U.S. Senate leaders agree to vote on spe...
The U.S. Senate will vote on two competing bills Thursday in an attempt to end the month-long partial government shutdown, Republican and Democratic Senate leaders said Tuesday. The two spending bil
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U.S. Senate leaders agree to vote on spe...
The U.S. Senate will vote on two competing bills Thursday in an attempt to end the month-long partial government shutdown, Republican and Democratic Senate leaders said Tuesday. The two spending bil
AIIB signs rural roads project worth 455...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the government of India on Thursday signed a 455-million-U.S.-dollar loan to finance a rural roads project in India's southern state of Andhra Pra
Trump backed bill to fund border wall fa...
A bill backed by U.S. President Donald Trump that will fund a border wall failed to pass the Senate on Thursday. The bill, which needs 60 yes-votes to move forward, was supported by 51, and opposed b
What's been said on social media, March ...
The following is a selection of the latest posts on social media. U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump on Twitter) Border Patrol and Law Enforcement has apprehended (captured) large numbers
20 killed in car bombing in Kurdish-cont...
At least 20 people were killed on Thursday when a car bomb went off in a town controlled by the Kurdish fighters in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported. The car bomb exploded in the town Shehel in
U.S.-backed forces "almost" capture last...
DAMASCUS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) almost captured the last Islamic State (IS)-held area in the eastern Euphrates River region in eastern Syria, Kurdish act
HK PolyU, Royal College of Art to establ...
HONG KONG, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Britain's Royal College of Art (RCA) signed here Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an artificial
Further reform in state-owned enterprice...
Editor's note: Liu Chunsheng is an associate professor at the Beijing-based Central University of Finance and Economics and deputy dean of Blue Source Capital Research Institute. The article reflects
The real 'Jaws': Great white shark's gen...
The great white shark, one of the most fearsome predators in the world's oceans in both fact and fiction, is a formidable creature – right down to its genes. Scientists on Monday said they have decod
Gold rises as U.S. dollar softens
CHICAGO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange settled higher on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar ticked down.The most active gold contract for April d
Gold settles higher over Fed's dovish ap...
CHICAGO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange closed higher. The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it decided to leave key interest ra
China Hushen 300 index futures close hig...
BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures closed higher on Friday, with the contract for March 2019 up 1.99 percent to finish at 3,750 points. The April 2019 contract gained 1.94
NASA's InSight lander hits snag in heat ...
LOS ANGELES, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The thermal probe of NASA's InSight lander has hit snag and paused digging, according to the mission team on Tuesday. The heat probe, known as the Heat Flow and Physi
Major stock market indices worldwide
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday. IN THE UNITED STATES The SP 500 Index opened at 2,730.79 points, down 18.14 points, or 0.66 perc
Another body of Indian defence personnel...
NEW DELHI, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The dead body of the fourth Indian Army personnel, out of the total six who went missing in an avalanche incident, was recovered on Saturday after 18 days from the aval
Top news items in Kenya's major media ou...
NAIROBI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday. -- Secondary headteachers are demanding an increase in school fees, saying the current charges
Travelogue: Chongqing’s most famous food...
A pot of blood-red broth simmers in the center of the dining table, friends gathered around it eying the flavorful liquid with anticipation. The constant flame underneath sparks bubbles on the surfac
China farm produce prices continue to ri...
BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Prices of farm produce in China continued to rise last week, with the overall price going up 0.8 percent, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed. The average wholesal
Daily Crunch: Y Combinator heads north
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China's industrial profits up 10.3 pct i...
The profits of China's major industrial enterprises increased 10.3 percent year-on-year in 2018, but lower than the 21 percent expansion for 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.