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Jewish National Fund-USA has committed $1 million toward a $3 million fundraising goal to establish a fund to support the travel and accommodation needs of the parents of Lone Soldiers in Israel. Known as "Operation Hug," the initiative was...

Since the beginning of 2023, China's recovery has been the focus of global attention. Recently, the Financial Times reported, citing analysts from Goldman Sachs, that the Chinese economy entering the fourth quarter has "sprouted more green shoots."...

BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ ? The following is a report from China.org.cn: "Under the Belt and Road Initiative, Georgia is well-positioned to provide numerous facilities for the European market, and our role as an exceptional gateway between...

During a ceremony at the Dutch Ambassador's Residence in Washington on Wednesday, the Netherlands became the 31st country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency, and Netherlands...

We are advised by a representative for Museum of Non-Political Art that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, Museum's Instagram Post Incites Artist to Quit Board and Found the Nation's First Museum for Non-Political Art,...

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will travel to the United Kingdom to attend the AI Safety Summit on November 1-2, 2023.  The Summit which will focus on the risks posed by the most recent...

Yacine Baaziz, an Algerian engineer working with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, had an unforgettable first trip to China. Invited to participate in the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, Yacine was impressed by China's...

Clarivate Plc , a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, today released a report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)tm which reveals that China's* research economy...

Today, a coalition of celebrities launched a campaign to highlight the now 239+ innocent civilians currently held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. The campaign, #ReleaseTheHostagesNow, was organized in part by Creative Community For Peace (CCFP),...

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will travel to the United Kingdom to attend the AI Safety Summit on November 1-2, 2023.  The Summit which will focus on the risks posed by the most recent...

The Government of Canada has a longstanding and proud tradition of welcoming the world's most vulnerable people.  In August 2021, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, leading to a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that affected,...

Chinese President Xi Jinping not only greatly values culture, he has also developed a profound understanding of it. For the president, culture plays a unique and irreplaceable role in the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the building of a...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Canada will welcome European Union (EU) leaders to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, for the 19th Canada-EU Leaders' Summit, which will run from November 23 to 24, 2023. Prime Minister...

The International Finance Forum (IFF) held its 20th Anniversary and Annual Meeting 2023 in Nansha, Guangzhou on October 28. During a parallel session that afternoon, world leaders and academics from around the globe explored the impact of...

The International Finance Forum (IFF) held its 20th Anniversary and Annual Meeting 2023 in Nansha, Guangzhou on October 28. During a parallel session that afternoon, world leaders and academics from around the globe explored the impact of...

The COP process must succeed and deliver, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber stressed. "We have to come through. We must unite. We must act. And we must deliver in Dubai," he told delegates at Pre-COP in Abu Dhabi today."Let this process prove that...

In a momentous decision with positive implications for the international financial community and Panamanian economy, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) today excluded Panama from its grey list. This announcement comes following an FATF plenary...

The following article was published today by China Daily. Forum: Openness, actions key to tackling problems In these uncertain times,...

The Israel-Hamas war, which began with the launch of thousands of rockets on October 7th, has resulted in thousands of deaths and is causing concerns over the possibility that the war could escalate into an international conflict. Several governments...

The Government of Canada is supporting Canadian employers and helping them adapt to current economic conditions. Canada is experiencing continued low unemployment rates and while there are some signs that labour shortages are easing, the rebound is...

The 1943 flight and rescue of over 7,000 Danish Jews is a unique testament to civic courage, civil society engagement, and humanity. It represents a light in a very dark time: an occasion where many Danes joined forces to help save their Jewish...

A report from People's Daily: Parties to the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict should exercise restraint, immediately cease fire, and seek dialogue, said a commentary published by People's Daily on Oct. 26 signed by "Huan Yuping." This article...

The Zambia External Bondholder Steering Committee ("the Committee") is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement-in-principle with the Government of Zambia (the Government) on a restructuring of Zambia's (i) US$750,000,000 5.375 per cent....

This is a report from China.org.cn: Since joining the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2015, Iraq and China have collaborated on several projects to boost bilateral trade and investment. In 2022, foreign trade between Iraq and China surged to...

Artist Leah Schrager has resigned from MOCA-Tucson's Board of Directors after the museum shared an Instagram post that mentioned Israel's "settler colonial oppression" and its "genocide of Palestinian peoples on occupied lands." Shortly after...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on United Nations Day: "In the aftermath of the Second World War, the international community recognized that true peace depends on dialogue, negotiation, and co-operation. On...

CGI Federal Inc., the wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Inc. , announced today that the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs has extended its delivery of consular support services across five countries in the Asia Pacific...

This is a report from China.org.cn: In talking about the notable advancements in the strategic alliance between China and Jordan over the past decade following the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, Jordan's Ambassador to China, Hussam Al...

In a heartrending series of events in 2022, the Katz family of Teaneck, alongside other generous families from the United States, successfully raised funds to donate an ambulance to Magen David Adom (MDA), the primary ambulance and blood agency in...

Dominican President Luis Abinader has loosened the border closure implemented Sept. 15 by...

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, The Lawfare Project's (LP) filed an official ethics complaint against Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). The complaint, linked here, asserts that Tlaib directly violated Rule 1 of...

In response to the significant humanitarian emergency unfolding in Gaza, twelve leading Canadian aid agencies ? working together as the Humanitarian Coalition ? have launched the Gaza Humanitarian Emergency Appeal to raise funds to rush assistance to...

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will attend the Toronto Economic Forum II, organized by the Delphi Economic Forum in partnership with The Hellenic Initiative Canada. He will participate in a...

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the sentencing of Iranian journalists Niloofer Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi by the Iranian...

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will attend the Toronto Economic Forum II, organized by the Delphi Economic Forum in partnership with The Hellenic Initiative Canada. He will participate in a...

The Ocean Plastics Leadership Network (OPLN) is pleased to confirm that the UK Governments Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has agreed to continue the UK National Treaty Dialogues on Plastic Pollution programme and will match...

John Ross, a British writer and senior fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, made the remarks on Wednesday at the thematic forum on think tank exchange of the third Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation, where...

John Ross, a British writer and senior fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, made the remarks on Wednesday at the thematic forum on think tank exchange of the third Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation, where...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today concluded the Canada-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit in Ottawa. During the Summit, the Prime Minister and Caribbean leaders advanced shared priorities to fight climate change, grow strong economies for...

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, Russia's detention of Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva....

Note: All times local Washington, D.C., United States of America Private meetings. 10:00 a.m. The Deputy Prime Minister will co-chair a meeting of the Canada-U.S. Energy Transformation Task Force alongside the U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for...

Note: All times local National Capital Region, Canada 8:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali. He will be joined by the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Marci Ien. Note for media:...

This is a report from China.org.cn: "Although our two countries are geographically far apart, our two peoples are close in hearts." Maja Stefanovic, Serbian Ambassador to China, spoke in fluent Chinese when commenting on the friendship between the...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday announced eight major steps China will take to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation in a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation,...

Amid turbulence as conflicts and bloodshed continue around the globe in countries like Palestine, Israel, Ukraine and Russia, members of the international community have never stopped seeking hope and solutions to make development sustainable, and...

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with world leaders who came for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on Tuesday, and more and more heads of state, government leaders and officials, as well as leaders of...

The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) was held in Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, as the year marks the10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Leaders and representatives of countries from around the...

COP28 Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum announces partnerships with Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Economic Forum, Asian...

An interview with Sun Wanlu, commentator of China.org.cn, on some facts concerning the BRI:   The BRI is not a geopolitical tool. The BRI is an initiative that focuses on economic collaboration. It aims at exploring new patterns for international...

An interview with Bai Lu, commentator of China.org.cn, on some facts concerning the BRI: Q: Has the Belt and Road Initiative raised some countries' debt burdens, pushing them into the so-called "debt trap"? A: My answer is no. As we know,...