The West doesn't get BRI's appeal to dev...
The APEC meetings last week saw an attempt by the United States to hijack the discussions with a charged offensive against the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).U.S. Vice President Mike Pence drew from a
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The West doesn't get BRI's appeal to dev...
The APEC meetings last week saw an attempt by the United States to hijack the discussions with a charged offensive against the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).U.S. Vice President Mike Pence drew from a
Two men arrested for stealing van transp...
OSLO, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Police in Norway arrested two men for stealing a van that transported poisonous cyanide to University of Oslo for research, public broadcaster NRK reported Saturday. The veh
Australia rejects UN calls for suspensio...
CANBERRA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has rejected calls from the United Nations to suspend work on the Adani Group's Carmichael coal mine. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Rac
Death toll from Brazilian dam collapse h...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Brazil's tragic dam disaster in southeast Minas Gerais state has reached 203, local authorities said Thursday. The Minas Gerais Civil Defense
Quaint South African eatery named ‘Resta...
A small beachside restaurant in South Africa has won the top prize at the inaugural World Restaurant Awards in Paris. The Wolfgat – whose six staff have no formal training – opened in 2016 in the sma
U.S. Fed leaves rates unchanged, plans t...
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- 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 th
Death toll from Cyclone Idai climbs to 1...
People walk through a flooded river in Chimanimani, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, March 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Shaun Jusa) The death toll from Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe has risen to 139 with 189 still m
'A new era' in China-Italy ties?
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Rome. The two-daystate visit starting on March 22is set to mark Italy's entry intoChina's multi-billion dollarBelt and Road Initiative (BRI) and may be a t
Profile: Chinese astronomer shifts focus...
by Xinhua writer Cheng Lu BEIJING, March 10 -- Wu Xiangping, 58, speaks fast, walks fast, and eats fast. For him, distances are measured in light years. An astronomer and academician at the Chinese A
Ammonia cloud triggers alert in Uusikaup...
Major leak of ammonia occurred at a fertilizer production plant in Uusikaupunki, western Finland, on Tuesday morning, local media reported. The accident took place as liquid form ammonia was offload
Buhari takes early lead after wins in Et...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari scored early gains on Monday in his bid for re-election; this is according to Nigeria's electoral commission (INEC). The 76-year-old candidate of the ruling All Pr
Sudanese president issues 3 emergency ba...
KHARTOUM, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday issued three emergency bans amid the growing protests across the African country, the presidency said in a statement.The firs
No bargaining is abnormal for two sincer...
Editor's note: Xu Fangqing is a senior editor at China News Week and an observer of Northeastern Asia and China's neighboring countries. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily t
The lonely death of Jibo, the social rob...
We knew this moment was coming — we just never expected it to arrive so soon. Jibo owners all over are reporting a final death rattle from their beloved home robot. The last message finds Jibo announc
China treasury bond futures open higher ...
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China's five-year treasury bond futures opened higher on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in March 2019 having no trading at opening. The contract for settlemen
ChiNext Index opens lower Friday
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was down 2.63 percent to open at 1,647.85 points Friday. The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhe
B&R Initiative is not "debt trap" but "e...
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is not a "debt trap" that some countries may fall into but an "economic pie" that benefits local population, Chinese State Councilor an
U.S. airstrikes kill 12 al-Shabaab milit...
MOGADISHU, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. army said Wednesday that it conducted two airstrikes in southeastern Somalia on Monday, killing 12 al-Shabaab militants. "The airstrikes on Feb. 11 were execut
Macao helps train civil servants from Po...
MACAO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) launched its training program for civil servants from tourism offices of six Portuguese-speaking countries, each with a duration
Egypt's parliament to finish constitutio...
CAIRO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian House of Representatives said on Sunday that it will finish all procedures related to the anticipated constitutional amendments by mid-April for a public refe