Urgent: Helicopter crashes while fightin...
WELLINGTON, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter involved in fighting bush fires near the Pigeon Valley of the South Island of New Zealand crashed at around 3 pm local time, according to Nelson Tasman Ci
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Urgent: Helicopter crashes while fightin...
WELLINGTON, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter involved in fighting bush fires near the Pigeon Valley of the South Island of New Zealand crashed at around 3 pm local time, according to Nelson Tasman Ci
A stitch in time: Fashion's new stars wa...
A new generation of rising fashion stars alarmed by the plight of the planet are designing in a radically different way to their elders. Some of the most interesting shows of Paris fashion week – onc
CERN lab to look for long-lived, exotic ...
GENEVA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, approved on Tuesday a new experiment designed to look for light and weakly interacting particles at the Larg
New Zealand protects post-Brexit trade q...
WELLINGTON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government is "leaving no stone unturned" to protect New Zealand's quota access into the EU and Britain post-Brexit, Minister of Trade and Export Growth
Fijian mosques hold ceremonies to mourn ...
SUVA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Mosques in Fiji on Monday would held special Dua ceremonies for the families that lost their loved ones in the terror attacks in New Zealand's city of Christchurch last Fri
Six people dead after gunmen storm New Z...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen stormed a mosque in Christchurch in New Zealand, which resulted in at least six people dead, local media reported. It reported that at least two
Australian police raid homes in New Sout...
Australian counter-terrorism police raided two homes with links to the perpetrator of the Christchurch shooting in the State of New South Wales (NSW) on Monday. One of the homes belongs to the siste
Tech firms race to new board as applicat...
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tech firms are stepping up listing preparations for a new board in Shanghai as the upcoming new financing channel for promising, money-hungry startups started to
China's job market stable with new featu...
BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China's job market remained stable in 2018 while demonstrating new characteristics, according to a new report. Growing 3.9 percent year on year, the average monthly sala
6 killed, 23 injured after blasts hit Ne...
KABUL, March 21 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 23 others wounded after three blasts hit New Year celebrations near a shrine in the western side of Kabul on Thursday, officials said.
New Zealand holds nationwide events to c...
WELLINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand holds various events nationwide to mark the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the country's founding document, on Feb. 6, 1840. Events are being held acro
Spotlight: Cambodian PM sends best wishe...
by Sovan Nguon, Mao Pengfei PHNOM PENH, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has sent greetings and best wishes to the people, as the country is gearing up for the celebr
Apple launches new iPad Air and iPad min...
Apple has refreshed its iPad lineup with a press release. The company is (finally) updating the iPad mini and adding a new iPad Air. This model sits between the entry-level 9.7-inch iPad and the 11-i
Xi visits Beijing residents ahead of Lun...
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Durin
Australian scientists pursuing ancient w...
CANBERRA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A new facility has given Australia's peak scientific body the power to test ancient groundwater with great accuracy. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Feature: Grand Chinese New Year celebrat...
LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- London hosted on Sunday one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia, drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the heart of the British capital to share t
Feature: China-Pakistan relations thrive...
by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- With the colorful advertisement of "Happy Chinese New Year" hanging and waving along the Jinnah Avenue, the main street in Pakistan's capital city Islam
9 firms debut on China's "new third boar...
BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- China's National Equities Exchange and Quotations, also known as the "new third board," saw the debut of nine new small and medium-sized enterprises during the past week
NBA sides celebrate Chinese Lunar New Ye...
By Sportswriter Qin Lang NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The New York Knicks staged a Lunar New Year celebration as the team took on Blake Griffin and the Detriot Pistons for the first match of a home-a
Ryanair to launch six new routes from Bu...
BUDAPEST, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Ryanair will launch flights to six new destinations from Budapest in its 2019 winter timetable, the budget airline announced on Wednesday. The new destinations are Cata