Submissions open for "On the Road" photo...
CRI Online put out a call for submissions for its "On the Road" photo competition at its official launch on Thursday. The competition is calling for photos that capture the essence of life along the
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Submissions open for "On the Road" photo...
CRI Online put out a call for submissions for its "On the Road" photo competition at its official launch on Thursday. The competition is calling for photos that capture the essence of life along the
Official poster for FIFA Women's World C...
PARIS, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The official poster for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 was unveiled here on Friday to coincide with International Women's Day. The official poster reflects the them
Palace Museum, Bank of China to work tog...
BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Palace Museum will work with the Bank of China (BOC) to promote Chinese culture, according to a strategic cooperation agreement between the museum and the bank. The
UK’s Police Federation hit by rans...
The U.K.’s Police Federation has confirmed it’s been hit by a cyberattack.The union-like organization, which represents the 43 police forces across England and Wales, described the event a
UN Security Council renews Yemen sanctio...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday authorized a one-year extension of the financial and travel bans that have been in place since February 2014 against
Tanzanian official says to inspect all p...
ARUSHA, Tanzania, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania will inspect all tourist hotels that were privatized, a senior official said on Sunday. The move is aimed at improving the tourism sector, as quality a
BASF pushing for construction of new Ver...
GUANGZHOU, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The German chemicals giant BASF Friday inaugurated a new liaison office in the southern city of Zhanjiang, a step closer to implementing its plans for a Verbund chemic
35-day gov't shutdown costs U.S. economy...
The record-long federal government shutdown cost the U.S. economy approximately 11 billion U.S. dollars, a report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Monday. The five-week partial shutdow
17 confirmed dead in Peru bus fire
LIMA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen people were confirmed dead after a double-deck bus caught fire Sunday night in Lima, Peru's public prosecutor's office said Monday. "The team of prosecutors and si
UN says South Sudan truce helps clearanc...
JUBA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations anti-mine agency said Thursday the current truce in South Sudan has offered a favorable atmosphere for removing explosives buried underneath the ground. R
NYC's iconic Chrysler Building to be sol...
New York City's iconic skyscraper the Chrysler Building is set to be sold at a massive discount, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The owners of the building have reached a deal to sell it
Indian PM's mementoes auction process co...
NEW DELHI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The fortnight long process of auctioning more than 1,800 mementoes received by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the past five years has successfully completed
Death toll of Indonesia's flash floods, ...
JAKARTA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province has climbed to 77 with 116 others injured, a local official in charge of rescue
Exploring China's Hainan on world's firs...
The coming 2019 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) has once again put Hainan, the southernmost island province of China, in the spotlight. Hainan is one of the most-visited tourist resorts in China, but do yo
Environmental safety becomes focus of th...
Editor's note:Wu Changhua is CEO of Beijing Future Innovation Center and executive director of the Professional Association for China's Environment. The article reflects the author's opinions, and n
6 killed, 1 injured in landslide in Myan...
YANGON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed with one injured in a landslide in Myanmar's northern mining region, said the Home Affairs Ministry on Tuesday. The landslide occurred at a jade min
Forest fire keeps raging in southwest Ch...
KUNMING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province has engaged aircraft and fire control troops to curb a forest fire that has lasted for almost two days. The forest fire department in t
2 million sign petition calling for Brex...
LONDON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- A national petition to the British Parliament calling for Brexit to be cancelled received more than 2 million signatures by Thursday night. The petition has called on Pri
Egypt brokers cease-fire between Israel,...
GAZA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman of the Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday night that Egypt has brokered a cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas-led militant groups in the Gaza Strip. The
U.S. stocks end higher amid trade optimi...
NEW YORK, March 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, as investors have been closely following updates on global trade and digested a batch of mixed economic data. The Dow Jones Indus