HONG KONG -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), here on Thursday, and reached a broad consensus on further deepening cooperation.

Fu expressed hope for both sides to further enhance communication and cooperation, deeply understand the requirements of further leveraging the institutional advantages of "one country, two systems." (Hong Kong-Xinhua-Cooperation)

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HONG KONG -- China's official Xinhua News Agency opened a channel for Asia-Pacific news on its mobile portal on Thursday.

The new Asia-Pacific channel, providing comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the Asia-Pacific region, will feature sections for top stories, Hong Kong and Macao news, pictures and interviews. (Hong Kong-Xinhua-News Channel)

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CANBERRA -- Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that the country cannot assume it can rely on the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump.

Turnbull, who served as Australia's PM from 2015 to 2018, said on Thursday that the AUKUS security partnership is a "massive mistake." (Australia-Donald Trump)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court will hold the 11th and final hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial on Feb. 25.

The court's acting chief justice said during the 10th hearing Thursday that the next hearing will be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on Feb. 25 when justices will listen to comprehensive arguments from legal representatives of Yoon and the National Assembly and the final statement from Yoon. (South Korea-Impeachment Trial) Enditem

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