Feature: Small city in U.S. Southern Cal...
by Shen Chenchen LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- "I was surprised and very happy to join the City of Azusa's Chinese New Year Celebration," Zhang Yue, who has lived in the small city of Southern Cal
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Feature: Small city in U.S. Southern Cal...
by Shen Chenchen LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- "I was surprised and very happy to join the City of Azusa's Chinese New Year Celebration," Zhang Yue, who has lived in the small city of Southern Cal
Amazon's second headquarters faces new b...
Amazon.com Inc.'s plan to set up a second headquarters in northern Virginia, after being rebuffed in New York, will face its first test when local officials vote on Saturday on a proposed financial p
New Zealand's Christchurch mosque attack...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed his "heartfelt sympathies" for New Zealand following the attacks in Christchurch. The terrorist attack in Christchurch has left 49 dead and 48
Greece expresses solidarity with people ...
ATHENS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Greece expressed solidarity with the people of New Zealand on Friday over the mosque attacks that took at least 49 lives, according to the latest official count. Greek Pr
Amazon dropping New York HQ a 'big loss'...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Amazon's abandonment of plans for a headquarters in New York marked a "big loss" for the U.S. financial capital. The Long Island City neighborhood was one o
Kenya Sevens rugby team faces U.S. chall...
NAIROBI, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's head coach Paul Murunga believes his side will continue the upward trajectory in the remaining legs of the World Series after it claimed seven points at the Hamil
Spotlight: Australian leaders expresses ...
SYDNEY, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Australia's leaders have expressed shock and grief at Friday's deadly shootings in Christchurch, offering condolences to New Zealanders. Prime Minister Scott Morrison con
Slower U.S. economic growth a "new norma...
NEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States will see its annual economic growth decline to about 2 percent this year and slower growth is just a "new normal," New York Fed President John Williams
French president denounces "odious crime...
PARIS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday denounced the deadly shootings that targeted worshippers in two mosques in New Zealand, reaffirming his determination to join th
North Island hospital closed in New Zeal...
WELLINGTON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Hawke's Bay Hospital in North Island, New Zealand has been in lockdown after an unspecified threat was called in at 3 p.m. local time Saturday. Local Police are now i
Beijing to build two new metro lines in ...
Beijing plans to build two new metro lines stretching a total of 7.1 km this year, Beijing Major Projects Construction Headquarters Office said Friday. The western section of Line 11, measuring abou
Xinhua Headlines: Chinese New Year celeb...
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- For centuries, the Lunar New Year has been the most important festival in China and a large part of Asia. People leave behind the worries and troubles of the past year and
New Zealand bans sales of semi-automatic...
WELLINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that military-style semi-automatic guns and assault rifles will be banned after mass shootings killed 50 pe
Serial blasts hit New Year celebrations ...
KABUL, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Several people were feared killed or injured after three blasts hit New Year celebrations near a shrine in the western side of Kabul on Thursday, witnesses said. "We heard
Train-truck collision kills 3 in U.S. st...
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A passenger train slammed into a truck on the tracks Tuesday night in Long Island, the U.S. state of New York, killing at least three people, local media reported.
Dozens hurt as New York-bound flight enc...
NEW YORK, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Around 30 people on board a Turkish Airlines flight were injured in a severe turbulence before it safely landed in New York City's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Ai
White House "strongly condemns" mosque a...
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The White House said Friday it "strongly condemns" attacks in New Zealand, where mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch have left dozens dead. "Our thoughts an
Police dismiss report of gunman in New Y...
NEW YORK, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The reported presence of an active shooter inside the New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, the U.S. state of New York, has been confirmed as a false a
China's sci-tech board enters a "sprint"...
China's new science and technology innovation board is racing toward the finish as the country pins hope on the board to capitalize its innovation-driven development and financial reform. The launch
New Zealand airport closed following rep...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 17 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand police confirmed Sunday that Dunedin Airport has been closed after a suspicious package was reported there. At 9:55 p.m. local time, the ai