‍As 2017 comes to an end, CGTN has put together 12-episode series "News Map 2017" to recap each month of the past year. From December 18 to 29, review the most stirring events, relive the most touching stories, and remember the most powerful faces of 2017.

Below are some of the most important headlines from March 2017.

DPRK ambassador Kang Chol has been declared persona non-grata in Malaysia and has been ordered to leave the country within 48 hours. This came after he criticized Malaysia’s investigation into the killing of the DPRK leader’s half-brother. Malaysia demanded an apology from the envoy since he said the DPRK could not trust Malaysia’s handling of the inquiry, but says it did not receive one. Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of Kim Jong Un, died three weeks ago at a Kuala Lumpur airport. Malaysia has not directly blamed the DPRK for the attack, but there is widespread suspicion that Pyongyang was responsible. 

US President Donald Trump has signed a revised executive order, forbidding refugees and citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States. For 120 days, the US will not allow any new refugees into the country, and for 90 days, visas will not be issued to people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The new ban, which has revoked a previous order issued on 27 January, was eventually blocked by federal judges. 

A terrorist attack took place in the vicinity of the Palace of Westminster in London, seat of the British Parliament. The attacker drove a car into pedestrians on the pavement along the Westminster Bridge, injuring more than 50 people, four of them fatally. After the car was crashed into the Palace grounds, the attacker abandoned it and ran into New Palace Yard where he fatally stabbed an unarmed police officer. He was then shot by an armed police officer and died at the scene. Amaq News Agency, which is linked to Islamic State, said the attacker answered the group's calls to target citizens of states that are fighting against it, though the claim was questioned by the UK police and government. 

On March 17th, the Chinese concept of building “a human community with shared destiny” was incorporated into a UN Security Council resolution for the first time. The 15-nation UN body unanimously adopted resolution 2344, to extend the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, for another year. The resolution stressed the crucial importance of advancing regional cooperation, in the spirit of win-win cooperation in Afghanistan and the region, to create a community of shared future for mankind. The resolution also urged more international efforts to strengthen regional economic cooperation, through frameworks such as the Belt and Road Initiative.