Beijing parks begin to open their lakes ...
Beihai Park The icy surface of the lake in Beihai Park melted half a month ago. The park has since replaced ship batteries and cleaned the boats. Saturday at 9 a.m., the park was officially open for
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Beijing parks begin to open their lakes ...
Beihai Park The icy surface of the lake in Beihai Park melted half a month ago. The park has since replaced ship batteries and cleaned the boats. Saturday at 9 a.m., the park was officially open for
Christchurch shootings: Terrorism in the...
The world was shaken once again by news on Friday of mass shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. This time, 50 innocent people, including children, were killed. The suspect
Chicago Fed National Activity Index fall...
CHICAGO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) fell to -0.43 in January from +0.05 in December, indicating a slowdown of U.S. economy, the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank a
Bulgaria shuts down 2 illegal cannabis p...
SOFIA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Bulgarian authorities have shut down two illegal cannabis production greenhouses and arrested two suspects, the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Thursday.
Dollar remains in upper 110 yen as inves...
TOKYO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar stayed in the upper 110 yen zone in Tokyo on Friday as market players adopted a wait-and-see mood with a lack of new incentives. At 5 p.m., the dollar was
Across China: Conservation staff go all ...
TIANJIN, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Every day, a group of conservationists patrol a wetland area near a critical drinking water source for about 15 million people. The 22-square-kilometer forebay is a maze-
Israel arrests 19 Palestinians suspected...
JERUSALEM, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli security forces said on Thursday that 19 Palestinians suspected of terrorism were arrested in the West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces, the Shin Bet security se
Major stock market indices worldwide
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Monday. IN THE UNITED STATES The SP 500 Index opened at 2,814.37 points, up 10.68 points, or 0.38 percen
China Focus: China makes major progress ...
NANJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Paleontological Society of China published ten major achievements made in the field in 2018. Here they are: -- The 1st turtle with a beak from China A fossilized ske
50 killed in U.S.-led airstrikes in east...
DAMASCUS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 50 people were killed on Monday by U.S.-led airstrikes on the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The airstri
Prisons to ban sale of cigarettes in Tha...
BANGKOK, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Public Health Ministry of Thailand has announced a ban on the sale of cigarettes in prison.The directive was published in the Royal Gazette on Wednesday.The ministry
France offers to train Libyan teachers F...
TRIPOLI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The French Ambassador to Libya Beatrice du Hellen on Thursday expressed France's willingness to train Libyan teachers the French language. The ambassador made her remark
Fiji to prepare for more intense cyclone...
SUVA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The South Pacific island nation of Fiji should expect and be prepared for more frequent and intense disasters similar to tropical cyclone Winston that killed more than 40 p
White House announces Easter celebration...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- 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 p
ChiNext Index close higher Tuesday
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.69 percent to close at 1,546.99 points Tuesday. The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhe
Abu Dhabi's crown prince talks with U.S....
ABU DHABI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump. During the phone cal
China-India border affairs meeting held ...
NEW DELHI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The 13th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs was held here on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Chinese delegatio
UN envoy for Afghanistan warns against c...
UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday warned against the challenges to this year's presidential election in the country. This year's presidential election wi
Roundup: Hamas police forcibly disperses...
GAZA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The police of the Islamic Hamas movement forcibly dispersed on Thursday two demonstrations in northern and central Gaza Strip, which protested over the deteriorated economi
ChiNext Index closes higher at midday We...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, closed 0.78 percent higher at 1,689.6 points in the morning session Wednesday. The ChiNext I