US Embassy in Nepal requires visa applicants to disclose five years of social media history
New requirement affects F, M, and J non-immigrant visa categories and is effective immediately.
BRICS urged to advance reform of governance
Given the situation, all eyes were on the 17th BRICS Summit to see what kind of strategy the champion of the Global South and a stabilizing force in an increasingly volatile world…
Indonesia President Prabowo touts South-South cooperation at BRICS summit
The President made the call in his speech at the second session of the BRICS summit in the Brazilian coastal city of Rio de Janeiro to discuss finance, artificial intelligence and…
China, Brazil sign deals to expand cooperation
China is willing to work with Brazil to leverage each other's complementary advantages and further consolidate and deepen bilateral cooperation in trade, finance and…
China responds to EU ban with import restrictions of medical equipment
The restrictions apply to medical devices such as surgical instruments, medical magnetic resonance equipment, blood-based pharmaceutical preparations, orthopedic implant…
BRICS nations voice ‘serious concerns’ over Trump tariffs
But the summit's political punch will be depleted by the absence of China's President Xi Jinping, who is skipping the annual meeting for the first time in his 12 years as…
Ireland opens new embassy building in Japan
Acting as the Japanese government’s representative at the ceremony, Fujii made his speech in both Japanese and English. He described Japan and Ireland as “partners with shared…
China, EU ready to strengthen partnership
Amid growing global uncertainty and instability, China and the EU, as two major powers and economies, should enhance exchanges and advance cooperation to safeguard the…
Afghan refugees stuck in Pakistan as Germany halts entry programme
The situation echoes that of nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared to settle in the United States, but who then found themselves in limbo in January after US President Donald Trump took…
War between China, US inconceivable and avoidable, says top Chinese official
The strategic rivalry between the US and China has intensified in recent years, especially after Mr Trump. Competition spans from trade and technology to security and ideology.