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Incoming Social Democratic Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas claims that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had not informed him about the decision to expel three employees of the Office of the Chargé d’Affaires of China in Lithuania who have been declared personae non gratae.

President Gitanas Nausėda supports the upcoming Government’s strive to normalise diplomatic ties between Lithuania and China after a spat over the opening of the Taiwanese Representative Office several years earlier.

Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement in view of the „Common Understandings between China and Brazil on Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis“ presented in the letter dated 25 July 2024 from the Permanent Representatives of Brazil and China to the United Nations addressed to the s...

Taiwan is an indispensable partner in global supply chains, producing more than 90 percent of the world’s high-end semiconductors and a significant portion of the advanced chips that are driving the AI revolution. Moreover, half of the world’s seaborne trade passes through the Taiwan Strait, making ...

The US has approved its 15th arms sale to Taiwan with the delivery of new drones anticipated by 2025, Radio Taiwan reports.

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Friday in Kyviškės Aerodrome attended the Drone Day 2024, a defence industry event. The minister revealed that Lithuanian drone manufacturers in several months are expected to completely phase out Chinese componen...

A video showing eggs made from plastic has been going viral on social media. Those who shared the video claim that China aims at flooding the food market with fake eggs. „Lie Detector“ explains why this is not true.

On Friday in Vilnius, approximately a dozen demonstrators participated in a picket outside the Embassy of China in support of Tibet, and drew attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in that region.

Wars, thefts, and break-ins – all this is happening not only in the real world, but also on the internet. The growing amount of fake news as well as information and cyberattacks have seemingly become the new normal. However, ignoring or getting used to this is not an option. How to protect yourself ...

The Office of the Chargé d’Affaires of the People's Republic of China has resumed issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens, the news agency ELTA has learned from Lithuanian foreign minister’s spokeswoman Paulina Levickytė.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis does not rule out that China stopped issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens in retaliation for a parliamentary delegation visiting Taiwan.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis has confirmed that the Chinese representation stopped issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens on Wednesday, 24 January.

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda claimed that some politicians have been inconsistent in their policies concerning China, yet Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis disputed this and stressed that Lithuania’s position in relations with China has not changed.

Kaunas customs officers have intercepted 459 counterfeit phone covers bearing the logo of the Apple brand in shipments from China and Hong Kong.

Lithuania must reconsider its security concept as soon as possible in response to dramatic developments in the international arena, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis. The global structure created after the Cold War is crumbling right in our very eyes and yet Lithuania still avo...

Activists are staging a rally in protest against the current forest policy on Friday – “Whose Forest?” will take place in front of the National Martynas Mažvydas Library.

China's state-owned utility holds a stake in Ocean Winds, which is set to build an offshore wind farm in Lithuania, along with Ignitis Group, Verslo žinios business news website reports.

Kartu su „Ignitis grupė“ Lietuvoje pirmąjį jūrinio vėjo jėgainių parką statysiančios įmonės „Ocean Winds“ akcininkų struktūroje galima aptikti Kinijos Komunistų partijos valdomą bendrovę „China Three Gorges Corporation“, skelbia „Verslo žinios“.

Похоже, в этом году есть чем заняться, кроме того, что лежать, завернувшись в плед. В крупных городах Литвы открыты парки световых скульптур, где обычно есть чем заняться всей семье: от детей до стариков.

Conservative MP Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, chairwoman of the Seimas Committee on European Affairs, has objected to the meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin in China.