PARIS (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping awoke in Paris on Monday on his first visit to the region in five years, with trade and Russia's war with Ukraine on the agenda in talks with France's Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.
In a statement released on his arrival, Xi praised ties between the two nations, despite trade tensions over a European Union probe into Chinese electric vehicle exports, and Beijing's ... (continue reading...)
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Defence Minister said on Monday economic sanctions against Russia had failed and called on the West to try harder to negotiate a diplomatic solution with President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
Guido Crosetto told daily Il Messaggero that the West had wrongly believed its sanctions could stop Russia's aggression, but it had overestimated its economic influence in the world.
"Instead ... the only way to... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Activity across Russia’s services sector in April grew at its slowest rate in 15 months, a business survey showed on Monday, as the increase in new orders lost pace amid slackening demand.
The S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Russian services fell to 50.5 in April from 51.4 in March, staying above the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction.
"Although firms continued to note that incoming new... (continue reading...)
By Philip Blenkinsop
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - From his office in a distant annexe, French right-wing lawmaker Jean-Paul Garraud has his sights set on a spot much closer to the decision-making heart of the European Parliament.
The chair of France's Rassemblement National (RN) lawmakers expects nationalist and eurosceptic parties to surge in the June 6-9 EU assembly election, giving them a first taste of influence in Brussels and Strasbourg,... (continue reading...)
By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cost-conscious Chinese tourists have replaced many of the cash-rich mainland travellers who once flocked to Hong Kong, with some only interested in free walking tours of the city and staying across the border in Shenzhen overnight to save money.
During China's Labour Day holiday last week, Laura Li, 28, and her cousin Diego Deng, 20, from northeastern Liaoning province, were among the... (continue reading...)
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