ChiNext Index higher at midday Monday
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, surged 4.74 percent to 1,525.27 points in the morning session Monday. The ChiNext Index, tog
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ChiNext Index higher at midday Monday
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, surged 4.74 percent to 1,525.27 points in the morning session Monday. The ChiNext Index, tog
Prehistoric stone architecture discovere...
URUMQI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have recently discovered an ancient stone architecture dating back around 3,000 years in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regional c
China Focus: Fishing ban started in Chin...
NANJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The four-month fishing ban, aiming to protect aquatic resources and biodiversity in China's rivers, started Friday. The annual ban, from March 1 to June 30, will cover th
China Econ Survey: What’s the main facto...
To get you a better view of how China's economy is faring, Global Business surveyed economists across the greater China region. The economists and other experts ranked three main factors that will be
IOC awards sport trophies to gender equa...
NEW YORK, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held an awarding ceremony to honor six models and change-makers in advancing women and girls in and through sport on Wednesday
Brazilian gov't presents social security...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government on Wednesday presented to the Congress a bill for the reform of the social security system of the military. The reform will affect the pe
China to combine maternity insurance, ba...
The State Council General Office has issued a document on the combination of funds and management resources for maternity insurance and basic medical insurance in a bid to improve management efficie
Trump says permanent daylight saving tim...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he would be fine with a permanent daylight saving time, ending an annual ritual of changing clocks twice a year. The U.S. clocks leap forward by an hour
NASA targets lunar exploration at cost o...
The U.S. space agency NASA detailed its budget proposal for fiscal year 2020 on Monday, showing its priority on the country's lunar exploration missions while reducing funding for basic sciences. NA
UK PM faces criticism over knife crime c...
LONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing criticism over the control of knife crimes after recent deaths of youngsters. The criticism came days after two 17-year-old yo
Int'l film festival closes in Egypt, "Ro...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Sharm el-Sheikh Asian Film Festival (SAFF) closed on Friday with a feature movie from Afghanistan, Rona Azim's Mother, winning the best prize. The clos
This is the next-gen lionfish vacuuming ...
Roboticists have the strangest pet projects. For Colin Angle, it’s vacuuming up lionfish. The iRobot CEO is also the cofounder of RSE (that’s Robots in Service of the Environment), a volunteer-based o
China, Pakistan complete joint marine ge...
GUANGZHOU, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Pakistani scientists have completed a joint marine geological survey in the Indian Ocean in a move to deepen bilateral friendly cooperation in science. The
U.S.-backed Kurdish forces declare victo...
DAMASCUS, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Saturday the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in eastern Syria, the SDF spokesman said. The t
Chinese stocks climb to 9-month high, li...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) - Chinese shares continued to rally Wednesday, with the key Shanghai index reaching its highest level since June, boosted by the government's plans to cut taxes and expand i
Interview: Biosecurity practices crucial...
by Alessandra Cardone ROME, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The African swine fever (ASF) epidemic spreading through some Asian and European countries has made good biosecurity practices more crucial than ever,
Death toll from Brazil dam collapse rise...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 110, with 238 still missing, the state civil defense a
Mongolia to promote culture, traditions ...
ULAN BATOR, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will host a winter festival on Feb. 16-17 near the capital city of Ulan Bator, local media reported Sunday, citing Ulan Bator's tourism department. The festiv
Ethiopian, Kenyan leaders visit Chinese-...
ADDIS ABABA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday visited Ethiopia's flagship Hawassa Industrial Park. The trip to the Chinese-built i
EU foreign policy chief asks for politic...
UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's foreign and security policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday asked for a political and democratic solution to the Venezuela crisis. "The c