Cultural products sales bring in 1.5 bln...
The Palace Museum was able to earn 1.5 billion yuan (220 million U.S. dollars) in 2017 thanks to its cultural products, overtaking the revenue of 1,500 A-share listed companies in China. The announce
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Cultural products sales bring in 1.5 bln...
The Palace Museum was able to earn 1.5 billion yuan (220 million U.S. dollars) in 2017 thanks to its cultural products, overtaking the revenue of 1,500 A-share listed companies in China. The announce
Indian coast guard douses fire on resear...
MUMBAI, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Indian coast guard extinguished a major fire in a research vessel on Friday night following sounding of an alert, media report said Saturday. The ship with 36 crew me
Japan to hold nationwide expo to attract...
The Japanese government plans to hold a "Japan Exposition" with a series of cultural exhibitions and performances throughout the nation to attract visitors as the country will host the Olympics and
Highlights of China's science and techno...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the highlights of China's science and technology news from the past week: -- The rover and the lander of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work after "sl
U.S. leading economic index declines in ...
The U.S. leading economic index (LEI) declined in December after a modest increase in November, indicating a slowing growth of the economy, the Conference Board reported on Thursday. The LEI for the
EU foreign policy chief vows to work wit...
UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's foreign and security policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday vowed to work with the United Nations to uphold multilateralism. "The Europea
China treasury bond futures close lower ...
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's treasury bond futures closed lower on Monday, with the contract for March 2019 closing 0.11 percent lower at 99.64 yuan (14.84 U.S. dollars). The contract for set
Major stock market indices worldwide
BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday. IN THE UNITED STATES The SP 500 Index opened at 2,844.52 points, down 10.36 points, or 0.36 per
Top 5 most read Xinhua China news tweets...
The following are the top five most read China news tweets on the official China Xinhua News Twitter account on Thursday. -- One man's trash... Chubby panda cub tucks into a bamboo branch brunch in S
Turkey condemns Netherlands tram shootin...
Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the tram shooting that killed at least three people in the Netherlands city of Utrecht. The ministry "strongly condemned the attack in the Netherlands, r
Iran fires cruise missiles in ongoing na...
The Iranian Navy launched cruise missiles in the ongoing military exercise in the southern waters on Saturday, Tasnim news agency reported. The sea-to-sea Qader and Qadeer missiles were launched at
Half students in England taught in self-...
LONDON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The number of children taught in academy or free schools in England has for the first time exceeded the numbers in schools run by town and city councils, figures released
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 wil
New emergency response team rushes to he...
XIANGSHUI, Jiangsu, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Armed Police Force has dispatched a new emergency response team comprising 400 people to assist with rescue efforts after a deadly chemical plant explosio
Fossil leaves shed light on formation of...
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The discovery of fossilized palm leaves on the cold and high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has led scientists to make new conclusions on when the plateau reached its cur
Chinese SOE reform to gather pace in 201...
Editor's note: Li Jin is vice president of the China Enterprise Reform and Development Society. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. The State-owned Asset
Report exposes frequent infringement on ...
BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States reported frequent occurrence of violent crime cases, rampant gun crimes and the abuse of power by public officers, according to the Human Rights Record
China opens first cross-sea bridge acros...
Aerial photo taken on March 18, 2019 shows the Haiwen Bridge, south China's Hainan Province. The cross-sea bridge, which was built over seismic faults, officially started operation on Monday. The tot
Malaysia in last ditch effort to avert E...
The European Commission last month said the use of palm oil in motor fuel should be phased out because oil palm cultivation led to deforestation. The move is part of the EU's climate goals. Palm oil
Sinemia’s new plan offers movie ticket d...
The world of movie ticket services has been undergoing quite an upheaval of the past year. Yesterday, MoviePass announced a strategic “refocus.” Today’s Sinemia news is decidedly less dramatic, howeve