The International Monetary Fund has lowered its global growth forecasts for 2025 and '26, citing trade tensions and policy uncertainty.

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual Spring Meetings are underway. The meetings come amid financial market turmoil over the Trump administration's trade wars, a possible U.S. recession and White House attempts to undermine the independence of the Federal Reserve.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with his Indonesian counterpart in Beijing, with both sides hailing the robust growth of bilateral ties.

A report says China is expected to experience a breakthrough in agricultural productivity in the next decade.

Thousands of Americans have taken to the streets in Washington DC and other major cities to protest the government's controversial policies.

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says the negotiations with U.S. delegations in Rome were constructive and are making progress.

China's C909 aircraft is now serving passengers in Vietnam. On Saturday, Vietjet Air began using a pair of the planes on the Hanoi-Con Dao-Ho Chi Minh City route.

Twenty humanoid robots have joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing.

The 5th China International Consumer Products Expo has concluded in the southern island of Hainan. Matchmaking sessions at the expo yielded dozens of potential agreements valued at over 90 billion yuan, or 13 billion U.S. dollars.

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has said uncertainty is "costly" amid recent tariff increases. Kristalina Georgieva said rising trade barriers have an immediate impact on growth.