The Emperor received the diplomatic body on New Year's day as usual; he listened to a complimentary speech of half a dozen lines from their mouth-piece, the Papal Nuncio; and he replied in a ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping struck a bullish tone during a speech on Monday (Jan 27) ahead of the Chinese New Year, after ...

Michael Dunford, an emeritus professor at the University of Sussex, said the New Year speech reflects on a year of "considerable progress on many fronts and of peace and harmony in China".

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made his first speech for the year at the National Press Club ... carpenters and joiners payments of up to $10,000 through a new “key apprentice program”.