50 killed in U.S.-led airstrikes in east...
DAMASCUS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 50 people were killed on Monday by U.S.-led airstrikes on the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The airstri
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50 killed in U.S.-led airstrikes in east...
DAMASCUS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 50 people were killed on Monday by U.S.-led airstrikes on the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The airstri
Prisons to ban sale of cigarettes in Tha...
BANGKOK, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Public Health Ministry of Thailand has announced a ban on the sale of cigarettes in prison.The directive was published in the Royal Gazette on Wednesday.The ministry
France offers to train Libyan teachers F...
TRIPOLI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The French Ambassador to Libya Beatrice du Hellen on Thursday expressed France's willingness to train Libyan teachers the French language. The ambassador made her remark
Fiji to prepare for more intense cyclone...
SUVA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The South Pacific island nation of Fiji should expect and be prepared for more frequent and intense disasters similar to tropical cyclone Winston that killed more than 40 p
White House announces Easter celebration...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Monday rolled out its Easter celebration plan, which will be held on April 22 and include the traditional egg roll. "The Easter Egg Roll will take p
ChiNext Index close higher Tuesday
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.69 percent to close at 1,546.99 points Tuesday. The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhe
Abu Dhabi's crown prince talks with U.S....
ABU DHABI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump. During the phone cal
China-India border affairs meeting held ...
NEW DELHI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The 13th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs was held here on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Chinese delegatio
UN envoy for Afghanistan warns against c...
UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday warned against the challenges to this year's presidential election in the country. This year's presidential election wi
Roundup: Hamas police forcibly disperses...
GAZA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The police of the Islamic Hamas movement forcibly dispersed on Thursday two demonstrations in northern and central Gaza Strip, which protested over the deteriorated economi
ChiNext Index closes higher at midday We...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, closed 0.78 percent higher at 1,689.6 points in the morning session Wednesday. The ChiNext I
Lebanon's government approves electricit...
BEIRUT, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese government approved on Monday a plan to resolve the electricity problem in Lebanon and provide the country with 24 hours of electricity, local TV Channel Al-J
China treasury bond futures close mixed ...
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China's treasury bond futures closed mixed on Friday, with the contract for June 2019 closing 0.01 percent lower at 99.44 yuan (about 14.80 U.S. dollars). The contract f
The Tour de France will start from Copen...
The Tour de France, the world's most prestigious road cycling tournament, will depart from the Danish capital of Copenhagen in 2021, organizers announced on Thursday. Denmark will become the 10th cou
Libyan parliament warns against foreign ...
TRIPOLI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Foreign Affairs Committee of Libya's eastern-based House of Representative (parliament) on Monday warned against the interference in Libya's internal affairs by ambas
Feature: The Beatles live on in Cuba's Y...
The music of legendary British band The Beatles was practically banned in Cuba in the 1960s. But today there's a haven on the island for fans of the timeless rock group. At night people line up to ge
China treasury bond futures close mixed ...
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's treasury bond futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with the contract for March 2019 closing 0.18 percent higher at 99.67 yuan (about 14.9 U.S. dollars). The contrac
European parliament votes for controvers...
The European Parliament has voted to pass a controversial reform of online copyright rules that critics contend will result in big tech platforms pre-filtering user generated content uploads.The resu
China treasury bond futures open lower M...
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China's five-year treasury bond futures opened lower on Monday, with the contract for settlement in March 2019 having no trading at opening. The contract for settlement i
China's UHDV industry expected to reach ...
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The total scale of China's ultra-high-definition video (UHDV) industry is expected to exceed 4 trillion yuan (596.6 billion U.S. dollars) by 2022, according to an officia