China to promote cooperation and exchanges with Belarus

President Xi Jinping says China's high-quality development and modernization will bring new opportunities to Belarus and other countries globally.

He made the remarks when meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

The president also called for more efforts to promote cooperation in trade, public health, and people-to-people exchanges.

Both leaders witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in sectors such as industrial development, trade, culture, and tourism.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also had a meeting with the Belarusian President.

Xi extends condolences to Greek president over train collision

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent his condolences to the Greek President over a train collision, which killed dozens of people.

A passenger train crashed into a cargo train late Tuesday just outside the city of Larissa.

Local authorities say the crash is under investigation.

Tinubu declared president-elect by electoral commission

Nigeria's electoral commission has declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu as winner of the country's presidential election.

Putin officially suspends participation in New START pact

Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially signed a law suspending Russia's participation in the New START treaty.

During an annual address to the Federal Assembly last week, Putin announced that Russia will suspend its participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that it shares with the U.S.

A day later, Russia's parliament unanimously adopted the bill to suspend Russia's implementation in the pact, then sending it over to Putin for his final approval.

China's manufacturing PMI up in February

China's manufacturing PMI came in at 52.6 in February, up from 50.1 the month before.

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics also shows that the non-manufacturing PMI stood at 56.3 in February, up from 54.4 in January.

The numbers are well into expansion territory.

Hong Kong lifts mask mandate for outdoor and indoor sites

Hong Kong has lifted its mask mandate for most outdoor and indoor public spaces.

New water-saving regulation takes effect in Beijing

A new regulation on saving water in Beijing has taken effect, providing stronger legal protection for water conservation efforts.

The regulation upgrades and improves the legal framework of water-saving measures and applies them to the entire process of water usage.

It also includes more legal penalties for acts of water wastage.

China kicks off month-long national shopping campaign

China has commenced a month-long nationwide campaign with a variety of activities to promote shopping.

Organizers are set to hold 25 shopping events and hand out coupons.

The National Consumption Promotion Month will run throughout March.

2023 AFC Asian Cup to kick off in January next year

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup will kick off in Qatar next year.

The Qatar Football Association says the event will run from January 12 to February 10.

Twenty four Asian teams will participate in the tournament.

Djokovic: I've achieved my childhood dreams

Novak Djokovic says he's thrilled to be among tennis's greatest, as he surpassed Steffi Graf's record of 377 weeks as world number one.

Djokovic says he dreamt of being World No.1 as a child and is blessed to have reached his goal.

He also acknowledged his support team that helps him continue to perform at the top level of tennis.