China, Russia pledge even closer ties 75 years after establishment of diplomatic relations The Beijing Hour

China and Russia have agreed to go further on their Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership in the New Era as the presidents of the two countries hold talks in Beijing (01:04). Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is expected to survive after he was shot during an assassination attempt (14:57). And hundreds of athletes are in Shanghai for a last chance to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games (47:16).