"How to Train Your Dragon 3" scores over...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Universal and DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" has pocketed more than 193 million yuan (about 28.8 million U.S. dollars) at the Chinese mainland b
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"How to Train Your Dragon 3" scores over...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Universal and DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" has pocketed more than 193 million yuan (about 28.8 million U.S. dollars) at the Chinese mainland b
Ancient Chinese town to renovate on Fren...
TAIYUAN, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The restoration project of an ancient Chinese town started this week under Sino-French joint financing, according to local tourism authorities. Qixian ancient town in nor
China makes headway in social welfare, c...
China has seen progress in social welfare and charities work in 2018, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs Thursday. More than 10 million disabled people in financial difficulties and more tha
Beijingers plant over 200 mln trees in 4...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Beijingers have taken part in various voluntary tree planting activities and planted over 200 million trees over the past 40 years, local authorities said Tuesday. China
Libyan gov't allocates 81 mln USD for de...
TRIPOLI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Libya's UN-backed government on Tuesday allocated 112 million dinars (about 80.96 million U.S. dollars) for development projects in the southeastern district of Kufra. Ac
New Zealand resident population reaches ...
WELLINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's estimated resident population as of Dec. 31, 2018 is 4.93 million, up from 4.84 million in December 2017, the country's statistics department Stats NZ sa
India’s Mswipe raises $30M to grow...
Mswipe, an Indian fintech company that develops point-of-sale terminals for merchants, has pulled $30 million in new funding as it bids to triple its reach to 1.5 million merchants over the next year.
China to be the world's biggest 5G marke...
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- China will become the world's largest 5G market, with 460 million users of the next-generation superfast network by 2025, China daily reported Thursday, citing a report
Tarim oilfield accumulative output excee...
URUMQI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Total output of the Tarim oilfield in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region surpassed 350 million tonnes of oil-gas equivalent as of late March, PetroChina Ta
Central China high-tech zone lures globa...
WUHAN, April 4 (Xinhua) -- A high-tech zone in central China's Hubei Province is pledging 100 million yuan (14.9 million U.S. dollars) to top global talent in an effort to boost its influence, accord
8.86 million Ethiopians need humanitaria...
ADDIS ABABA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said Monday that 8.86 million Ethiopians need urgent humanitarian assistance in 2019.
Vietnam's petrol, LPG import down in Q1
HANOI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam imported 2 million tons of various kinds of oil and petroleum products totaling nearly 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of this year, posting respectiv
Two million Londoners exposed to toxic a...
LONDON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Two million Londoners, including 400,000 children, are living in areas with toxic air, Mayor Sadiq Khan said in a report Monday. New data published by the mayor's office s
Beijing's Palace Museum receives major d...
A Hong Kong-based foundation donated 100 million yuan (15 million U.S. dollars) to the Palace Museum in Beijing on Saturday. The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, was China's imperial
Roundup: European Investment Bank plans ...
AMMAN, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans to extend 870 million euros (990 million U.S. dollars) of loans and grants during 2019-2020 to support infrastructure and developme
Doctolib is now a unicorn with new $170 ...
French startup Doctolib has raised a new round of funding of $170 million (€150 million). The round is led by General Atlantic, with existing investors Accel, Eurazeo, Kernel and Bpifrance also partic
Romantic film "More than Blue" tops Chin...
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Romantic film "More than Blue" directed by Gavin Lin was the highest grossing film on the Chinese mainland in the week ending March 17, China Film News has reported. The
Vietnam ranks 13th in IPv6 adoption glob...
HANOI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam ranks the 13th in the world in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) adoption rate with over 14 million users, Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday. Specifically,
UN, allied agencies ask 848 mln USD for ...
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Nigeria are asking for 848 million U.S. dollars to fund one year of a program in support of the government and
Palace Museum receives 100 million yuan ...
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Longfor Group, a Chinese real-estate company, donated 100 million yuan (about 15 million U.S. dollars) to the Palace Museum Thursday, according to the official website o