Brazil school shooting leaves 10 dead
SAO PAULO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and many more injured in a school shooting in Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo on Wednesday.Among the dead are seven students, a woman an
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Brazil school shooting leaves 10 dead
SAO PAULO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and many more injured in a school shooting in Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo on Wednesday.Among the dead are seven students, a woman an
Chinese envoy calls for more assistance ...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the United Nations to scale up assistance in cash and in kind to the people in Syria. The international community needs to act
Anthrax kills two people in northern Tan...
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and eight others were hospitalized following an anthrax outbreak in northern Tanzania's district of Moshi, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. An
Chinese premier meets the press
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met the press at the Great Hall of the People after the conclusion of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress on Friday morn
Patience of S. Africans wearing thin wit...
CAPE TOWN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- South Africa must act differently and with speed in land reform as "the patience of our people is wearing thin," Deputy President David Mabuza said on Saturday. Land r
Coming up: From China-U.S. trade talks t...
China's “Two Sessions,” or “Liǎng Huì,” the annual meetings of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body, and the National People's Congress (NPC
Three core tasks to develop green financ...
There are three core tasks to be done for the development of green finance, Chen Yulu, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said Tuesday at a press conference of the Chinese People's
At least 11 killed after two ships catch...
Two Tanzanian-flagged ships caught fire in the Kerch Strait on Monday, killing at least 11 people, Russian media reported, citing the country's maritime agency.Another 12 people have been saved as
Being single is the new norm and China i...
Once perceived as a path to a lifetime of happiness, marriage is now being crossed off the to-do list of people across the world. Headlines like "More people than ever before are single," "Why more w
Cyclone Idai kills more than 200 people ...
UNITED NATIONS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- More than 200 people have been counted dead and the toll "is likely to rise" in the wake of Cyclone Idai's sweep through southeast Africa, the UN Office for the C
Uber plans to kick off IPO in April
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is planning to kick off its initial public offering in April, putting it close on the heels of smaller rival Lyft Inc, people familiar with the matter said
Floods may affect election preparations ...
LILONGWE, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has expressed concerns that the heavy rains and floods that have affected hundreds of thousands of people in the country may also
Malaysian PM says chemical pollution in ...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that the situation in an area of the southern Johor state was under control, after hundreds of people fel
2 dead, 17 missing in landslide-triggere...
TAIYUAN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- House collapse triggered by a landslide in north China's Shanxi Province has left two people dead and 17 others missing, local authorities said Saturday. The accident ha
President Xi meets Harvard president
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with president of Harvard University Lawrence Bacow here Wednesday, and expressed the hope that Sino-U.S. cultural and people-to-people
China's national legislature starts 3rd ...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, started its third plenary meeting Tuesday morning. NPC deputies will hear
NPC spokesperson briefs media on annual ...
A press conference on the Second Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, is being held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. The spokespers
China's national legislature starts 3rd ...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, started its third plenary meeting Tuesday morning. Xi Jinping and other Ch
Over 690,000 impoverished people relocat...
A total of 695,800 impoverished people have been relocated for a better life in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region as of Feb. 28 this year since the region started a campaign to alleviat
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers gove...
The second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Over two weeks of policy discussions will follow, setting the country's t