Albanian capital holds first women film ...
TIRANA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The first "Women International Film Festival", focusing on the theme of gender-based violence, started on Friday in the Albanian capital of Tirana to mark the Internationa
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Albanian capital holds first women film ...
TIRANA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The first "Women International Film Festival", focusing on the theme of gender-based violence, started on Friday in the Albanian capital of Tirana to mark the Internationa
Birds migrating from Siberia to Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The number of migratory birds from Siberia to Pakistan has declined 70 percent this winter, mainly due to climatic change and human activities, local reports said on Mo
Pompeo attends Mideast summit in Jerusal...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended a summit with Israeli, Greek, and Cypriot heads of states in Jerusalem on Wednesday, discussing a natural gas pipeline. The meeting was attended by Pompe
White House announces Easter celebration...
The White House on Monday rolled out its Easter celebration plan, which will be held on April 22 and include the traditional egg roll. "The Easter Egg Roll will take place on Monday, April 22, 2019,
Morocco arrests suspect wanted by France...
RABAT, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan authorities arrested on Tuesday a dual French-Algerian national wanted by France for financing terrorism, forming a criminal gang and defending acts of terrori
Chinese shares continue to fall Tuesday
BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks registered a nearly across-the-board slump Tuesday with media and hotel sectors leading the losses. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.51 perce
DPRK's key reactor seems idle for months...
VIENNA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The reactor that has produced the bulk of the plutonium for the nuclear programs in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has seemed idle for a few months, Yuki
Interview: BRI to make strategic change:...
DOHA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by China has an immense international effect and will definitely bring a strategic change, a Qatari think-tank chief said. The BR
Stephen Hawking honoured on new 50p coin
The scientist's work on black holes inspires the design as he joins Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin to "make it on to money".
Guangzhou documentary festival solicits ...
GUANGZHOU, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The 17th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China's only national-level documentary festival, has started accepting submissions worldwide. The festival
Fiat Chrysler to invest 4.5 bln USD in U...
CHICAGO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced Tuesday that it plans to invest 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in five plants in U.S. state of Michigan.The new investments will creat
Education quality still cause for concer...
DHAKA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Despite Bangladesh's remarkable success in bringing nearly all children to primary school, the education quality remains a concern, a World Bank report said. The World Deve
UAE donates 500 mln dollars to Yemen
DUBAI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will donate 500 million dollars to Yemen in 2019, a UAE minister said at a conference called "Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen," which is
Belarus GDP up 0.8 pct in Jan-Feb
MINSK, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Belarusian economy grew by 0.8 percent year-on-year in January-February 2019, the National Statistics Committee said on Friday. The volume of GDP amounted to 18.7 bill
Top 5 most read Xinhua China news tweets...
The following are the top five most read China news tweets on the official China Xinhua News Twitter account on Monday. -- I can taste a rainbow! Locals in S China's Liuzhou use fruit and vegetables
Death toll in cyclone-induced floods rea...
The death toll from tropical cyclone Idai induced floods in Zimbabwe has risen to 98 with 217 missing, the government has said. The Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services said in a
China and Pakistan: All weather partners...
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Large-scale construction to begin in Sin...
The Sino-French Wuhan Ecological Demonstration City in central China's Hubei Province is expected to see 27 billion yuan (4.02 billion U.S. dollars) of fixed asset investment in 2019, official sourc
Cyclone Idai impact creates "massive hum...
GENEVA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The head of the International Organization for Migration(IOM) on Tuesday said that Cyclone Idai which has left 1.85 million people in dire humanitarian need in three coun
China treasury bond futures close mixed ...
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China's treasury bond futures closed mixed on Thursday, with the contract for March 2019 closing 0.05 percent higher at 99.66 yuan (about 14.85 U.S. dollars). The contrac