VIENTIANE, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — The number of Chinese visitors has surged in northern Laos\’ Luang Prabang province, with room reservations expected to rise throughout 2023, said Lao officials.Local dai
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Hong Kong to allocate 50 mln HKD to speed up Web3 development
HONG KONG, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — A total of 50 million Hong Kong dollars (about 6.37 million U.S. dollars) will be allocated to expedite the third generation Internet (Web3) ecosystem development in Hon
Hong Kong to adopt "moderately liberal" fiscal stance in new budget
HONG KONG, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will take a \”moderately liberal\” fiscal stance in the new financial year, said Paul Chan, financial secretary of the
UN Security Council condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — The UN Security Council strongly condemned Tuesday\’s attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, which left three peacekeepers from Senegal dead and five ot
China\’s State Council appoints, removes officials
BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — China\’s State Council announced the appointment and removal of government functionaries on Tuesday.Hu Jinjun and Xing Bo were appointed vice presidents of the China Media
Iran condemns "brutal" IS attack in Syria, blames U.S. for "continued insecurity"
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday strongly condemned the \”brutal\” attack by the Islamic State (IS) group in eastern Syria that killed more than 50, blaming
Iran slams U.S. "politically-motivated" approach toward prisoner swap
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman chided the United States for its \”politically-motivated and opportunistic\” approach toward the issue of exchanging prisoners with Ira
Global South calls for fairer, win-win int\’l order, blaming West for ignorance
Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, answers que
Beijing launches first AI computing center
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — Beijing has launched its first artificial intelligence (AI) computing center, the Beijing Ascend AI Computing Center, to support the city\’s rapidly growing demand for inte
Fewer French protest against pension reform during 5th general strike
People participate in a protest against a pension reform in Paris, France, on Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)PARIS, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — Some 440,000 people across France demonstrat