Bulgaria seizes 3 kg of cocaine near its...
SOFIA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian law enforcement officers have seized three kilograms of cocaine at the Kalotina checkpoint near the country's border with Serbia, authorities said here on Tuesda
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Bulgaria seizes 3 kg of cocaine near its...
SOFIA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian law enforcement officers have seized three kilograms of cocaine at the Kalotina checkpoint near the country's border with Serbia, authorities said here on Tuesda
Major stock market indices worldwide
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Saturday. IN THE UNITED STATES The S&P 500 Index closed at 2,664.76 points, up 22.43 points, or 0.85 per
Lion kills its owner in Czech Republic
PRAGUE, March 5 (Xinhua) -- A lion attacked and killed its owner early on Tuesday in a small village in South Moravia of the Czech Republic, according to local media. The 34-year-old breeder, who kep
Chilean president lauds Chinese e-buses ...
SANTIAGO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The capital's new public transport system, with the support of Chinese electric buses, will improve the quality of life and promote sustainability in Chile, Chilean Pre
The first research book written by an AI...
The amount of research that gets published is more than any scholar can hope to keep up with, but soon they may rely on an AI companion to read thousands of articles and distill a summary from them —
Cuba enacts new constitution in three de...
HAVANA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's parliament passed a new Magna Carta on Wednesday which says keeping socialism is irrevocable. The new constitution, passed by 589 MPs attending the Second Extraord
Waymo is gearing up to put a lot more se...
Waymo is opening another technical service center in the Phoenix area, an expansion that will allow the autonomous vehicle technology startup to double its capacity in the area as it prepares to grow
Australian space industry to top 8.5 bln...
CANBERRA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The size of Australia's space industry is on track to triple by 2030, Minister for Industry, Science and Innovation Karen Andrews said. The Australian government launche
Xinhua Asia-Pacific News Summary at 1600...
BANGKOK -- Thailand's Election Commission on Wednesday set March 24 as the date for the country's long-awaited general election, one month later than an earlier schedule of Feb. 24. The decision was
Belt and Road Initiative is path to worl...
Editor's Note:Adam Garrie is director of the UK-based global policy and analysis think tank Eurasia Future and co-host of a talk show "The History Boys." The article reflects the author's opinion and
29th Winter Universiade opens in Krasnoy...
KRASNOYARSK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The 29th Winter Universiade was announced open in Russian city Krasnoyarsk on Saturday. The 2019 version of the biannual winter sports gala attracts more than 1700 un
Forest fire put out in SW China
KUNMING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The forest fire that broke out on Tuesday afternoon in southwest China's Yunnan Province has been extinguished as of Wednesday noon, local authorities said. The fire sta
Dinosaur museum set to open in July in n...
CHANGCHUN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The first dinosaur museum in northeast China's Jilin Province will become operational in July in Yanji, where dinosaur remains were uncovered. The exterior works of th
Why economics must get broader before it...
Editor's note:Mohamed A. El-Erian, the chief economic adviser at Allianz, was chairman of U.S. President Barack Obama's Global Development Council. He is the author of The Only Game in Town: Central
One dead, 4 injured after car park accid...
BANGKOK, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- An accident occurred Thursday at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi airport when a large fire extinguisher cylinder was being replaced, leading to one death and 4 injuries. According
China Hushen 300 index futures close hig...
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures closed higher on Monday, with the contract for March 2019 up 0.89 percent to finish at 3,721 points. The April 2019 contract gained 0.91
3,600-year-old shipwreck found off Turke...
Turkish archaeologists have found a 3,600-year-old shipwreck, which could be the oldest one in the world, off the shores of southern Turkey's Antalya province, Anadolu Agency reported Monday. The sh
S.Korea's money supply growth hits 8-mon...
SEOUL, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Money supply growth in South Korea hit the lowest in eight months in February on the reduced household debts, central bank data showed Thursday. The M2, called broad money
Top stories in major Zimbabwean media ou...
HARARE, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zimbabwe's major media outlets on Monday. -- President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will appoint the minister of state for Harare Metrop
Number of active hate groups in U.S. hit...
The number of active hate groups across the United States hit record high last year amid visible rise in white supremacy, according to an annual survey report released Wednesday by the Southern Po