BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — A Chinese commerce official said Friday that efforts to promote the high-level institutional opening up of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) will not only bo
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Indonesia to grant visa-free for tourists from China
JAKARTA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian government will impose a visa-free policy for tourists from 20 countries and regions including China in an attempt to attract more foreign visitors, the coun
China strives for greater progress in human rights
An international symposium marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was held in Beijing on Dec. 5.
Both Chinese and foreign participants in the symposium had in-depth
Ousted U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he\’s leaving Congress
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was unprecedentedly removed from the position in early October, announced on Wednesday that he is leaving the U.S. Congress
China issues warning for low temperatures, rain, snow disasters
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities have issued a warning about potential risks of low temperatures, rain and snow disasters in the eastern and central regions of the country in December.
Country aims to shine in space-based solar power tech to boost clean energy
China\’s Tiangong space station [Photo/cmse.gov.cn]
Amid global efforts to replace fossil fuels with clean energy, Chinese scientists and engineers are working on a bright idea — soaking up abundant en
Plans underway for women to head Sri Lanka\’s military forces: state minister
COLOMBO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka\’s State Minister of Defense Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said on Monday that the government is planning to enable women to head the army, navy and air force in the
5 paramilitary fighters killed in U.S. airstrike in N. Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Five members of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were killed on Sunday in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq\’s northern province of Kirkuk, according to a statement by an I
5 bodies found underwater in search for missing U.S. Osprey crew: Japanese media
TOKYO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — In search of the U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed last week in waters off southwestern Japan, the bodies of five missing crew members may have been located underwat
Chinese climate envoy calls for intl effort in curbing methane emissions
China\’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua emphasized the urgent need for international cooperation to enhance methane control in developing countries and urged global unity and action during the 28th Conferen