Venezuela receives medical assistance fr...

CARACAS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government received on Friday medical aid from China. The shipment is part of the "deep friendship" and bilateral cooperation between the two countries, C

Venezuelan schools, offices closed after...

Venezuelan schools and offices on Tuesday were ordered to shut down for 24 hours as officials worked to restore electricity following a second widespread blackout, Communications Minister Jorge Rod

Venezuelan schools, offices closed after...

CARACAS, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan schools and offices on Tuesday were ordered to shut down for 24 hours as officials worked to restore electricity following a second widespread blackout, Commu

U.S. Treasury sanctions Venezuela's nati...

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Friday slapped sanctions on Venezuelan Economic and Social Development Bank (BANDES) and on four other financial institutions B

Venezuelan president declares victory af...

CARACAS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday declared victory over the U.S.-backed opposition after his government succeeded in restoring electricity following a prolo

Venezuela suspends classes, work due to ...

CARACAS, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has decided to suspend classes and work on Friday, due to a massive blackout that has affected much of the country since Thursday, sai

Venezuelan president calls for "anti-imp...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday called for mass demonstrations on Saturday to protest U.S. imperialism. Maduro said he chose the date because on March 9, 2015, then U.S. President Bar

Venezuela to move state oil company's Li...

MOSCOW, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has instructed the country's state-owned oil and natural gas company PDVSA to relocate its office in Lisbon to Moscow, Venezuelan Vice

Venezuela to move state oil company's Li...

MOSCOW, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has instructed the country's state-owned oil and natural gas company PDVSA to relocate its office in Lisbon to Moscow, Venezuelan Vice

Venezuelan affairs should be decided by ...

The Venezuelan affairs should be decided by the Venezuelan people, a Chinese envoy said Thursday after the United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution on Venezuela. The