CARACAS, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Venezuela\’s government is striving to raise workers\’ earnings despite the economic stranglehold of U.S. sanctions, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Tuesday.
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Voting begins for Bangladesh\’s general elections
Voters queue up at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. (Xinhua)
DHAKA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh\’s general elections to elect hundreds
Bangladesh\’s ruling Awami League gains clear majority of parliamentary seats
DHAKA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh\’s ruling Awami League (AL) party of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has gained more than 70 percent of parliamentary seats in the country\’s general elections, with th
Indian Parliament suspends 78 more opposition lawmakers
NEW DELHI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — As many as 78 federal lawmakers from different opposition political parties were suspended on Monday for the remaining part of the ongoing winter session for \”repeatedly
India\’s Congress party leader blames unemployment, price rise for security breach in parliament
NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — India\’s main opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday blamed unemployment and rising prices for a recent major security breach in parliament.
\”There has be
Vice chairman of China\’s national political advisory body visits New Zealand
Gao Yunlong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People\’s Political Consultative Conference, also chairman of the China Foundation for Peace and Development, meets with Speaker of t
1 mln Sri Lankans admitted to hospitals each year due to accidents: minister
COLOMBO, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — About a million Sri Lankans are admitted to hospitals each year due to accidents, Minister of Health Ramesh Pathirana told parliament on Thursday.
He added that around 30
Japan urges U.S. to confirm flight safety, suspends its own Osprey flights after crash
TOKYO, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — Japan has urged the United States to confirm the safety of its Osprey military aircraft, after one crashed into the sea in western Japan on Wednesday, killing at least one p
Kenyan employees of Chinese firms honored in speech contest on Belt and Road Initiative
Concilia Owire, a female locomotive driver at the Standard Gauge Railway, gives a speech during the Belt and Road \”My Chinese Story\” Speech Competition in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 13, 2023. Ten employe
Chinese consulate holds National Day reception in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Consulate-General in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, hosted a reception on Friday evening to mark the 74th anniversary of