The Beijing Hour

Iran and the US have traded the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the six-month old conflict began (01:05). This year's China International Fair for Trade in Services is underway in Beijing, where service providers focus on helping businesses navigate the challenges of going global (10:31). Foreign travel to China continued to pick up in the first eight months of the year, with foreign nationals making over 61 million trips across China's borders during the period (32:58).

Iran says it has launched missiles toward US targets in Jordan in retaliation for US attacks on five Iranian crude oil tankers (01:03). The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services, under the theme "Global Services, Shared Prosperity," has opened in Beijing, providing the latest trends shaping China's services trade (09:20). China's price levels continued their moderate recovery in August, reflecting sustained improvement in domestic demand under supportive policy measures (36:41).

Canada's retaliatory tariffs on about 20 billion US dollars of US goods have taken effect, targeting a broad range of imports (01:07). Iran says talks with Oman on a temporary route for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz have reached the final stage (09:26). China's monthly imports and exports saw double-digit gains for a fourth month in August (36:27).

Foreign media reporters have visited the disaster zone to see the impact and rescue efforts in China's Xizang Autonomous Region in the aftermath of a devastating mudslide along the China-Nepal border (01:01). Iran says it will announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days and place any ship attempting to transit through the area on its sanctions list (08:53). The far-right Alternative for Germany party has secured a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt (18:42).

The Iranian army says its forces have struck US military bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait with missiles and drones, in retaliation for US attacks earlier this week (01:01). Rescue operations continue in Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border after a devastating mudslide struck the area last week, with power supply restored to the core area (09:58). UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns that the world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather" as the impacts of El Nino start to be felt globally (17:02).