Chinese banks' net external liabilities ...

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The net external liabilities of China's banking sector stood at 181.2 billion U.S. dollars at the end of 2018, shrinking from one year earlier, according to data from th

Commentary: End of Mueller probe no end ...

A confidential report recently submitted by special counsel Robert Mueller to the U.S. Department of Justice marked the end of a nearly two-year investigation. However, that could hardly conclude th

Commentary: End of Mueller probe no end ...

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A confidential report recently submitted by special counsel Robert Mueller to the U.S. Department of Justice marked the end of a nearly two-year investigation. Howeve

Overseas institutions hold more yuan bon...

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Overseas investors owned more Chinese yuan-denominated bonds at the end of last month, as the country's bond market opened up wider to the world. At the end of February,

Spotlight: U.S. Fed leaves rates unchang...

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged after concluding a two-day policy meeting, in a move that met market expectations and reflected th

More population to have electricity in T...

LHASA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The State Grid's Tibet branch announced that 25,000 more people in the plateau region will be covered by the main power grid by the end of this year. In 2019, Tibet plans

U.S. Fed to end current rate hike cycle ...

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to end the current cycle of interest-rate increases after one more hike later this year, according to a Bloomberg survey of econo

Cypriot finance minister to step down at...

NICOSIA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Cypriot Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, who has been blamed by an investigation panel for the collapse of a bank, said on Friday he will step down at the end of the

Prespes agreement puts an end to taboos,...

ATHENS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Prespes (or Prespa) Agreement put an end to stereotypes, visiting Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov said in Athens on Friday, referring to the histo

U.S. lawmakers push to end war in Afghan...

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged their country to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan, the longest conflict in U.S. history. "Soon, we will reach a watershed moment i