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US economy grew 3% in second quarter: Commerce Dept

TheUSeconomygrewatitsfastestpaceinmorethantwoyearsinthesecondquarter,muchfasterthaninitiallyestimated,officialdatashowedWednesday.HittingtheWhiteHousegrowthtarg

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Typhoon Pakhar lands in south China

Pakhar,the14thtyphoonthisyear,landedaround9a.m.SundayinTaishanCity,southChina'sGuangdongProvince,bringinggalesof33meterspersecondatitseye,accordingtolocalmeteor

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Jordanians enjoy color run in Amman

PeopletakepartintheColorRuninAmman,capitalofJordan,onAug.25,2017.Jordaniansenjoyedthecolor,dancingandmusicofthecountry'ssecondcolorrunhereonFriday.(Xinhua/Moham

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Sterling rescue act spares 10-man Manchester City

RaheemSterlingcameontoscorean82nd-minuteequaliseras10-manManchesterCityrescueda1-1drawagainstEvertonintheiropeningPremierLeaguehomegameonMonday.WayneRooneyputEv

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Report: Norway has world's fastest mobile Internet

AccordingtoOokla,globalproviderofInternettestingandanalysis,NorwayhasthefastestmobileInternetintheworld,financialnewspaperDNreportedFriday.Inonly13months,Norway

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Reduced political uncertainty escorts growth of eurozone major economies

Economyintheeurozoneandthe28membersoftheEU(includingBritain),ortheEU28,seemstoexperiencearecoveryinthesecondquarterofthisyear,statisticsandsurveysfromEuropeanth

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China’s first own built aircraft carrier starts power system tests

China'ssecondaircraftcarrierhasbegunpowersystemtests.Theyet-to-benamedvesselisthefirstaircraftcarrierdesignedandbuiltexclusivelybyChina,andthesecondinitsfleet.C

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DPRK's top legislator leaves for Iran to attend Rouhani's swearing-in ceremony

The top legislator of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) left here Monday for Iran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for his second term later this week.

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DPRK's top legislator leaves for Iran to attend swearing-in ceremony

The top legislator of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) left Pyongyang Monday for Iran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for his second term later this week.

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DPRK's top legislator leaves for Iran to attend swearing-in ceremony

ThetoplegislatoroftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)leftPyongyangMondayforIrantoattendtheswearing-inceremonyofIranianPresidentHassanRouhaniforhissecondt

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China's Xu finishes fifth in 200m back at worlds, Sun quits 1,500m free

NewlycrownedworldchampionXuJiayufailedtoaddanothertitleashefinishedonlyfifthinthemen's200mbackstrokeatthe17thFINAWorldChampionshipshereonFriday.Meanwhile,Chines

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S. Korea's Q2 economic growth halves from previous quarter

SouthKorea'ssecond-quartereconomicgrowthalmosthalvedcomparedwiththepreviousquarterduetoweakexportsontheso-calledbasedeffectthatoffsetrecoveringprivateconsumptio

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Can China’s two-child policy save its aging population?

At1.37billionitmighthavetheworld'slargestnumberofpeople,butthereareconcernsthatChinaisn’thavingenoughbabiestoredressthebalanceofarapidly-agingpopulation.In1989,

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Economic Watch: China's home market continues stabilizing on purchase curbs

From Harbin in the far north, to Shenzhen in the deep south, property markets in China's most prosperous cities are finally cooling as tough home purchase restrictions begin to bite.

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China's home market continues stabilizing on purchase curbs

FromHarbininthefarnorth,toShenzheninthedeepsouth,propertymarketsinChina'smostprosperouscitiesarefinallycoolingastoughhomepurchaserestrictionsbegintobite.Lesstha

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Jelena Ostapenko wins first match after French Open triumph

Latvia’sJelenaOstapenko,playingherfirstmatchsincewinningtheFrenchOpen,survivedatoughbattleattheAegonInternationalonMonday,winningatopsy-turvycontestagainstSpain

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Top seeds Djokovic, Kerber hoping for pre-Wimbledon form at Eastbourne

NovakDjokovicandAngeliqueKerber,topseedsattheATP-WTAEastbourneevent,aretargetingsuccessfulcomebacksthisweekthattheyhopewillservethemwellforWimbledon.Djokovic,th