Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:51:01 GMT
Indian exports to U.S. and China soar, while imports shrink
NEW DELHI, India, October 21 (ANI): A significant increase in India's exports to the United States and China, coupled with a dip in imports from the two countries has been witnessed this year, owin...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:40:58 GMT
6 Chinese shipping companies sanctioned by U.S. over Iranian ties
WSHINGTON, DC, October 20 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on six Chinese companies for their dealings with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), which i...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:05:08 GMT
Volunteers clean garbage on cliff in tourist attraction of central China
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2020 shows members of Zhangjiajie Blue Sky rescue team picking garbage while practicing cable descent at Huangshizhai scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, central China's H...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:05:05 GMT
China develops 400km/h high-speed train to run on different rail systems
Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2020 shows the new type of high-speed train which can run on different rail systems in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)CHANGCHUN, Oc...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:44:05 GMT
Sri Lanka to gain from Chinese trade, investment, says diplomat
Palitha Kohona, Sri Lanka's ambassador-designate to China, speaks in an interview with Xinhua in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)"I would like to see a number o...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:43:40 GMT
Arteta feels he has 'failed' Arsenal over Ozil omission
Mikel Arteta admitted he has failed to get the best out of Mesut Ozil after the German expressed his anger at being left out of the Gunners' Premier League squad....[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:55:14 GMT
US names 6 China-based media companies as foreign missions
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): The United States government has designated the operations of six China-based media companies in the United States as foreign missions, the Secretary of State Michae...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:55:14 GMT
With EVMs in Leh polls for first time, no voter will be left behind
By Ashoke RajLeh (Laddakh) [India], October 21 (ANI): Political campaigning and rallies have been stopped ahead of the Leh Autonomous Hills Development Council (LAHDC) election scheduled to take place...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:55:13 GMT
'US to expand arms sales to 'like-minded nations' to counter China'
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that the US will expand arms sales to "like-minded nations" to counter the efforts of countries like China and Russia to dominat...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:35:17 GMT
Foreign Students Could Buoy Cash-strapped US Universities
International students might be a boon for many colleges and universities to offset losses during the coronavirus pandemic, say experts."U.S. education is an extremely valuable service expor...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:12:21 GMT
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial volunteer dies in Brazil
The University of Oxford's Brazilian trial of its vaccine candidate will continue after the death of a volunteer, the university said on Wednesday, adding an independent review had revealed no safe...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:18:19 GMT
Sweden bans China's Huawei, ZTE from its 5G networks
Stockholm [Sweden], October 20 (ANI): The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) on Tuesday said it has banned the use of telecommunications equipment of Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE from the ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:18:07 GMT
China to work with ROK to promote bilateral friendship: spokesperson
People enjoy a warm autumn day in the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to work with the Republic of ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:05:05 GMT
China to continue improving its special transfer payment mechanism
Tourists admire the skyline view of Lujiazui area at the Bund in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 6, 2020.(Xinhua/Wang Xiang)BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- China will work to expand the coverage ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:42:11 GMT
Explainer: making sense of Kyrgyzstan's latest political power grab
In a dramatic turn of events after ten days of violence that followed Kyrgyzstan's disputed and later annulled parliamentary elections, nationalis...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:37:15 GMT
Rahul accuses PM Modi of silence on border row with China
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], October 21 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "maintaining silence" over transgressions by China in eastern Ladakh and c...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:44:04 GMT
China, Ghana issue commemorative stamps to mark 60 years of friendship
China, Ghana issue commemorative stamps to mark 60 years of friendship.(Xinhua)Officials of the Chinese embassy in Ghana joined their Ghanaian counterparts issued commemorative st...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:18:08 GMT
Chinese premier stresses giving full play to proactive fiscal policies
Tourists admire the skyline view of Lujiazui area at the Bund in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesda...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:44:05 GMT
China's Vivo becomes partner for UEFA Euro 2020 and 2024
The Vivo industrial park, located in Dongguan city, Southern China's Guangdong province. (picture from Vivo's website)China now provides three of UEFA's ten top-tier sponsors ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:30:06 GMT
Xinhua Photos of the Day (Oct. 21)
BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Senior residents watch a performance in Longmen ancient town of Fuyang in Han...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:12:49 GMT
Asian markets lifted by stimulus optimism, vaccine hopes
Asian markets rose Wednesday on signs US lawmakers are edging towards agreeing a new stimulus for the struggling economy, while hopes for a vaccine helped temper worries about surging virus infecti...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:55:14 GMT
China chides US official meeting with Tibet govt-in exile
Beijing [China], October 21 (ANI): The Chinese government has asked the US to stop interfering in China's internal affairs or undermining the development and stability of the country's Tibet region af...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:44:11 GMT
Feature: Growing cotton enriches farmers in China's Xinjiang
Rehman Rayim picks cotton in Bachu County in Kashgar Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept.17, 2020. (Photo provided to Xinhua)URUMQI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:44:05 GMT
China provides relief aid to flood-stricken victims in Cambodia
Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2020 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, shows flood-stricken victims receive relief items. (Photo provided by the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia)Each family received a ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:18:05 GMT
Spectacular scenery of Sapukonglagabo Mountain in SW China's Tibet
NAGQU, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Spectacular scenery of the Sapukonglagabo Mountain in Biru County of Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2020 shows the sce...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:55:12 GMT
Australia should embrace closer defence ties with India: Report
Canberra [Australia], October 21 (ANI): The deterioration in both India and Australia's relations with China has inevitably brought the two countries together and as Beijing has threatened to dial bac...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:30:06 GMT
Chongyang Festival, or Seniors' Day, celebrated in east China
Senior residents watch a performance in Longmen ancient town of Fuyang in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)HANGZHOU, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A celebratio...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:05:08 GMT
Racial Minorities in US Dying From COVID at Higher Rates Than Whites
Hispanics, Blacks and Asian Americans in the U.S. have been dying at disproportionately higher rates from the coronavirus compared to white Americans, government health experts reported Tuesday....[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 03:03:05 GMT
Indian Army hands over Chinese soldier to People's Liberation Army
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Indian Army handed over the Chinese soldier Corporal Wang Ya Long to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the Chushul Moldo meeting point, on Tuesday night.
The s...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 02:55:07 GMT
Indian Army hands back Chinese soldier who strayed across LAC
Beijing [China], October 21 (ANI): A Chinese soldier, who had strayed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh, has been handed over to the Chinese side by the I...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 02:30:05 GMT
Scenic area transformed from a colliery in north China
Aerial photo shows scenery of Nanhu scenic area in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)TANGSHAN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Nanhu scenic area in the industrial c...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:59:09 GMT
China's Shenzhen: from "cultural desert" to "city of design"
An animation designer of Shenzhen Dans Digital Technology Ltd. works at the company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)SHENZHEN, Oct. 21 (Xin...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:44:05 GMT
Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident for COVID-19 test in Shibei District of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xin...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:35:14 GMT
Japan, Indonesia Agree to Bolster Defense, Economic Ties
Japan and Indonesia on Tuesday agreed to accelerate defense and trade talks over mutual concerns about an increasingly assertive China across the Indo-Pacific region.Japanese Prime Minister ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 23:05:21 GMT
Chinese Activists Detained for Backing Former Tsinghua Professor
WASHINGTON - Authorities in Beijing have detained an outspoken publisher and her husband on suspicion of running an "illegal business operation" after she made public her support for former Tsinghu...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:55:03 GMT
Indian exports to US, China on rise in 2020
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): A significant increase in India's exports to United States and China, coupled with a dip in imports from the two countries has been witnessed this year, owing to P...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:19:20 GMT
Qualifier Kasatkina upsets No. 6 seed Rybakina at Ostrava
Qualifier and former World No. 10 Daria Kasatkina of Russia upset sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina on Tuesday in the first round of the JT Banka Ostrava Open in the Czech Republic.
Kasatkina notched her b...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:55:14 GMT
Pak failed to dismantle terror finance infrastructure: Expert
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): Pakistan has failed "in letter and spirit" to disrupt and dismantle terrorist financial infrastructure despite repeated warnings, said Husain Haqqani, director ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:42:05 GMT
Detained Chinese Poet 'Under Pressure to Confess' in Yunnan
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan are stepping up pressure on detained dissident poet Wang Zang to confess to "subversion" charges, after his wife Wang Li was sent to hospi...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:14:10 GMT
Siphiwe Tshabalala: It's a new chapter for me
Siphiwe Tshabalala says he agreed to join AmaZulu after hearing the club's plans for the new season.The former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana star was reportedly ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:12:36 GMT
Trump calls for investigation of Biden, heads to key battleground
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the US attorney general to investigate his "criminal" Democratic opponent Joe Biden, as he headed to a rally in the key state of Pennsylvania two weeks b...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:44:06 GMT
COVID-19 vaccine development unaffected by mutation: Chinese official
A staff member tests samples of the COVID-19 inactivated vaccine at a vaccine production plant of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in Beijing, capital of China, April 11, 2020. (X...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:44:07 GMT
Economic Watch: China sees stable home prices amid control policies
File photo taken on Aug. 19, 2017 shows a residential community in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang) The stable prices came amid sus...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:41:54 GMT
Why a coronavirus vaccine is politically valuable to China
Hundreds of people have been queueing in the city of Yiwu in eastern China in recent days to get an experimental vaccine for CO...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:40:21 GMT
Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump
It can be easy to overlook how the rest of the world is making sense of America's chaotic campaign season.But in many cases, they're paying attention just as closely as U.S. voters are. Afte...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:03:09 GMT
Imran Khan, Army responsible for ongoing atrocities of Balochistan
Karachi [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government and the Army are responsible for the ongoing atrocities on people of Balochistan, said Balochistan National Part...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:03:09 GMT
China is attacking Uyghur family life in Xinjiang
London [UK], October 20 (ANI): Communist authorities in Xinjiang are hitting out at the basic unit of family to bring in demographic changes in the region.
Peter Franklin an Associate Editor of UnHerd...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:44:07 GMT
Autumn of desert poplar forest in north China
EJIN BANNER, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Golden forest shines in the sunlight. Autumn scenery of desert poplar (populus euphratica) forest in Ejin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region....[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:30:05 GMT
In pics: International Chefs Day
Michelin-starred German chef Michael Riemenschneider works at his restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 12, 2020. (Photo by Osman Orsal/Xinhua) BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- October 20 mark...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:18:17 GMT
What is China's grand strategy, and can it be attained?
Hong Kong, October 20 (ANI): Correctly or wrongly, Bonaparte Napoleon is often attributed as saying about China, "There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep, for when he wakes he will move the world."...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:18:17 GMT
Japan ramping up pressure on China over South China Sea: Report
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 20 (ANI): Japenese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc to cooperate on regional issues including the disputed South...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:05:05 GMT
Typhoon Saudel approaches South China Sea
HAIKOU, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- A tropical depression escalated to a typhoon on Tuesday morning over the sea to the east of the Philippines and is approaching the South China Sea, according to the m...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:18:05 GMT
Xinhua Photos of the Day (Oct. 20)
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.A worker is busy on the production line at the weaving workshop in an eco...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:05:10 GMT
US Poised to Sanction Iran After UN Arms Embargo Expires
The United States has rejected the expiration of an international arms embargo on Iran, saying it will use its domestic laws to punish any weapons supplier dealing with the Islamic Republic....[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:37:09 GMT
Pakistani Generals in Awami Adalat
Glasgow [Scotland], October 20 (ANI): Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's political career is in serious trouble. The newly formed 11 political parties' strong alliance called Pakistan Democratic Mo...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:18:08 GMT
Gas explosion leaves 4 dead, 1 injured in north China's coal mine
Shanxi [China], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people have been confirmed dead and another injured in a gas explosion in a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, according to local authorities on ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 02:30:06 GMT
CBA Roundup: Backcourt duo shines as Shandong sees off Royal Fighters
Wang Wenyu (L) of Shandong Heroes dribbles during a Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League match between Shandong Heroes and Beijing Royal Fighters in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province,...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:30:10 GMT
Chongqing holds Jiangsu to 1-1 draw in Chinese Super League
Jiangsu Suning midfielder Wu Xi (C) in a tussle with Chongqing Dangdai's Brazilian forward Fernandinho Silva (L) during a match of the 2020 Chinese Super League (CSL) season in Suzhou, east Chin...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:30:06 GMT
Tea tree mushroom industry creates jobs for locals in east China
Staff member Yin Dingxiang shows freshly picked mushrooms at the tea tree mushroom industry base in Qingxi Village of Nantang Town of Ganzhou City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 19, 2020. ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:05:17 GMT
China Is Stepping Up Its Control over Religion
WASHINGTON - China appears to be strengthening its censorship controls over Christian religious publications that are approved for distribution by the state.While the Chinese Communist Party...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 23:42:04 GMT
Scores Dead as Floods, Heavy Rains Hammer Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
Floods, landslides, and other natural disasters triggered by downpours in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam have left scores dead, with paddy fields and rice stocks destroyed, and thousands displaced fro...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:05:13 GMT
Chinese Company Offers Coronavirus Vaccine to Students
TAIPEI - A Chinese drug developer is offering an experimental coronavirus vaccine to students going abroad in a strategy that health experts say raises safety and ethical concerns.China Nati...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:05:21 GMT
WHO Says 184 Countries Have Now Joined COVAX Vaccine Program
The World Health Organization says 184 countries have now joined the COVID-19 global vaccine alliance, known as COVAX, designed to speed development and ensure distribution of viable vaccines and t...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:42:03 GMT
Uyghur Afghan National Detained in Xinjiang Internment Camp
Authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have detained an ethnic Uyghur who is a citizen of Afghanistan, according to members of his family who say they have called...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:49:06 GMT
Diplomacy and the state of U.S.-Chinese relations
There's been lots of chatter lately about how the United States and China find themselves, in the words of Henry Kissinger, "in the foothills of a Cold War."Top Trump administration official...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:35:24 GMT
Japan Prime Minister Suga Travels to Vietnam for Bilateral Talks
In his first foreign trip since taking office last month, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was in Hanoi Monday for bilateral talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, reaching agreements on stre...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:42:31 GMT
European stocks advance at open
Europe's major stock markets climbed in opening deals on Monday with investors lifted by fresh optimism over a new US stimulus package.London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading blue-chip ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:12:21 GMT
Tokyo's Nikkei closes up more than 1.1%
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rallied more than 1.1% on Monday on bargain-hunting with investors still optimistic for a new US stimulus package.The Nikkei 225 index gained 1.11%, or 260.50 ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:12:17 GMT
Most markets rise on US stimulus hope, China growth falls short
Most Asian markets rose Monday on lingering hopes for a new US stimulus package, though Shanghai turned lower after data showed China's economy grew at a slower pace than expected.With a lit...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:42:24 GMT
Asian markets rise on US stimulus hope, China growth falls short
Asian markets rose Monday on lingering hopes for a new US stimulus package, though Shanghai and Hong Kong pared their initial rallies after data showed China's economy grew at a slower pace than fo...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:12:51 GMT
Siphiwe Tshabalala in talks over China move
Siphiwe Tshabalala is hoping to secure a move to China says the player's agent amid rumours of interest from AmaZulu.The former Kaizer Chiefs winger has bee...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:42:04 GMT
China's economy plows on as world's only major growth engine
China's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continued in the third quarter and showed signs of broadening in September as consumer spending accelerated, keeping the economy on track to be the wo...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:16:11 GMT
Three Seas Initiative pitches US, EU against Russia, China
The member nations of the Three Seas Initiative (TSI) have held a virtual summit, hosted by Estonia, to strengthen ties between the twelve member states. Washington sees the TSI as a way of gaining...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:16:12 GMT
French retail giant Auchan quits China, sells subsidiary to Alibaba
French retail group Auchan has announced the sale of its Chinese subsidiary SunArt to Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba for three billion euros. The announcement signals the end of Auchan's activiti...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:08:16 GMT
Global Covid-19 cases pass 40 million as Europe tightens restrictions
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide passed 40 million on Monday, as fresh measures to combat the spread of the virus came into effect in several European countries.Belgium im...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:52:11 GMT
Boom in unsuccessful asylum seeker applications
A backlog in assessing asylum seeker applications remain and the Government isn't adequately managing the plight faced by many refugees, writes ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:37:09 GMT
Ex-Parliament Speaker Given Role in Iran-China Deal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Former speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani has been assigned by the administration of President Hassan Rouhani to work on a 25-year cooperation agreement with China....[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:27:27 GMT
German Bundeswehr's Nuclear Combat Exercise
According to reports, the Bundeswehr has started this year's "Steadfast Noon" nuclear combat exercise. Within the framework of the so-called Nuclear Sharing, the German Air Force is practicing the ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:27:25 GMT
Goodbye Moon
Fly me to the moon, but don't put reactors there By Linda Pentz GunterNot content to desecrate our terrestrial landscape with hundreds of thousands of tons of nuclear waste - much piled u...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:36:59 GMT
Envoy Hails Iran as China's Strategic Partner
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - China's Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua praised the Islamic Republic as a strategic partner of his country, stressing the need for closer cooperation in various fields and in counter...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:37:20 GMT
No Iranian Assets Frozen in China: Spokesman
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh denied reports of blocked Iranian assets in China. - Politics news - Speaking at a weekly press conference on Mon...[read more]
Published: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:52:11 GMT
Questionable amended defence legislation should be opposed
A bill is before Federal Parliament to enable the Australian Defence Force, Reserves, foreign military forces and foreign police to be used in Australian emergencies.It gives them immunity f...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:59:01 GMT
Typhoon Saudel strengthens on path to China's Hainan
HAIKOU, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Saudel, the 17th typhoon to affect China this year, has escalated into a severe tropical storm and is heading toward south China's island province of Hainan, the local m...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:18:02 GMT
PTA futures open flat
ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- PTA (purified terephthalic acid) futures opened flat Thursday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). The most active PTA contract for Ja...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:05:01 GMT
Xinhua China news advisory -- Oct. 22
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Thursday: Wire Service: -- Chinese veterans granted medals for entering DPRK in...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:05:01 GMT
Across China: Relocation offers ground for new life
CHENGDU, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Qume Mutuhuo, a 52-year-old Yi ethnic woman, has a kouxian -- a traditional mouth organ -- that was her dowry. She would play it whenever she was homesick. With ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:51:01 GMT
CBA: Guangdong forward Ren, Jilin team leader Sun suspended one match
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league's governing body on Wednesday imposed a one-match ban on Guangdong Southern Tigers forward Ren Junfei, and Jilin Northeast T...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:30:03 GMT
China's benchmark interbank gold prices higher Thursday
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's benchmark prices for spot interbank gold transactions were higher Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The benchmark price for...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:30:02 GMT
China Hushen 300 index futures open mixed Thursday
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures opened mixed on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in November 2020 opening 0.15 percent lower at 4,750 points. The Dece...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:59:02 GMT
Market exchange rates in China -- Oct. 22
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchang...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:59:01 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0000 GMT, Oct. 22
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:51:02 GMT
Weather information for selected Chinese tourist cities, sites -- Oct. 22
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Weather information for selected Chinese tourist destinations on Oct. 22 (temperatures in Celsius): Min. Max. Condition Sanya 20 28 cloudy Jiuzhaig...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:44:06 GMT
WCBA Roundup: Han sets new scoring record, Beijing edges Dongguan
CHENGDU, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's national team center Han Xu improved her career-high scoring record to 33 points as Xinjiang tamed Tianjin 112-56, while Beijing labored to a 79-78 win over Don...[read more]
Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:30:02 GMT
Chinese medicinal material price index up 0.35 pct
HEFEI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Kangmei Chinese medicinal material price index, a barometer of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) material market, rose 0.35 percent to 1,290.65 points Thursday....[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:51:02 GMT
U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade roughly flat
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded roughly flat on Wednesday, with five of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on an upb...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:30:03 GMT
China Focus: China intensifies support for basic research
BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- China will intensify support for basic research and aim for more breakthroughs in the area, a Chinese official said on Wednesday. Research is key to a country's ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:18:03 GMT
Chinese minister calls for deeper int'l sci-tech cooperation
BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese sci-tech official has called for deeper and wider international cooperation in science and technology. China not only benefits from and takes part in s...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:18:02 GMT
Morocco's COVID-19 cases surpass 180,000
RABAT, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Morocco registered 3,577 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the tally of infections in the North African country to 182,580, the health ministry said in a statement....[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:51:02 GMT
Science & technology key to China's poverty alleviation
BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Science and technology have played a key role in China's poverty alleviation, a Chinese official said on Wednesday. In the past five years, China has focused on ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:51:01 GMT
Pagoda remains in central China thought to be Indian monk's tomb
ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have unearthed the foundations of a pagoda in central China's Henan Province that was likely the tomb of an eminent Indian Buddhist monk named Divakara...[read more]