Japan enacts compensation bill on forced...

TOKYO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan's parliament enacted a bill on Wednesday to pay compensation to people who were forcibly sterilized under the nation's now-defunct eugenics law. The new law has come

China Hushen 300 index futures close mix...

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with the contract for May 2019 down 0.09 percent to finish at 4,025 points. The June 2019 contract lost 0.09

China 10-year treasury bond futures clos...

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- China's 10-year treasury bond futures closed lower on Wednesday, with the contract for June 2019 closing 0.44 percent lower at 95.91 yuan (about 14.27 U.S. dollars). The

China 2-year treasury bond futures close...

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- China's 2-year treasury bond futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with the contract for June 2019 closing 0.04 percent lower at 99.795 yuan (about 14.85 U.S. dollars). The

Rare giant diamond found in Western Aust...

A western Australian mine to be decommissioned next year revealed on Tuesday it produced one of the largest diamonds in its history in March. The 28.84-carat octahedral-shaped stone named Argyle Octa

FAO presents plan to fight poverty, hung...

SANTIAGO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The regional office of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday presented its plan to fight poverty and hunger in Latin America and th

BRI forum – a prime staging ground for m...

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BRI facilitates int'l connectivity, econ...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provides new opportunities for better connectivity and economic development for various countries, Georgian Vice Prime Minister Maya Tskitishvili has said. The BRI

Rare giant diamond found in Western Aust...

SYDNEY, April 24 (Xinhua) -- A western Australian mine to be decommissioned next year revealed on Tuesday it produced one of the largest diamonds in its history in March. The 28.84-carat octahedral-s

Media center for second Belt and Road Fo...

The media center for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation started trial operation in Beijing Tuesday. The media center at the China National Convention Center has two press c