WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Senate on Saturday night approved a House-passed 45-day stopgap funding bill in a last-minute effort to avert a federal government shutdown.
The upper chamber
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World\’s largest clean energy corridor Baihetan hydropower station
Aerial view of the Baihetan hydropower station, which straddles the provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River in southwest China, Sept. 19, 2023. (Pho
India introduces legislation for 33 pct quota on female representation in parliament
NEW DELHI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — The Indian government on Tuesday introduced the legislation ensuring 33 percent reservation for women in the parliament\’s lower house Lok Sabha and all states\’ legislat
Three Gorges Dam ship locks log record monthly cargo throughput
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 4, 2023 shows ships passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China\’s Hubei Province. The monthly cargo throughput via the f
Russia to launch first lunar station in nearly 50 years
VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Russia\’s first lunar station in nearly 50 years, Luna-25, will fly to the Moon in the early morning of Aug. 11, local media reported on Thursday.
According to Russia\’s
Disabled rural doctor provides medical services for 29 years in Guizhou\’s village
Zhu Daqing runs into a herder on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China\’s Guizhou Province, July 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin
Scenery at Zhuque National Forest Park in Xi\’an, NW China\’s Shaanxi
This aerial photo taken on July 21, 2023 shows the scenery at the Zhuque National Forest Park in Xi\’an, northwest China\’s Shaanxi Province. The park, located in the upper reaches of the east Laohe riv
China raises key parameter to facilitate cross-border financing
BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday raised a key parameter in its macro-prudential management to expand companies and financial institutions\’ cross-border funding sources, an official state
Improved ecological environment brings prosperity to village in SW China\’s Guizhou
At sunset, You Rongwen, a villager in Huawu village, Xinren Miao township of Qianxi city, southwest China\’s Guizhou Province, docked his boat at a pier and helped tourists get off the boat.The beautif
Cargo throughput via Three Gorges Dam ship locks exceeds 1.91 bln tonnes over 20 yrs
WUHAN, June 18 (Xinhua) — The total cargo throughput via the ship locks at the Three Gorges Dam, the world\’s largest hydropower project, has exceeded 1.91 billion tonnes over a period of 20 years, th