Russian President Vladimir Putin says he looks forward to discussing bilateral ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as he prepares for his trip to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and V-Day commemorative activities. Other foreign leaders are also arriving in China for the events.

The U.S. termination of tariff exemption for low-value packages is raising costs and disrupting supply chain models for e-commerce companies, small businesses using online marketplaces and consumers.

Thailand's Constitutional Court has removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, after finding her guilty of ethical misconduct over a controversial phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu has called for strengthening the role of the United Nations, saying reforms are needed to help the world body tackle global challenges.

China says its victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression had a long-lasting and significant impact on the world’s Anti-Fascist War and world peace. The vice foreign minister said China will work with all countries to pursue a community with a shared future for humanity.

A close associate says the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resisted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's changes to the vaccine policy before her firing.

The 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo has opened in southwest China. This year's event in Guiyang features more than 300 domestic and international enterprises.

Chinese authorities say the country's international trade representative will travel to Washington, D.C. to meet U.S. officials. The Chinese Commerce Ministry says the country is ready to work with the U.S. to safeguard the healthy and sustainable development of economic and trade ties through equal dialogue and consultation.

A Chinese official says 26 foreign leaders will attend the events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The attending leaders are from countries like Russia, North Korea, Cambodia, Belarus and Cuba.

A school shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which happened only two days after the new school year started, has killed two children and injured 17 other people.