People protest against the high military budget passed by the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Tuesday. GUO DAN/XINHUAJapan\’s former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone once promised Washington that
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Macao\’s cross-border vehicle traffic surges in January
MACAO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Macao\’s cross-border vehicle traffic in January grew by 45.0 percent year on year to 430,011 trips, the Macao Special Administrative Region\’s (SAR) statistical service said
Courier service delivers better life to Tibetan border counties
LHASA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — In a border police station in Tsona County under Shannan City, southwest China\’s Tibet Autonomous Region, deputy director Hou Qiang unpacked a parcel filled with local speci
People lifted out of poverty in Xinjiang see income increase
URUMQI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — Per capita net income of populations lifted out of poverty in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region increased rapidly last year, up 12.1 percent to nearly 15,0
Tibet sees rapid growth in postal services in January
LHASA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — The postal service sector in southwest China\’s Tibet Autonomous Region saw steady growth in parcels handled in January 2023, data showed.The region\’s postal service sector h
Longest cross-see bridge in Guangxi under construction
Aerial view shows the Longmen Bridge is under construction in Qinzhou, south China\’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Ronghua)Longmen Bridge is 7.6-kilo
BYD electric buses delivered in Japan\’s Hokkaido
A BYD electric bus parked in front of the gate of Es Con Field Hokkaido stadium in Kitahiroshima, Japan on Feb. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Qiaomei)Japanese companies readily welcome the introduction of e
Millennia-old bone skates unearthed in China\’s Xinjiang
URUMQI, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — Ice skates made of animal bones over 3,000 years ago have been discovered for the first time in China at an archaeological site in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomou
2 Israelis killed in Palestinian drive-by shooting attack
Israeli soldiers close the Hawara checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Nablus, following the killing of two Israelis, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)JERUSALEM, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) —
China calls for immediate improvements to coal mine safety
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — China\’s top emergency management watchdog on Friday ordered immediate safety rectifications at the nation\’s coal mines to eliminate major risks after a coal mine collapsed