Islamabad, March 31, (dpa/GNA) — Pakistan and Afghanistan returned to the negotiating table, officials and sources said on Wednesday, as both sides seek to…
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Boao draws global attention
BOAO, Hainan, March 31, (Xinhua/GNA) — As the humid spring breeze drifts in from the South China Sea, Boao, a tranquil town on China’s…
Afghanistan floods kill 28, injure 49 amid severe weather
Islamabad, March 30, (dpa/GNA) — At least 28 people have been killed and 49 injured across Afghanistan since March 26, due to heavy rainfall,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, chairs a symposium on further advancing the high quality construction and further development of the Xiong’area
Beijing, March 25,(Xinhua/GNA) – Nearly four decades ago,while working in one of the poorest parts of East China’s Fujian Provinceas the Party chief of…
Thai PM orders crackdown on fuel hoarding, price gouging amid panic demand
BANGKOK, March 27 (Xinhua/GNA) — Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, on Friday issued a directive to all provincial governors, ordering immediate and uncompromising law…
6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off northeastern Japan
TOKYO, March 26 (Xinhua/GNA) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan at around 11:18 p.m. local time Thursday, the…
2 dead after stabbing incident at Tokyo commercial complex
TOKYO, March 26 (Xinhua/GNA) — A man and a woman have been confirmed dead, following a stabbing incident at a commercial complex in Tokyo’s…
Death toll in Padma river plunge rises to 26
DHAKA, March 26, (Xinhua/GNA) — The death toll from a bus that plunged into the Padma River, Bangladesh, on Wednesday has risen to 26,…
Turkey has joined US-Iran mediation efforts, ruling party says
Istanbul, March 25, (dpa/GNA) – Turkey is involved in efforts to mediate an end to the Iran war, a senior official from the ruling…
Iraq says seven army personnel killed in attack on military sites
Baghdad, March 25, (dpa/GNA) – Seven Iraqi army personnel were killed on Wednesday in an air attack on military facilities, the Iraqi Ministry of…
UN experts urge new ceasefire as Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions flare
Islamabad, March 25, (dpa/GNA) — United Nations experts have called on Afghanistan and Pakistan, to agree to a new ceasefire and pursue a lasting…
Iran reports fresh attack on key Natanz nuclear facility
Tehran, March 20, (dpa/GNA) – Iran has reported another attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, one of the country’s most important uranium enrichment sites.…
Nearly 100 people evacuated after house fire in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, March 19 (Xinhua/GNA) — A fire erupted in a tin-sheeted house near Lo Wai, Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong, on Thursday night,…
China, U.S. hold candid, in-depth, constructive talks on economic, trade issues
Paris, March 19 (Xinhua/GNA) – The Chinese and U.S. delegations held candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges and consultations here from Sunday to Monday on…
15th Five-Year Plan to guarantee steady, long-term advancement of Chinese modernization
Beijing, March 19 (Xinhua/GNA) – China is embarking on a new journey to advance Chinese modernization as its latest grand blueprint unfolds. The outline…
Chinese scientists transplant stem cell-derived islets to treat type 1 diabetes
SHANGHAI, March 17 (Xinhua/GNA) — Chinese researchers have achieved a medical breakthrough, by using endoderm stem cell-derived islet-like tissues (E-islet), to restore pancreatic islet…
Politics Former Chinese Legislatorindicted for accepting bribes
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua/GNA) — Jiang Chaoliang, previously a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature,…
Mount Semeru volcano erupts in Indonesia
JAKARTA, March 10 (Xinhua/GNA) — Mount Semeru in Indonesia’s East Java province erupted on Tuesday evening, sending an ash column about 1,000 meters above…
Sri Lanka seizes over 600 kg of drugs, cache of weapons from fishing trawler
COLOMBO, March 10 (Xinhua/GNA) — Sri Lankan authorities have seized more than 600 kg of narcotics from a multi-day fishing trawler, intercepted on suspicion…
China to further crack down on telecom fraud crimes: top procuratorate
Beijing, March 9 (Xinhua/GNA) – China will step up efforts to crack down on telecom and online fraud crimes this year, according to a…