The Beijing Hour

China urges the U.S. to lift unilateral tariffs on trading partners (02:01). Oman says the next round of talks between the U.S. and Iran will take place in Geneva on Thursday (06:48). The 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games have concluded with the Chinese delegation achieving best result in overseas participation (18:34).

The Spring Festival shopping season has been strong, with strong spending on shopping, dining, and travel across China (01:05). The US president is reportedly considering a limited strike against military and government targets to pressure Iran into a new nuclear deal (13:39). Former President Yoon Suk-yeol has apologized to the South Korean public after his conviction and life sentence on insurrection charges (23:06).

The latest trilateral talks on the four-year Ukraine conflict have come to an end without any breakthrough reported (01:04). A court in South Korea has sentenced the country's former president to life in prison on insurrection charges (10:34). Travel numbers in China, including visits by foreign nationals, continue to surge over the Spring Festival holiday (19:01).

The Chinese president has exchanged New Year greetings with his old friends in Iowa as part of the ongoing holiday festivities (01:00). The second day of trilateral talks among Ukraine, the United States and Russia has concluded in Geneva (18:08). And China has earned a historic medal in a men's speed skating event at the Olympic Winter Games in Italy (23:54).

The Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. negotiators including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff have held another round of talks, with tensions running high following an Iranian military drill and the deployment of U.S. aircraft carriers (13:06). Spring Festival celebrations are taking place across China and beyond with world capitals and major cities sharing the holiday spirit with cultural activities (01:04). And Gu Ailing has doubled her medal haul at Milano-Cortina 2026, adding another silver medal for China in women's big air (26:23).