MIL-OSI China: Low-budget comedy ‘A Cool Fish’ surprise winner
Source: China State Council Information Office 3 “A Cool Fish,” a low-budget local comedy with no A-list actors, has received the highest degree of satisfaction by Chinese moviegoers, according to a recent survey unveiled by the China Film Archive. The survey, which covered nine movies shown in Chinese cinemas from late October to early December, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China’s efforts to reduce emissions gain growing recognition
Source: China State Council Information Office China’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions have gained growing recognition by the international community, according to Ms. Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC Executive Secretary. She was speaking at a press conference on Saturday in Katowice, Poland, during the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: 3rd Macao int’l film festival to draw more new film makers
Source: China State Council Information Office 3 The third Macao International Film Festival kicked off Saturday in China’s Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), with over 50 films from around the world to be shown on the big screens. The seven-day event includes such sections as Competition Section, Gala, Flying Daggers, Best of Fest, New Chinese […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China summons Canadian ambassador on Huawei CFO’s detention
Source: China State Council Information Office Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng urgently summoned Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum on Saturday to make solemn representations and strong protests against the detention of a senior executive of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. by the Canadian authorities, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Le said it […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Russia says detained Ukrainian sailors not war prisoners
Source: China State Council Information Office The Ukrainian sailors detained during the Kerch incident cannot be seen as prisoners of war as they were actually faced with criminal charges and the two countries are not in a state of war, the Russian Security Service (FSB) said Saturday. “Ukraine has recently claimed that its servicemen were […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: France’s social anger endures despite Macron’s U-turn
Source: China State Council Information Office Thousands of people marched again through French cities on Saturday to express their anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership which, according to them, aims to court big business and squeeze revenue of lowest-paid workers. In the fourth week end of protest, 31,000 people took to the streets across French […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Trump names head of US Army to be next Joint Chiefs chairman
Source: China State Council Information Office U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday morning announced on Twitter that he nominates General Mark Milley, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “I am pleased to announce my nomination of four-star General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: IS pushes back US-backed Kurdish forces from key town in eastern Syria
Source: China State Council Information Office The Islamic State (IS) militants managed on Saturday to push back the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from a key town in eastern Syria after months-long battles, a war monitor reported. With the bad weather conditions in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour Province in eastern Syria, IS militants […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Cyprus says Russian warnings issue is considered over
Source: China State Council Information Office Cyprus considers that the issue of Russian warnings about alleged plans to militarize the eastern Mediterranean island is over, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday. “We consider the matter closed,” Prodromou told the state radio. A spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that information was […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: 135 injured in ‘yellow vest’ protests in France
Source: China State Council Information Office A total of 135 people were injured and 1,385 had been detained on Saturday after violence broke out between police and gangs of masked youth in several French cities during protests against high living costs, said Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. In a joint press briefing with Prime Minister Edouard […]
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