing to lust in his heart but swearing never to lie, he came to Washington to reestablish public faith in government just when popular disgust at monstrous U.S. crimes in Indochina had reached unprecedented heights. The big business agenda during his term in office (1977-1981) was to roll back the welfare state, break the power of unions, fan the flames of the Cold War to increase military spending, engineer tax breaks for wealthy corporate interests, and repeal government regulation of business. While portraying himself as a peanut-farming populist, Carter delivered the goods…
(2024-12-30). üü•YEAR2024: A glimpse of Xi's global insights through maxims quoted in 2024. independent.co.ug 
BEIJING | Xinhua | Throughout the year of 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended three major diplomatic events hosted in China and made four significant overseas visits, consistently calling for stronger win-win cooperation to build a better world. Esteemed a masterly communicator, Xi incorporated into his talks, speeches and articles a string of well-known Chinese …
(2024-12-30). Washington's Unstoppable Superweapon. popularresistance.org In recent months, even across the collective West's media, growing admissions are being made about both Russia and China's superior military industrial capacity. With Russia's first use of the intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, it is admitted that Russia (and likely China) possess formidable military capabilities the collective West currently lacks. | Despite the collective efforts of NATO in arming, training, and backing Ukraine, Ukrainian forces continue to give ground at an accelerated rate across the entire line of contact amid the ongoing Russian Special Military Operation (SMO).
(2024-12-30). Joint Actions Define Strategic Depth of Iran-China Ties: Araqchi. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The next "golden 50 years of future relations between Iran and China" will show that this journey marks the beginning of a new chapter in strategic cooperation between the two countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
(2024-12-30). China court hands schoolboy a life sentence for murder. aljazeera.com Two teenagers in Hebei given prison sentences over the killing of their 13-year-old classmate in March.
(2024-12-30). New Sri Lankan president visits India on his first overseas trip. wsws.org President Dissanayake's selection of India to visit first is to signal his government's commitment to aligning Colombo with the US-led preparations for war against China.
(2024-12-30). El derrumbe europeo. cubadebate.cu Europa Occidental se resiste a admitir la derrota militar de la OTAN en Ucrania, al tiempo que vacila sobre su lugar en el nuevo orden global que tiene a la Federación rusa como un actor central junto a China y los Brics+. Los cambios se están sucediendo con una velocidad que la institucionalidad tradicional de los países colonizadores no logra procesar con sensatez y cordura.
(2024-12-30). Sistema de Trabajo del Gobierno con participación popular. radiohc.cu La Habana, 30 de dic (RHC) ´En todo lo que hagamos, lo primero que hay que pensar es cómo va a participar el pueblo: la unidad la da la participación ª, expresó el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, en la reunión del Consejo de Ministros, correspondiente al mes de diciembre.
(2024-12-30). Alertan en Brasil sobre ultraderecha y mercado contra Lula en 2025. radiohc.cu La Habana, 30 de dic (RHC) El Gobierno del presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, enfrascado hoy en la recuperación de la democracia en Brasil, enfrentará en 2025 dos grandes desafíos: la extrema derecha y el cerco liderado por el mercado.
(2024-12-30). La unidad la da la participación. radiohc.cu La Habana, 30 dic (RHC) Sesionó la reunión del Consejo de Ministros correspondiente al mes de diciembre. Entre otros temas, se aprobaron los Objetivos y Proyecciones de Gobierno para 2025, así como el Sistema de Trabajo del Gobierno para el próximo año.
(2024-12-30). Acuerdo Mercosur-UE, øun nuevo ALCA? strategic-culture.su Esperemos que las contradicciones internas de la Unión Europea se desarrollen y generen más malestar entre los agricultores de varios países, obligando a los gobiernos a dar marcha atrás. | àönete a nosotros en , y . | Escríbenos:…
(2024-12-30). Al menos 71 pasajeros mueren tras caída de un camión a un río en Etiopía. cubadebate.cu El portavoz del Gobierno regional de Sidama, en el sur de Etiopía, Wosenyeleh Simion, informó que al menos 71 personas murieron por la caída de un camión de pasajeros en un río, en el distrito de Bona. Simion dijo a Reuters este lunes que, como resultado del accidente, fallecieron 68 hombres y tres mujeres.
(2024-12-30). Climate change is depleting plant nutrition, threatening herbivores from grasshoppers to giant pandas. nationofchange.org Rising CO2 levels are driving faster plant growth but reducing nutrient density, with alarming impacts across ecosystems.gian…
(2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter's wide-ranging impact. america.cgtn.com 
Around the world, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is being remembered for his time in office and his dedication to public service after his presidency. CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
(2024-12-30). Trump news in 2024, ahead of second presidency. america.cgtn.com 
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's key political promises centered on his America First slogan. On the domestic front, he doubled down on illegal immigration and articulated a hardline toward American allies regarding foreign policy. Poppie Mphuthing reports.
BEIJING | Xinhua | China has attached increasing importance to the mental health of children and adolescents, experts said at a press conference held by the National Health Commission (NHC) on Wednesday. Epidemiological survey results from authoritative institutions show that the actual prevalence of depression among adolescents in China is about 2 percent, said Xie …
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump filed a legal brief on Friday, urging the Supreme Court to consider pausing a law that could see TikTok banned. | For months, TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has been fending off attempts by the U.S. government and lawmakers to shut down the popular social media app, arguing that its data and moderation operations are already based in the U.S. and that the app poses no national security risks. | CGTN's Poppie Mphuthing reports.
On average, 125-people die in gun-related incidents every single day in the United States. | This includes homicides, suicides and accidental deaths. | While the numbers have edged lower in recent years — they remain near the record highs seen during the pandemic. | Violence prevention advocates are growing concerned that President-elect Donald Trump could reverse whatever modest gains have been made when he reclaims the White House next month. CGTN's Toni Waterman reports.
Tanzania's $10bn SGR is an electrified medium-speed line that will eventually connect the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam with the densely populated Great Lake states of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua and Agencies | The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) said Wednesday that it had received 264 cargo wagons made by …
In something of a stunning development, China appears to already be flying a stealthy, high-performance Only a matter of hours after the appearance of the first Chinese combat aircraft today, videos and…
It appears that another new Chinese combat aircraft has already entered flight testing, and it is also an advanced, stealthy, tailless design. The imagery of the previously unseen aircraft began to circulate on social media today, only a matter of hours after the first appearance of a remarkable diamond-shaped, tailless, heavy tactical combat aircraft design, which you can read more about A video and several photos of the second, apparently smaller aircraft began to emerge…
The U.S. stock market was dominated by three things in 2024. The return of Donald Trump to the political stage, the rise of artificial intelligence and the resurrection of crypto values, particularly Bitcoin. CGTN's John Terrett reports from New York.
The saying that elections are ultimately about the economy has never been more fitting for the U.S. in 2024. Economic growth largely outperformed expectations, and the forecast for 2025 remains robust. However, recession risks are still elevated heading into 2025, according to analysts who cite inflation and tariffs as the biggest threats to economic stability. CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.
In November, China's National Health Commission (NHC) and other departments jointly issued the guidelines for AI application scenarios in the health sector BEIJING | Xinhua | Imagine a hospital where you're greeted by an intelligent robot, and artificial intelligence (AI) technology ensures you receive detailed diagnostic notes swiftly. In Wuzhen, a small town in east …
In something of a stunning development, China appears to already be flying a stealthy, high-performance 
Around 100 top works were showcased at an exhibition in Harbin…
2024 was a complex year between the world's two largest economies. | CGTN's Nathan King looks back on China-U.S. relations over the past year.
Experiments conducted under different conditions — both in greenhouses and open fields…
Working mothers around the world know all-too-well the struggle of achieving a work/life balance. And in the U.S., there's new data shedding light on just how tough their juggling act has become, and its toll on their mental health. | CGTN'S Poppie Mphuthing shares the story.
The county is home to over 200 musical instrument manufacturers…
After the Republican-led Congress passes a government spending bill but rejects a last-minute demand for a debt limit suspension from President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk, we look at the richest man in the world's growing influence, with The American Prospect editor Robert Kuttner. "At the end of the day, Musk got exactly what he wanted," says Kuttner, referring to Musk's influence in the removal of an anti-China trade provision in the bill. "It's a classic case of Musk rolling Trump. … I don't think this is going to end well."…
The crowd sways like starlings in murmuration as we wait for the show to start. The relaxed vibe belies the pandamonium about to be unleashed. Metal concerts are like that. To an outsider, they appear violent, and they can be, but to fans like me they are a place of solace. | I've been attending concerts since I was a teenager; the first was in a dusty parking lot and I never looked back. At the time, I gave no thought to what amplifiers cranked to 10 might do to my hearing, and it didn't help that I liked being close to the action. Tonight, in Denver, I've got earplugs, sensible sneakers, and, because it has…
Gaza, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela: President-elect Donald Trump will face no shortage of foreign-policy challenges when he assumes office in January. None, however, comes close to China in scope, scale, or complexity. No other country has the capacity to resist his predictable antagonism with the same degree of strength and 
A top U.N. official on Tuesday pushed world powers and Iran to urgently work to restore a Iran's deal with Britain, Germany, France, the United States, Russia and China is known as t…
Taikonauts set up defences against space debris…
Philadelphia For over two years, a growing movement has fought to stop the proposed construction of 76 Place, a basketball arena in Philadelphia that would threaten the existence of Chinatown, the last community of color in Center City. It's the people against the billionaires. A poll of city residents revealed . . . | 
The radar satellites are equipped with advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology…
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | TikTok on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that would ban the video-sharing app if ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, doesn't sell it to a non-Chinese buyer by Jan. 19. "The Act will shutter one of America's most popular speech platforms the day before a presidential inauguration," …
51 new local species were identified, while 10 species previously believed to be extinct were rediscovered…
The Port of Los Angeles recently became the first U.S. seaport, airport or border crossing to top $30 billion in two-way trade in one month, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. China accounts for nearly 37% of that trade, but ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office, economists are warning of a ripple effect if Trump makes good on threats to impose new tariffs. CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports.
In 2024, technology took a gigantic leap forward, especially in artificial intelligence. But rapid advancements also have governments and the industry strategizing how to best keep it safe. Mark Niu reports.