U.S. Treasury official Malpass becomes o...
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank announced on Thursday that David Malpass, undersecretary for international affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, is the only candidate for the next
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U.S. Treasury official Malpass becomes o...
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank announced on Thursday that David Malpass, undersecretary for international affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, is the only candidate for the next
Death toll in India's hooch tragedy rise...
The death toll due to consumption of illicit liquor in India's northeastern state of Assam Sunday rose to 156, local government officials said. Over 200 victims, mostly the tea garden workers, are u
To back the best Y Combinator graduates,...
Hundreds gathered this week in San Francisco’s Pier 48 to see the more than 200 companies in Y Combinator’s winter 2019 cohort present their 2-minute pitches. The audience of investors, who coll
U.S. Fed leaves rates unchanged, plans t...
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged after concluding a two-day policy meeting, in a move that met market expectations and reflected the central bank's patient approac
Over 60 pct of Maldivians prone to diabe...
MALE, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Maldivian Health Ministry on Monday said that over 60 percent of Maldivians were prone to diabetes while over 50 percent of those affected were not aware they had the i
Australian broadband network urged to re...
CANBERRA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Australia's peak consumer watchdog has urged National Broadband Network (NBN) customers who are experiencing slow internet speeds to seek refunds. The Australian Competi
Feature: Chinese, U.S. companies jointly...
BATON ROUGE, the United States, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Deep into St. James Parish, U.S. state of Louisiana, hundreds of construction workers are busy working on framed structures and installing giant e
4 injured as chopper crashes in Indonesi...
JAKARTA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Four people sustained wounds as a helicopter went down in Tasikmalaya district of Indonesia's West Java province Saturday afternoon, the rescue agency said. The chopper
Iraqi president meets with Egypt's Sisi ...
The Iraqi President Barham Salih Sunday met with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with the aim of enhancing joint cooperation in various fields. The meeting came on the sidelines of the
U.S. Senate leaders agree to vote on spe...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate will vote on two competing bills Thursday in an attempt to end the month-long partial government shutdown, Republican and Democratic Senate leaders sai
China's high-tech company registered as ...
MINSK, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese high-tech company has been registered as a resident of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone, the park's administration said on Thursday. The new resident
Mobile payment introduced in Chinese con...
NEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Consulate General in New York on Wednesday introduced mobile payments for its consular services charges, becoming the first Chinese diplomatic mission in the
Taoist elements fuel China's green growt...
Editor's Note:Laurence Brahm is a senior international research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization. He is alsoa lawyer, policy adviser, filmmaker and social enterprise pioneer.The artic
Northern Thailand continues to choke in ...
BANGKOK, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Northern Thailand has been blanked by hazardous dust recently leading to a decline of visitors. The PM 2.5 pollutants in the region have reached extremely hazardous leve
Commentary: Politicized humanitarian aid...
The United Nations (UN) stipulates that humanitarian aid ought to focus on fixing international problems of economic, social or humanitarian character. Yet the politicization of U.S.-led aid in Vene
Globalization: Reform and opening-up
Editor's note:This year'sBoao Forum for Asia (BFA)annual conference, scheduled for March 26-29 in Boao, a coastal town in Hainan, is themed by "Shared Future, Concerted Action, Common Development."ZO
Afghan army frees 38 from Taliban prison...
The Afghan army waged an operation and freed 38 people from a Taliban prison in eastern province of Ghazni overnight, authorities said on Monday. "The Afghan National Army (ANA) waged a special oper
Severe flooding kills 23 in Malawi
BLANTYRE, Malawi, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-three people have been confirmed dead in 13 southern Malawi districts following severe flooding resulting from heavy rains accompanied by strong winds. In
MoU to lay foundation for Jordan's railw...
AMMAN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund (SJIF) and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a railway in Jordan
Trump signs spending bill, averting anot...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon signed the legislation on spending and border security passed by the Congress, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sander