BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — China will do what it can to help Vanuatu\’s relief and reconstruction efforts in light of the severity of the aftermath and Vanuatu\’s need, a Chinese foreign ministry spok
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U.S. low labor participation rate "social, economic disaster": experts
People visit the National Mall amid low temperatures and strong winds in Washington, D.C., the United States, Feb. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)Samuel Gregg, a distinguished fellow at the American Institu
Feature: A Tibetan woman\’s quest to predict quakes
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — Many people, when asked to picture a Tibetan woman, will think of a weaver, a shepherdess or someone who performs folk dancing in music videos. However, Zeren Zhima does n
China-donated aid distributed among 400 Afghan families
HERAT, Afghanistan, March 2 (Xinhua) — Afghan authorities have distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 400 needy families in the western Herat province, provincial deputy director for Natural D
5.6-magnitude earthquake in Türkiye kills 1, injures 69
ANKARA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — One person was killed, 69 others were injured after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Türkiye on Monday, three weeks after the massive quakes that claimed more than 44
China\’s natural resources ministry joins coal mine rescue
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Natural Resources has launched emergency rescue efforts after a coal mine collapsed in north China\’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Following the disaste
UN allocates 250 mln USD to reach world\’s most vulnerable people
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday announced the largest allocation ever of 250 million U.S. dollars from the United Nations global emergency fund to
China-donated aid distributed among 500 families in Afghanistan\’s Herat province
HERAT, Afghanistan, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — Afghan authorities began distribution of China-donated humanitarian aid to 500 needy families in the western Herat province on Thursday, provincial director for
Rescue teams continue to find survivors as quake relief enters 10th day in Türkiye
A joint rescue group encompassing members of China Search and Rescue Team and a search and rescue team from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) carry out rescue operation among earthqu
Thousands of children feared dead in Türkiye, Syria quakes: UN
A woman and a child are seen at a displacement center in the Salah al-Deen neighborhood in Aleppo, northern Syria, on Feb. 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)In Türkiye, 4.6 million children live in the 10 province