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Myanmar to include yuan in settlement currency for border trade with China (Global Times)

Myanmar will include yuan in its official settlement currency for border trade with China, and the targeted settlement scale in the pilot phase is...

China urges regulating military use of AI, first time in UN history, showing global responsibility (Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) technology is developing fast and has wide prospects in military use, China for the first time proposed...

Former Somali ambassador to China recalls precious stories on brotherly relations between the two countries and peoples (H.E. Mohammed Ahmed Awil, Global Times)

On the occasion of the 61th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Somalia and China, the former Somali Ambassador to China (2005-2011), H.E. Mohammed Ahmed...

US’ MCC grant most divisive issue In Nepal (Ritu Raj Subedi, Global Times)

The $500 million US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant has morphed into a contested geopolitical issue in Nepal, dividing its populace for and against...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy To Meet French, German Leaders Amid Alarm Over Russian Troop Buildup (RFE RL)

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are set to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Brussels on December 15,...

Armenian, Azerbaijani Leaders Hold ‘Significant’ Talks (RFE RL)

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held “significant” EU-mediated talks in Brussels, European Council President Charles Michel said. The trilateral meeting...

Central Asia And The Taliban: The Difference Between A Restive Border And A Quiet One (Bruce Pannier, RFE RL)

The Taliban is back in power in Afghanistan, and one of the biggest differences this time compared to 1996 -- when the Taliban first...

Ex-Japan PM Abe: Chinese military ‘adventure’ could be ‘suicidal’ (Al Jazeera)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged China not to provoke its neighbours or seek territorial expansion, saying that any Chinese military adventure...

Myanmar journalist reported to have died in military custody (Al Jazeera)

A freelance photojournalist from Myanmar has died in military custody after being arrested last week while covering protests, according to his colleagues and a...

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