Austrian gov't examines disbanding of fa...

VIENNA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Austrian government is exploring a potential disbanding of a far-right group that received a donation from the perpetrator of the recent Christchurch shooting, the Kr

Austrian prisoner number reaches record ...

VIENNA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Austrian prisons are struggling with overcapacity as inmate number reached an all-time record of 9,400, a senior official has stated. Speaking to daily newspaper Die Pres

Record Austrian wine exports in 2018

VIENNA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Austrian wine exports have increased 6.9 percent in 2018 to reach a record of 170.1 million euros (192.2 million U.S. dollars) in value, the Austrian Wine Marketing Board

Austrian chancellor disappointed over re...

VIENNA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz expressed disappointment in a renewed rejection of a Brexit deal in the British parliament on Tuesday. Kurz told the Austria Press Agen

Austrian FM to visit Russia, meet with L...

MOSCOW, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl will arrive in Moscow on March 11 to meet with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Z

Austria will not assist IS fighters in r...

VIENNA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Austrian nationals who go abroad to fight for Islamic State (IS) will not receive government assistance in returning home should they be captured, interior minister Herber

Guilt-stricken Austrian cyclist quits Fr...

Cyclist Georg Preidler, who had gone to the Austrian police to confess to doping, has quit Groupama-FDJ "with immediate effect" the French team said on Monday. Preidler, 28, was not among six athlete

Huawei and Austrian Federal Railways to ...

Chinese technology giant Huawei and the Austrian Federal Railways announced here on Monday that they are strengthening cooperation to advance digitalization in the railway sector. The railway compan

Huawei and Austrian Federal Railways to ...

BARCELONA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese technology giant Huawei and the Austrian Federal Railways announced here on Monday that they are strengthening cooperation to advance digitalization in the rail

Austrian minister draws fire for comment...

VIENNA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Minister of the Interior Herbert Kickl has come under fire for the comments he made over the rule of law and how it applies to asylum seekers, public broadcaster