Chinese shares close higher Wednesday
BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher Wednesday, with the biological medicine sector and free trade area related stocks leading the gains. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index
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Chinese shares close higher Wednesday
BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher Wednesday, with the biological medicine sector and free trade area related stocks leading the gains. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index
New book to elaborate vision of communit...
BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- A book was published Sunday in Beijing to elaborate the concept of the community of a shared future for humanity. The book, titled "The World and China: Build a Communit
U.S. stocks close lower amid downbeat IM...
NEW YORK, April 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its forecast for global economic growth for 2019, and investors digested disappointi
ECB keeps interest rates unchanged as ex...
FRANKFURT, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) Wednesday announced to keep the key interest rates for the euro area unchanged at least through the end of 2019, as most analysts expec
The Palace Museum shines during the Lant...
For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, opened at night to mark the traditional Lantern Festival celebrations on Tuesday. The UNESCO World He
China Hushen 300 index futures close hig...
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures closed higher on Monday, with the contract for April 2019 up 3.27 percent to finish at 3,868.20 points. The May 2019 contract gained 3.1
Basketball team highlights importance of...
The 2019 Women's Chinese Basketball Association championship concluded just last week. During the games, an unusual team made a special appearance and got the opportunity to play for two minutes with
China Hushen 300 index futures open high...
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures opened higher on Thursday, as the contract for settlement in March 2019 opened 0.16 percent higher at 3,681.8 points. The April 2019 cont
Future cooperation between China and Mon...
Editor's note: Liu Mingli is deputy director of the Institute of European Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.The article reflects the view of the author and not necessa
Canada shares experience in women empowe...
KUWAIT CITY, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Embassy of Canada in Kuwait held on Monday an event on women empowerment ahead of the International Women's Day to promote partnership with the Gulf country. The
Man arrested in London on suspicion of t...
LONDON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- A man has been arrested Tuesday on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of an investigation by the London Metropolitan Police (Met)'s Counter Terrorism Command. The 20-
Canada court dismisses SNC-Lavalin's bid...
OTTAWA, March 8 (Xinhua)-- The Federal Court of Canada on Friday dismissed a request by SNC-Lavalin to review a federal prosecutor's decision declining to settle criminal charges against the company
Spotlight Initiative launched in Mozambi...
MAPUTO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The Spotlight Initiative, a joint multi-year initiative by the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) to eliminate violence against women and girls, was launched
Armed Forces of Malta rescues over 2,700...
VALLETTA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) rescued 2,731 people at sea in 2018, data tabled parliament on Tuesday by the country's home affairs minister Michael Farrugia showed. Fa
IMF lowers global growth forecast for 20...
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lowered its global growth forecast for 2019 to 3.3 percent in a newly-released World Economic Outlook report, down 0.2
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are some shows available in Beijing in the coming week: School of Rock Date: March 22-April 14 Place: Tianqiao Performing Arts Center Introduction: Based o
China treasury bond futures close mixed ...
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- China's treasury bond futures closed mixed on Monday, with the contract for June 2019 closing 0.12 percent lower at 99.34 yuan (about 14.81 U.S. dollars). The contract f
Apple upgrades the iMac line with booste...
For a company hosting a big event next week, Apple’s sure got a lot of news bubbling up these days. It kicked off the week by unveiling upgrades to the iPad line, and now just revealed a handful of up
China's weekly export container shipping...
BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- China's container transport for export purposes slightly contracted for the week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containeri
New emergency response team rushes to he...
The Armed Police Force has dispatched a new emergency response team comprising 400 people to assist with rescue efforts after a deadly chemical plant explosion in east China's Jiangsu Province. The