The Beijing Hour

People across China are celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, with activities including making Zongzi — sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves — and holding dragon boat races (01:05). The US and Iranian negotiators are not meeting in Switzerland on Friday as planned, despite the agreement to stop the war and seek a permanent peace deal (11:26). The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 890 (23:28).

General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee has called on Party members to carry forward revolutionary traditions and strive for new accomplishments (01:08). The presidents of Iran and the US have digitally signed the memorandum of understanding on ending the war, which includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the extension of a ceasefire (13:01). The annual G7 summit has concluded without issuing a final communique for the second year in a row (24:22).

China has released a white paper on its principles, proposals and actions on global governance, outlining its efforts to uphold multilateralism and its wisdom in promoting a better world (01:05). The Myanmar president is continuing his state visit to China (11:23). The Iranian foreign minister stresses that ending the war with the US must include Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon (25:06).

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Myanmar counterpart in Beijing, calling on the two sides to steadily advance key cooperation projects (01:02). The US and Iran have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, ahead of the formal signing on Friday (09:48). The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 800 (23:03).

US and Iranian officials have confirmed an agreement on a framework to end the war, halt the US blockade on Iranian ports, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz (01:01). Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is in Beijing for a state visit to China (13:57). The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 780, including over 170 deaths (22:08).