The Beijing Hour

The Chinese president has urged all-out efforts to search for the missing, relocate residents and treat the wounded, after a mudslide in Nepal caused heavy casualties and left people missing in Xizang Autonomous Region (01:12). Iran says it has restarted talks with neighboring Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz (12:14). China aims to build 500 zero-carbon factories by the end of 2030 as part of its carbon peaking objectives under the 15th Five-Year Plan (36:40).

Representatives from APEC economies have called for strengthening food security through technological innovation and digital agriculture at the 11th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security in east China (01:14). The US treasury secretary has threatened Iran with what he calls "an economic D-day," while Tehran warned that Washington's coercive tactics will only make matters worse (11:04). Rescue efforts are underway in Guangxi after floodwaters triggered by Typhoon Narra swept through the autonomous region in south China (20:02).

New trade numbers out of an APEC meeting in China show the country's business with member economies is growing faster than the country's overall foreign trade (01:16). The Iranian president says the country is in a full-scale war with its enemies on all fronts, after Washington threatened crippling economic action against Tehran (09:33). Authorities say China captured half of the global humanoid robot market in 2025, with the sector generating over 1.3 billion US dollars in revenue (37:21).

China and Indonesia have held the first meeting of their Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue Mechanism in Jakarta, with discussions aiming to expand cooperation beyond trade into security and defense coordination (01:13). The US has announced it will impose what it calls the toughest sanctions in history on Iran, while Tehran condemns Washington's move as "economic terrorism" (06:56). A Chinese anti-war film is sweeping cinemas nationwide, offering a fresh take on the traditional war-film narrative (52:33).

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose what he calls "the most crushing economic operation ever" on Iran, while Iran has considered attacking US military targets in Europe if the war escalates (01:21). The Macao chief executive says the special administrative regional government will unite all sectors of society to implement the newly-released Third Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (12:50). The US Treasury Department says the national debt has surpassed 40 trillion dollars for the first time, a milestone reached months earlier than expected (26:07).