Xinhua Headlines: China sets growth, ref...
China unveiled Tuesday its growth and reform targets for 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and a "crucial year" in the country's endeavor to build a moder
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Xinhua Headlines: China sets growth, ref...
China unveiled Tuesday its growth and reform targets for 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and a "crucial year" in the country's endeavor to build a moder
China emphasizes more stable and healthy...
The second session of the 13th National People's Congress kicked off on March 5 as thousands of delegates gathered at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the
Government work report reflects China's ...
The second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Policy discussions and planning will take place through March 15, setting
Former provincial political advisor pros...
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A former provincial political advisor has been indicted for taking bribes, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) Monday. Wang Erzhi, former vice chairman
5.3 million people in Britain still not ...
LONDON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Around 5.3 million people in Britain have yet to catch up with the age of the internet with millions having no digital skills at all, a report by the Office for National S
One in four older adults feel isolated: ...
CHICAGO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- One in four older adults say they feel isolated from other people at least some of the time, and one in three say they lack regular companionship, a national poll conduct
9 people die in Tajikistan traffic accid...
DUSHANBE, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Nine people, including five children, died in a traffic accident in the Darvaz region of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. According to local media,
Over 2 million children currently out of...
UNITED NATIONS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- More than two million boys and girls are currently out of school in Syria, people's resources are depleting, and more than eight in ten people live below the pover
China's national legislature starts annu...
Xi Jinping (C, front), Li Keqiang (3rd R, front), Wang Yang (3rd L, front), Wang Huning (2nd R, front), Zhao Leji (2nd L, front), Han Zheng (1st R, front) and Wang Qishan (1st L, front) attend the op
UN chief saddened by loss of life in Ind...
UNITED NATIONS, March 17 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is saddened by the loss of life, the damage of property and displacement of people due to flash floods, landslides and an ea
Yunnan's disappearing ethnic architectur...
At the southern tip of Yunnan Province in China's far southwest lies Mount Jingmai. There are seven villages in the area of the mountain, inhabited mainly by ethnic Bulang and Dai people. These villa
China's national legislature holds closi...
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) held its closing meeting Friday morning. Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the closing meetin
Myanmar state counselor stresses people'...
YANGON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has stressed the important role of the people in constitution amendment, saying that steps were being taken at the parliament in t
China makes headway in social welfare, c...
China has seen progress in social welfare and charities work in 2018, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs Thursday. More than 10 million disabled people in financial difficulties and more tha
China encourages continued DPRK-U.S. dia...
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China encourages continued dialogue between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States on the Korean Peninsula issue, Chinese State Councilor and For
11 arrested after mine accident kills 22
HOHHOT, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people were arrested for their roles in a deadly mine accident that killed 22 people in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, authorities said Monday.
Indian air force jet crashes in India-co...
Three people were killed after an Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed in Budgam district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, local police said on Wednesday. At least three people have been killed in the c
3 dead after severe thunderstorms, gales...
NANCHANG, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Three people are dead after strong thunderstorms, gales and hail swept through parts of Jiangxi Province in eastern China on Thursday, local authorities said. The sever
Feature: Greek Homeless Football Team a ...
ATHENS, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A diverse football team featuring those who have suffered from homelessness and drug addiction, as well as people who are asylum seekers trains every Sunday in a municipal
4 dead, 4 missing, hundreds evacuated fr...
Four people were killed and four others were missing as floods and landslides struck East Nusa Tenggara province of central Indonesia, the country's disaster agency said on Saturday. The disaster has