Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has held a virtual meeting with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin.

The Olympic flame that will be burning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has started its journey after being ignited at the birthplace of the Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece.

China's GDP saw a yearly increase of 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024.

China says it is closely monitoring the ongoing investigation into the recent Sydney knife attack.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for maximum restraint after Iran's retaliatory attacks on Israel over the latter's deadly assault on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Chongqing, kicking off his three-day visit to China.

Israel has been targeted by a retaliatory strike from Iranian missiles and drones. Iran's mission to the United Nations said the attack on Israel "can be deemed concluded."

Authorities say a knife-wielding man has killed six people and injured several others before being shot dead by the police in Sydney.

The fourth China International Consumer Products Expo kicks off on Saturday in Haikou on the island province of Hainan. The six-day event hosts over 4,000 brands from 71 countries and regions.

Data from Chinese Customs shows that the total value of China's imports and exports in the first quarter exceeded 10 trillion yuan, or roughly 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars.