The Beijing Hour

Nov 05 2024 200 ep. 59 mins 3.8k
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Breaking news, business, up-to-date sports, and the hottest entertainment happenings, from the unique Chinese perspective.

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China sends strong signals of opening up from CIIE

Nov 05 2024 59 mins  
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged commitment to opening up in his address to the China International Import Expo, which is welcoming a record number of exhibitors this year(01:10). The private Caixin services PMI indicates that the expansion in China's services sector is accelerating(42:10). Continuous rain in Spain has hit Barcelona after causing historical flooding in the Vale

Shenzhou-18 mission brings home nearly 35kg of samples

Nov 04 2024 59 mins  
China's Shenzhou-18 astronauts have returned from their six-month mission at the Tiangong Space Station and brought back samples from in-orbit scientific experiments including life sciences(01:06). The Kazakh prime minister is among the government officials arriving in Shanghai to attend this year's CIIE which has attracted a record number of exhibitors(11:01). And residents in Val

Typhoon Kong-rey kills at least 3 in Taiwan, moving northeast after reaching mainland

Nov 01 2024 59 mins  
Taiwan is cleaning up after Typhoon Kong-rey killed at least three people on the island, as coastal regions on the Chinese mainland prepares for an unusual path of this autumn typhoon(01:09). Flash flooding has killed more than 150 people in Spain as rescue efforts continue in hardest-hit Valencia(06:37). And Israel has set allowing the return of residents to the north as a conditi

China rejects EU ruling on EV tariffs, remains open to cooperation: ministry

Oct 31 2024 59 mins  
China says the European Union ruling on tariffs for Chinese electric vehicles failed to address concerns from industries; Beijing also pledged an open attitude in cooperation between auto industries(01:04). Finland’s president has spoken with students and faculty at Fudan University in Shanghai as part of his state visit to China(10:51). And Lebanon has expressed hope for a cease

Shenzhou-19 crew enters Tiangong Space Station

Oct 30 2024 59 mins  
China's Shenzhou-19 astronauts are now inside the Tiangong Space Station together with the Shenzhou-18 crew, who will head home after handing over the work(01:04). China has rejected EU tariffs on Chinese-made EVs and expressed hope for a solution through ongoing negotiations(09:24). And China's ambassador to the United Nations has encouraged the Security Council to explore more ac

Chinese president welcomes Finnish counterpart

Oct 29 2024 59 mins  
Chinese president Xi Jinping has held talks with his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit(01:09). China's Shenzhou-19 mission will have fruit flies as part of its life science experiments inside the Tiangong space station(12:05). And China is urging restraint and a cessation to hostilities in the Middle East at a UNSC emergency meeting(20:51).

Separate EU talks with Chinese car companies harm trust: ministry

Oct 28 2024 59 mins  
Finnish President Alexander Stubb is paying a state visit to China as the two countries mark 74 years of diplomatic ties(01:07). China's commerce ministry says the European Union's direct price negotiations with companies, parallel to official EV tariff talks, will damage trust and disrupt progress(31:10). And Japan's ruling LDP has lost its parliamentary majority(10:11).

China to remain rooted within Global South: President Xi

Oct 25 2024 59 mins  
The Chinese president has voiced support for the development of the Global South, and called on BRICS Plus partners to pool strength and wisdom(01:04). China has marked the success of its first reusable satellite mission(12:31). And the IMF is warning of low growth and high debt in the global economy(37:30).

China calls on BRICS to represent, amplify voices of Global South

Oct 24 2024 59 mins  
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged high-quality BRICS cooperation and proposed peace and innovation for the group's future(01:03). Turkiye's military says it has destroyed Kurdish militant targets in retaliation for an attack that killed five people at a defense company in Ankara(12:31). And U.S. health officials have linked dozens of E coli infections across ten states to a si

President Xi discusses BRICS cooperation, hails China-Russia friendship

Oct 23 2024 59 mins  
Chinese President Xi Jinping has attended BRICS meetings with leaders from other member countries in Kazan, where he also met Russian President Vladimir Putin(01:04). China’s Shenzhou-19 spacecraft is getting ready to send a new crew to the Tiangong Space Station(12:28). And Israel’s military says it has killed the would-be successor to the slain Hezbollah leader(20:14).