Russia will expel 60 US diplomats and shut the US consulate general in St. Petersburg in tit-for-tat retaliation for Washington's moves against Moscow over an ex-spy incident, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Russia's hosting of last year's World Cup also drove the country's popularity thanks to a conditional visa waiver policy linked to the event that made it easier for Chinese to visit, according to Ctrip, a travel agency also based in Shanghai.
SHANGHAI -- A heat wave has lasted 11 days in Shanghai, the longest on record in the city in 145 years.
Russian newspaper Izvestia noted the visit of Xi to Russia will be the seventh since 2013, adding that the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination serves as an effective model for the bilateral relationship.
SDIC reported profit of 11.3 billion yuan for the first half of the year, up by 41 percent year-on-year.
SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that the wartime sexual slavery issue cannot be resolved by a 2015 deal with Japan.
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SHANGHAI - Japan's leading brokerage Nomura is scheduled to launch its newly-approved China joint venture within the year with the business focus on wealth management.
SEOUL - South Korea's Supreme court on Thursday overturned part of an appeals court ruling in the bribery case of Samsung Group's de facto chief Jay Y. Lee, who had been given a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence for seeking favor from the country's ex-leader.
SAN FRANCISCO - Four people were killed and several others wounded in a shooting at Halloween house party in Orinda, Northern California, Thursday night, local TV network KTVU reported early Friday.