* China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on December 6 that the ultimate goal of Sino-US trade talks was to remove all additional tariffs, adding that China will hold consultation with the US on issues of common concern and strive to reach consensus. * As France is bracing for fresh country-wide social action this weekend, the government has planned tough security measures to handle "great violence" on Saturday's demonstrations, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on December 6. * US President Donald Trump will pick State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert as the next US ambassador to the United Nations (UN), US media reported Thursday, citing sources. * Russia's national economy can be mainly boosted by domestic investment, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on December 6. * The Ukrainian parliament on December 6 approved a bill on ending the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and Russia on April 1, 2019, the parliament's press service … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: December 7