Underwater tunnels completed for China-R...
HARBIN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Construction of two underwater tunnels for the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline has been completed and passed acceptance checks, constructors said. The two tu
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Underwater tunnels completed for China-R...
HARBIN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Construction of two underwater tunnels for the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline has been completed and passed acceptance checks, constructors said. The two tu
2 IS members arrested in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese army arrested on Saturday two Syrian nationals belonging to Islamic State (IS) in Lebanon's Hermel, local media reported. The two came from Syria's Deir al-Zo
China's central bank conducts first CBS
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Wednesday conducted the first central bank bills swap (CBS) operation to support the issuance of perpetual bonds by commercial banks. The CBS, valued at 1.5 bill
Chinese, U.S. entrepreneurs explore oppo...
Food-tech innovators and entrepreneurs from the United States and China are calling for a greater government role in helping innovate food technologies. The representatives from the food industry ga
U.S. dollar climbs amid trade optimism
NEW YORK, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. dollar rose on Monday as hopes for further trade progress introduced optimism into financial markets, underpinning investors' risk appetite. The dollar index, which
China to beef up judicial assistance to ...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The people's procuratorates, or China's state organs of legal supervision, will beef up judicial assistance available to needy victims of crimes or civil offenses whose f
Global slowdown drags Mexico growth fore...
MEXICO CITY, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) downgraded Mexico's growth forecast for 2019 and 2020 on Wednesday, citing a bigger global slowdown t
Norway's sovereign wealth fund to exclud...
OSLO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Norwegian government said Friday it is proposing to exclude exploration and production companies within the energy sector from the country's sovereign wealth fund to red
Roundup: As blockbuster likely heralds n...
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's homegrown sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth" scored at the holiday box office. As its visual effects, considered to rival Hollywood, impress a global audien
China Hushen 300 index futures close hig...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures closed higher on Tuesday, with the contract for March 2019 up 0.87 percent to finish at 3,747.40 points. The April 2019 contract gained
Palace Museum enhance cooperation with c...
The Palace Museum and the Beijing Capital International Airport have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in promoting the museum and its cultural relics. The agreement focuses on cooperation i
Aluminum tariffs cost U.S. beverage indu...
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. beverage industry paid about 250 million U.S. dollars in Section 232 tariffs for aluminum cansheet between March and December last year, and the industry is
Over 30 wildfires still active in northe...
MADRID, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Emergency Services in Spain's northern region of Asturias confirmed that they are still fighting 37 wildfires centered on 20 different localities Tuesday morning. The repo
Road passengers in North Macedonia up by...
SKOPJE, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The number of road passengers in North Macedonia in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 12.4 percent year on year, the State Statistical Office (SSO) reported on Wedne
Sudanese president issues 5 emergency or...
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday issued two emergency orders giving wider powers to regular forces and incriminating corruption amid the growing protests across the African country, the p
Russia, Syria demand U.S. withdrawal fro...
DAMASCUS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian-Russian joint coordination committee demanded in a statement Wednesday the U.S. forces to withdraw from Syria, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.The Jo
U.S. airstrike kills 26 al-Shabab fighte...
MOGADISHU, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The United States military said on Friday evening that it conducted an airstrike in central Somalia on Thursday, killing 26 al-Shabab terrorists. The U.S. Africa Comman
SW China's Tibet sees first wedding behi...
An inmate at a prison in Lhasa has become the first person to get married behind bars in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the prison said. The prisoner is a 34-year-old man serving a sentence for robber
Severe floods kill at least 2 in U.S. Mi...
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Severe floods affecting a number of Midwestern U.S. states have killed at least two people, local officials said on Sunday. The floods, caused by a "bomb cyclone" sto
Chinese shares close lower Tuesday
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower following sharp swings on Tuesday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.67 percent, closing at 2,941.52 points, while the Shenzhen Co