Beijing, June 7 (Xinhua/GNA) – With the campaign message “Now for Climate,” this year’s World Environment Day calls for urgent action as the planet’s…
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Xi’s visit set to deepen China-DPRK ties
Beijing, June 7 (Xinhua/GNA) – Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, will pay a…
China, Laos agree to build all-weather community with shared future in new era
Beijing, June 7 (Xinhua/GNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with General…
China enjoys robust growth, growing global influence: Putin
ST. PETERSBURG, June 5 (Xinhua/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that China is developing robustly and playing an increasingly important role in…
Russian edition of Volume I of “China’s Governance Under Xi Jinping’s Leadership” launched in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, June 5 (Xinhua/GNA) – The Russian edition of the first volume of “China’s Governance Under Xi Jinping’s Leadership” was launched at the…
India: New Delhi hotel fire, 21 dead including foreigners
New Delhi, June 3, (Brt/Adnkronos/GNA) 3, At least 21 people have been killed, including foreign nationals, and 40 injured people hospitalized in a mega…
11 missing in west Sri Lanka elderly care facility fire
COLOMBO, June 3 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 11 people remained missing and about 50 injured, in a fire that broke out in an elderly…
China ready to actively assist DRC, other African countries hit by Ebola: spokesperson
BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua/GNA) — China stands ready to actively help African countries hit by the latest outbreak of Ebola, including the Democratic Republic…
China expresses grave concern over Japan’s move to deepen cooperation with NATO
BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua/GNA) — China expresses grave concern over Japan’s move to deepen cooperation with NATO, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said…
3 killed, 5 injured in SUV accident in west Nepal
KATHMANDU, June 1 (Xinhua/GNA) – Three people died after a passenger sports utility vehicle (SUV), veered off a highway and plunged down a cliff…
At least 50 reportedly killed in blast at Myanmar explosives depot
Bangkok, May 31, (dpa/GNA) – At least 50 people have been killed in a blast at an explosives depot in north-eastern Myanmar, local media…
Rival leaders of Turkish opposition party hold speeches after ousting
Istanbul, May 31, (dpa/GNA) – Rival politicians from Turkey’s largest opposition party, held simultaneous speeches in Ankara on Saturday, days after the CHP’s leadership…
Under Xi, China builds on anti-poverty gains with rural revitalization drive
Kunming, May 29 (Xinhua/GNA) – High in the Wumeng Mountains of southwest China, solar panels now glint where history was made. The rugged hills…
In a season of summitry, China seeks stabler major-country ties
Beijing, May 29 (Xinhua/GNA) – Beijing’s diplomatic calendar in May featured a flurry of high-level engagement with major countries. In the Chinese capital, Chinese…
Xiconomics: How cooperation with China is transforming industries in Serbia
Belgrade, May 29 (Xinhua/GNA) – For commuters between the Serbian capital of Belgrade and Novi Sad, the country’s second-largest city, travel time has been…
Chinese, Serbian presidents hail ironclad friendship, seek wide-ranging cooperation
Beijing, May 29 (Xinhua/GNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held talks in Beijing on Monday, hailing the ironclad friendship…
Former Yemeni President Hadi dies at 80 in Saudi Arabia
ADEN, Yemen, May 28 (Xinhua/GNA) — Former Yemeni President, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, whose presidency was closely tied to Yemen’s prolonged civil war and fragile…
Senior Iraqi paramilitary leader killed in bomb explosion
BAGHDAD, May 28 (Xinhua/GNA) — A senior leader of an Iraqi armed group, was killed Thursday in a sticky bomb explosion, targeting his vehicle…
OPCW finds dozens of undeclared chemical weapons at sites across Syria
Beirut, May 27 (dpa/GNA) – The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), reported on Wednesday that it has discovered large quantities of…
5.4-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands region — GFZ
BEIJING, May 26, (Xinhua/GNA) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4, jolted Tonga Islands region at 1912 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German…