Liu Wei appointed chairman of national s...

Liu Wei has been appointed chairman of China's National Council for Social Security Fund (NCSSF), replacing 68-year-old Lou Jiwei. Liu has left his position as vice minister of finance, the country's

Philippines tightens security after blas...

MANILA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Philippine security forces have tightened security after Wednesday's blast in southern Philippine Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat province that wounded 18 people at least, a

Feature: Drapes pulled open, hourglass r...

A corner of the United Nations Security Council chamber, with drapes pulled open, is seen during a meeting on the situation in Haiti at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Mu

China to further fight against wildlife ...

BEIJING, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Public security bureaus in China nationwide continue to crack down on wildlife crimes and strengthen protection of endangered wild animals, according to China Police Dail

U.S. Congress to take action against Whi...

A U.S. House of Representatives panel signaled Monday it would take actions against the White House in a security-clearance related probe, after a whistleblower shed light to more evidence. "The comm

Nordic, Baltic, Visegrad FMs meet on coo...

VILNIUS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers and diplomats from 12 Nordic, Baltic and Visegrad countries discussed cooperation, security issues and the Eastern Partnership at a meeting in Lithuania

U.S. Congress to take action against Whi...

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. House of Representatives panel signaled Monday it would take actions against the White House in a security-clearance related probe, after a whistleblower shed l

Railway police tighten security ahead of...

BEIJING, April 1 -- Chinese railway police have launched a special security campaign ahead of Tomb-sweeping Day, which falls on Friday this year. The police have increased patrols at railway stations

UAE-backed Yemeni security forces arrest...

ADEN, Yemen, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni security forces launched an anti-terror raid and arrested an explosives expert of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch in the southern province of Abyan, a securit

2 security members, IS militant killed i...

BAGHDAD, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Two security members and an Islamic State (IS) militant were killed Saturday in two incidents in central and western Iraq, security sources said.In Iraq's central provin