Cooperation with China yields "amazing s...
The cooperation between the United States and China in conserving giant pandas has yielded "amazing successes," a U.S. zoo chief said in a recent interview with Xinhua. "Working together with our Ch
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Cooperation with China yields "amazing s...
The cooperation between the United States and China in conserving giant pandas has yielded "amazing successes," a U.S. zoo chief said in a recent interview with Xinhua. "Working together with our Ch
Food tracking system established in 58 c...
A food tracking system involving 86,000 companies and 524,000 merchants has been established in 58 big- and medium-sized cities across China, a spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce has said. Th
Engagement between India, Pakistan armie...
NEW DELHI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Indian and Pakistani armies continue to engage in cross-border firing, though there are no casualties on the Indian side in the past 24 hours, said an official stat
Gunmen fire at plane in Papua, Indonesia...
JAKARTA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen shot an aircraft carrying soldiers in Papua province of easternmost of Indonesia on Monday, leaving one soldier dead, a military officer said. The shootings occurr
Well-targeted humanitarian aid in Syria ...
The continuation of a well-targeted humanitarian assistance in Syria must be ensured, Indonesia's UN envoy said on Tuesday. "We are deeply alarmed by the increase of attacks and civilian casualties
Light airplane crashes near Moscow, kill...
MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A four-seat light airplane crashed Thursday near Moscow, killing two people on board, the Russian Investigative Committee said. The crashed airplane was a Chaika S-72 Hunt
Over 60 feared dead in Zimbabwe gold min...
HARARE, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- More than 60 people are believed to have died in two mining shafts after a nearby dam burst in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland West Province, authorities said on Friday. The number
Zambia arrests 5,241 over drug-related o...
LUSAKA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Anti-drug authorities in Zambia arrested 5,241 people last year over drug-related offenses, a government spokesperson said on Monday. The arrests represent a 9 percent red
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan said Sunday it has closed its consulate in Afghanistan's city of Mazar-e-Sharif after a woman tried to take a hand grenade inside the building. Pakistan urged the Afghan governm
Finnish president accepts resignation of...
HELSINKI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Finnish President Sauli Niinisto accepted the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Juha Sipila, national broadcaster Yle said on Friday morning. The gover
Japan to keep business with Iran despite...
TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Ambassador to Tehran Mitsugu Saito said that Japanese businessmen will continue their trade with Iran despite the U.S. sanctions against the Islamic republic, Tehr
Structure fires in Mongolia claim 14 liv...
ULAN BATOR, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen people have been killed in structure fires in Mongolia so far this year, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Wednesday. A total of
Flash floods in Afghanistan kill at leas...
At least 20 people including children were killed in southern Afghanistan by flash floods that engulfed up to 2,000 homes and swept away cars, the UN agency coordinating relief efforts said on Saturd
China opposes outside forces interfering...
China opposes outside forces interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs and using so-called "humanitarian aid" to achieve political purposes, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Spokesp
China, U.S. stand to gain from cooperati...
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday. "This is the mos
New Zealand keeps interest rates unchang...
WELLINGTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's Official Cash Rate (OCR) remains at 1.75 percent and is expect to be kept at this level through 2019 and 2020, Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr said on W
S. Africa says Venezuelan people should ...
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The South African cabinet on Thursday said the people of Venezuela should be afforded the opportunity to decide their own future. "Drawing from our own experience in So
Cameroon uses Intl Womens’s Day to annou...
Cameroon will make efforts to enhance the skills of and opportunities for women in the digital business as part of the measures to draw more young girls to the sector, said its telecommunications min
Eight killed, 2 injured in Nigeria road ...
ABUJA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's traffic police on Monday said eight people were killed when a car rammed into a stationary truck along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, the country's busiest highwa
11 killed in bus crash in S. Bolivia
A bus carrying a sports delegation crashed into a ravine in southern Bolivia on Sunday, causing at least 11 deaths, a local official said. The bus left Tarija city for Villa Charcas to attend a footb