Beijing

Sometimes men are faced with impossible odds, hopelessly outnumbered or facing a merciless enemy with better weapons or other overwhelming advantages. Occasionally these terrible odds are overcome, as in the battles of Rorke’s Drift and Stalingrad. Other times, such as at the Alamo or Thermopylae, the bravest stood and fought to the bitter end with valiant efforts worthy of remembrance.

Albania’s state-owned arms broker sold 17.5million Chinese-made bullets, 350 mortars, and 40,000 mortar shells in 2015 to Alguns Ltd, a Bulgarian firm which worked on Washington’s programme to train and equip Syrian rebels.

The firm has been linked to a fatal explosion at a shooting range in Bulgaria in 2015 which left a Pentagon contractor working on the Syrian project dead.

The United States and South Korea agreed on April 6 to proceed with the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defence system that has angered China, while the U.S.

BEIJING - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met with Chinese PM Li Keqiang in Beijing on Friday as part of a state visit to China.

Nikolic and Li discussed ways of enhancing the mechanisms of cooperation within the 16+1 initiative, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.

Nikolic: Visa liberalisation with China sign of trust

BELGRADE - Serbian and Chinese Presidents Tomislav Nikolic and Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Thursday to discuss new bilateral projects as well as progress on projects agreed in the past.

BEIJING/BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Wednesday arrived on an official visit to China, visiting the country's Shandong province and the cities of Qingdao and Jinan.

While in Qingdao, Nikolic spoke with representatives of the CNTC company, with whom he also opened the construction works for a Chinese-Serbian cultural village in nearby Laisi.

China’s defence ministry has confirmed that the country’s first locally built aircraft carrier has entered its final stage of construction before the hull is launched, which media reports suggest could be as early as April 23, the founding anniversary of the navy.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met on Friday in Beijing with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

Nikolic and Li discussed ways of enhancing the mechanisms of cooperation within the Belt and Road and the 16+1 cooperation initiatives, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.

Serbian and Chinese presidents Tomislav Nikolic and Xi Jinping met in Beijing to discuss new bilateral projects and progress on projects agreed in the past.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will on March 30-31 pay an official visit to China, where he will meet with his Chinese counterpart and the country's top officials and also be named honorary citizen of Beijing.

During the visit, Nikolic will also hold many meetings with Chinese businesspeople.

Tanjug file photo, S. Ilic