China: Li Qiang, Xi Jinping’s trusted confidant, appointed prime minister
Li Qiang, considered one of Xi Jinping’s closest confidants, was appointed China’s new premier on Saturday, March 11. In a vote by delegates gathered at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Li Qiang, the sole candidate for the position, received 2,936
End of the Chinese president’s visit to Russia
In a joint statement with Cold War overtones, the two leaders thus sharply attacked the West, accusing the United States of “undermining” international security to maintain its “military advantage”, and expressed their “concern” over NATO’s growing presence in Asia. Mr. Xi’s trip to
BRICS: Towards a new currency for international settlements?
The proposed currency could be backed not only by gold, but also by other products or by rare earth elements, a group of metals with similar properties. The BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, South Africa, India and China) is considering creating a new currency
Beijing promises “new opportunities” for Brazil and the world
China promised “new opportunities” for Brazil on Friday, during a meeting in Beijing between President Xi Jinping and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who the previous day had strongly criticized the omnipresence of the US dollar. “China will pursue high-quality
India: Baby born with a third arm
The images are astonishing. In India, a baby was recently born with three arms, an extremely rare phenomenon in the history of medicine. As reported by the Daily Mail, the infant, who was born in a hospital in Rajasthan, had a third limb
President Tshisekedi is in Beijing to try to renegotiate the mega mining contract with China
President Félix Tshisekedi landed in Beijing on May 24 for his first state visit to China. During his stay, he is expected to discuss the renegotiation of the mega-contract “mines for infrastructure” that has linked his country to China since 2008, and which
Cambodia: Elections on the cusp of a dynastic regime
In the absence of any credible opposition after the exclusion of the main movement hostile to the government, Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is expected, as in 2018, to sweep all 125 seats in Parliament. The vote was described as “deeply worrying”
China: Foreign minister dismissed, replaced by his predecessor
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been dismissed from his post, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, July 25. Qin Gang, who had been in office since December 2022, is being replaced by his predecessor, Wang Yi. No official reason has
The Indian rover Chandrayan-3 confirms the presence of sulfur and detects several other elements near the Moon’s south pole
The Indian lunar rover has confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements near the Moon’s south pole as it searched for signs of frozen water nearly a week after its historic landing, the Indian space agency announced Tuesday, as reported
Le président russe invité à un nouveau sommet en Corée du Nord
Un nouveau sommet à venir entre Vladimir Poutine et Kim Jong-un. Le président russe a accepté de se rendre en Corée du Nord sur invitation du dictateur nord-coréen, exceptionnellement en déplacement en Russie afin de renforcer les liens entre Moscou et Pyongyang, notamment
