Booming electric vehicle industry leads ...
GUANGZHOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Southeast China's Guangdong Province has seen a boom in electric vehicle charging services in the first quarter of this year, according to local electricity authoritie
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Booming electric vehicle industry leads ...
GUANGZHOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Southeast China's Guangdong Province has seen a boom in electric vehicle charging services in the first quarter of this year, according to local electricity authoritie
Singapore's NODX to Chinese mainland fal...
SINGAPORE, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) to the Chinese mainland decreased by 8.7 percent year on year in March, compared to the revised previous month's expansion
Foreign visitors to Japan increase 6.2 p...
TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan in fiscal year 2018 was estimated to reach 31.62 million, up 6.2 percent, compared to the previous year, government statistics reve
Chinese economy expands 6.4 pct in Q1
Citizens buy fruit at a market in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Su Yang) The Chinese economy expanded 6.4 percent year on year in the first quarter of t
30 killed in road accidents during Sri L...
COLOMBO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan police on Wednesday said 30 people were killed in road accidents during the island country's new year holiday while reportedly at least 200 people were injure
China's island province sees foreign tra...
HAIKOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Hainan's foreign trade surged 109.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, outpacing the national figure as the southern island province speeds up construction of a f
Electric bike shop fire in Vietnam kills...
HANOI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out at an electric motorbike and bicycle shop in Vietnam's central Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province on Thursday morning, killing three local people in a fami
Budapest spas receive record number of v...
BUDAPEST, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Close to one million people visited famous spas of the Hungarian capital in the first three months of 2019, official figures showed on Wednesday. "Budapest spas had a t
United Airlines reports doubled profit i...
CHICAGO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- United Airlines doubled its net income in the first quarter of 2019 to 292 million U.S. dollars, thanks to rising passenger revenue and non-fuel cost control. According
Mongolia's exports of copper concentrate...
ULAN BATOR, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's exports of copper concentrates increased 7 percent year on year in the first quarter of this year, local media reported Thursday. Mongolia exported a total
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 8 percent year on year to reach 95.17 billion yuan (about 14.2 billion U.S. dollars) in March, the Min
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 8 percent year on year to reach 95.17 billion yuan (about 14.2 billion U.S. dollars) in March, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursda
Extended May Day holiday to see "tourism...
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- China's extended May Day holiday this year will see another "tourism craze" with an estimated total of 160 million trips, the country's biggest online travel agency Ctri
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 8 percent year on year to reach 95.17 billion yuan (about 14.2 billion U.S. dollars) in March, the Min
Beijing to support 100 AI talents each y...
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) has announced it will support 100 outstanding AI scientists each year till 2021 to serve the city's AI development, Bei
World travel fair opens in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The 16th Shanghai World Travel Fair opened Thursday, attracting more than 750 exhibitors from 53 countries and regions. Participants are expected to showcase new produc
Kazakhstan's int'l reserves down 11.8 pc...
ASTANA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's international reserves at the end of March decreased by 11.8 percent to 27 billion U.S. dollars year-on-year, the analytical portal Finprom.kz reported Thurs
Commentary: China means business when it...
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Once again, China's economic resilience defied doomsayers' projections, and it deserves the world's confidence. China's GDP growth in the first quarter beat market expec
China's FDI up 6.5 percent in Q1
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainlandexpanded 6.5 percent to 242.28 billion yuan year-on-year in the first quarterof this year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said Thursday. In
Iran plans to manufacture more Kowsar fi...
TEHRAN, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Air Force said on Thursday that it has plans to manufacture more Kowsar fighter jets in the coming year, Tasnim news agency reported. The announcement was mad