Road passengers in North Macedonia up by...
SKOPJE, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The number of road passengers in North Macedonia in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 12.4 percent year on year, the State Statistical Office (SSO) reported on Wedne
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Road passengers in North Macedonia up by...
SKOPJE, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The number of road passengers in North Macedonia in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 12.4 percent year on year, the State Statistical Office (SSO) reported on Wedne
Norway to increase penalties for environ...
OSLO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Norwegian government said Friday that it would increase the penalties related to several environmental laws in order to fight against environmental crimes. The governmen
Australia's governing LNP coalition trai...
CANBERRA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government is still trailing the Opposition before May's general election according to opinion polls. The latest Newspoll and Fairfax/Ipsos polls, both of
Sudanese president issues 5 emergency or...
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday issued two emergency orders giving wider powers to regular forces and incriminating corruption amid the growing protests across the African country, the p
Russia, Syria demand U.S. withdrawal fro...
DAMASCUS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian-Russian joint coordination committee demanded in a statement Wednesday the U.S. forces to withdraw from Syria, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.The Jo
U.S. airstrike kills 26 al-Shabab fighte...
MOGADISHU, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The United States military said on Friday evening that it conducted an airstrike in central Somalia on Thursday, killing 26 al-Shabab terrorists. The U.S. Africa Comman
SW China's Tibet sees first wedding behi...
An inmate at a prison in Lhasa has become the first person to get married behind bars in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the prison said. The prisoner is a 34-year-old man serving a sentence for robber
New law to protect Sweden's emergency se...
STOCKHOLM, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish government will introduce a new law that would make it a specific crime to attack emergency service personnel, Swedish Television (SVT) reported on Friday.
Severe floods kill at least 2 in U.S. Mi...
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Severe floods affecting a number of Midwestern U.S. states have killed at least two people, local officials said on Sunday. The floods, caused by a "bomb cyclone" sto
Chinese shares close lower Tuesday
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower following sharp swings on Tuesday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.67 percent, closing at 2,941.52 points, while the Shenzhen Co
Lamborghini: China is key to greater suc...
The Chinese market is the largest auto market in the world, and the country's new foreign investment law will further open up the auto sector to encourage more brands to enter the market. Lamborghini
Editor's Note: Wang Jin is a PhD graduate from the School of Political Sciences at the University of Haifa of Israel, and a research fellow at Charhar Institute in China. The article reflects the aut
Feature: Jordanian soprano launches new ...
AMMAN, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Zeina Barhoum, a well-known Jordanian soprano, launched her new album "Alcantara II - Zeina in China" on Thursday night with a Chinese song "The Dream of Silk Road" at the
Sudanese president chairs defense, natio...
KHARTOUM, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Defence and National Security Council, according to Sudanese Presidency. The council stressed the im
Iran to eliminate tattooed soccer player...
The Iranian tattooed soccer players will have no place in the national team, Tehran Times daily reported on Monday. "The Iranian Football Federation has been told it must prevent to invite the tatto
China to combine maternity insurance, ba...
BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The State Council General Office has issued a document on the combination of funds and management resources for maternity insurance and basic medical insurance in a bid
Canadian stock market edges up slightly
TORONTO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Canadian main stock market closed up slightly on Wednesday. The Toronto Stock Exchange's SP/TSX Composite Index rose 5.53 points, or 0.03 percent, to close the day at 16,
Revealed: The first-ever image of a blac...
The image is celebrated as a landmark moment for astrophysics - backing up one of Einstein's most famous theories.
ChiNext Index closes higher at midday Th...
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went up 0.58 percent to 1,697.67 points in the morning session Thursday. The ChiNext Index,
ChiNext Index closes higher on Thursday
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1 percent to close at 1,535.68 points on Thursday. The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzh