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China says it will raise the country's budget-deficit ratio and accelerate expenditure in the coming year.

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party says it will launch impeachment proceedings against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry is urging the Philippines to withdraw a U.S. missile system as soon as possible.

China's Tianjin Bohai Bank has finished second in the 2024 Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. The team lost 3-0 to Italy's Conegliano in Hangzhou in the final on Sunday.

China says it firmly opposes U.S. military assistance and arms sales to the Taiwan region. The Chinese Foreign Ministry says the country has lodged solemn representations with the United States.

The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park has opened its door to global visitors in northeastern China.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill earlier approved by the House of Representatives, narrowly averting a government shutdown. The bill extends government funding until mid-March.

At least two people have been killed, and 60 others injured in a car crash in the eastern German city of Magdeburg. Authorities say the deadly incident happened after a driver rammed a vehicle into a large crowd of revelers at a Christmas market on Friday.

The U.S. State Department says diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak with the country's new leaders. The diplomats will try to encourage a moderate and inclusive path forward and find clues on missing Americans.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says "one country, two systems" is a sound policy that must be adhered to for a long time. He made the remarks while addressing a gathering in Macao to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's return to China.