The Beijing Hour

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting the Solomon Islands, the first stop of his 8-nation tour in the South Pacific. U.S. authorities say the school shooter in Texas posted about his plans to attack before he opened fire inside Robb Elementary. And Chinese banks are ramping up support for small business.

1China supports holding ASEAN leaders special meeting to mediate Myanmar's situation: Chinese FM 2HK's development not built on foreign charities: FM spokesperson 3100 million to travel during China's long weekend holiday 4U.S. welcomes EU-led meeting between Iran, world powers 5Egypt's Suez Canal says to seek over 1-bln-USD compensation for losses caused by stuck ship

Political parties around the globe have been called on to better shoulder responsibilities as the world is facing COVID-19 and fundamental changes. China has urged the U.K. to provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese enterprises investing in the country. And Italy has reached the European Championship final by beating Spain on penalties.

Chinese president Xi Jinping is calling for disaster relief efforts after torrential rainfall and heavy flooding killed at least 12 people in Zhengzhou. China has released a document on improving birth policies after the third-child policy was put into place. And the International Olympic Committee has approved the new "Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together" motto.

China's foreign minister has been meeting with his Central Asian counterparts on the sidelines of a major regional meeting in Kazakhstan (01:10). China's ministry of commerce says the country will use targeted measures to maintain economic stability and foreign trade (09:19). The Russian and Turkish foreign ministers have discussed safe passage for Ukrainian grain shipments to ease global concerns (24:01).