China steel mill makes world's largest s...
A Chinese steel mill on Tuesday rolled off the world's largest seamless ring forging piece, which was developed especially as the key part of a nuclear power unit. The loop-shape stainless steel pie
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China steel mill makes world's largest s...
A Chinese steel mill on Tuesday rolled off the world's largest seamless ring forging piece, which was developed especially as the key part of a nuclear power unit. The loop-shape stainless steel pie
The “splinternet” is already...
There is no question that the arrival of a fragmented and divided internet is now upon us. The “splinternet,” where cyberspace is controlled and regulated by different countries is no longer just a co
Aussie dollar losses ground as industria...
SYDNEY, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar has slipped against the greenback on Friday with falls in industrial commodity prices and global trade tensions weighing on the local currency.At th
Highlights from the Nice Carnival in sou...
The 135th Nice Carnival, one of the biggest carnivals in the world, kicked off in France on February 16 with the the theme of “The King of Cinema”. The cheerful multi-colored parades took place aroun
MUCAT, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The 29th Comex, Oman's leading event of IT, telecommunications and technology, was opened on Sunday under the auspices of Sayyid Kamil bin Fahad Al Said, assistant secreta
Morocco, Nigeria vow to strengthen partn...
RABAT, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan King Mohammed VI and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Thursday to strengthen partnership, the Moroccan official MAP news agency reported. The pledge wa
China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes to work ...
BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The rover and the lander of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work after "sleeping" during their second lunar night on the far side of the moon. The lander woke up at 7:52
China reaffirms commitment to a free mar...
Editor's note: Bobby Naderi is a journalist, current affairs commentator, documentary filmmaker and member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not ne
Iraq arrests 2 responsible for deadly fe...
BAGHDAD, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The crisis group set up to run Iraq's northern province of Nineveh said on Friday that two people responsible for the deadly sinking of a ferryboat in Tigris River were
Indian gov't tells Supreme Court Rafale ...
NEW DELHI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government on Wednesday sought rejection of review petition seeking probe into the multi-million U.S. dollar Rafale aircraft deal, saying documents annexed w
Japan to nominate architectural skill fo...
The Japanese government decided on Monday to submit the nomination of Japanese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber structures to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Woman shot dead in parking lot of Housto...
A woman was shot to death and another critically injured on Thursday in the parking lot of a church in Houston, local press reported. The shooting took place at 7p.m. local time (0100 GMT Friday) in
Aussie gov't "welcomes" territorial defe...
CANBERRA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has welcomed the announcement by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of the territorial defeat of Islamic State (IS). The U.S.-backed SDF annou
Chinese, U.S. companies jointly building...
Deep into St. James Parish, U.S. state of Louisiana, hundreds of construction workers are busy working on framed structures and installing giant equipment. The 1,300-acre site on the west side of th
China treasury bond futures open lower W...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China's five-year treasury bond futures opened lower on Wednesday, with the contract for settlement in March 2019 having no trading at opening. The contract for settlemen
Pentagon rolls out 718-bln-USD budget fo...
The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday rolled out its 718.3-billion-U.S.-dollar budget request for fiscal year 2020, with a substantial hike in war funding aimed at circumventing budget gap. "Thi
British parliament to vote on no-deal Br...
The British parliament will vote on Wednesday afternoon on whether the country should leave the European Union (EU) without an agreement on March 29 in the wake of Tuesday night's shattering defeat
China's top legislature to review docume...
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee will store normative documents on record on a digital platform to make it easier to review them, according to
Gaza militants fire rockets into souther...
GAZA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The militant groups in Gaza fired on Monday night a barrage of rockets into southern Israel after the intensive Israeli airstrikes on military facilities and compounds in t
Syria's air defenses respond to Israeli ...
The Syrian air defenses responded to Israeli airstrike in Syria's northern province of Aleppo overnight Wednesday, intercepting a number of missiles before reaching their targets, according to the s