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China moves Canton Fair online due to pandemic

The 126th session of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, October 31, 2019. /CFP China will host its 129th China Import and Export Fair, also known

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Upcoming Boao Forum aims to reshape world growth confidence

A view of Boao, Hainan Province, China. /CFP This year's Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference (AC) 2021 will reshape growth confidence, said the forum secretariat at a press conference in Bei

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India, world's top vaccine maker, denies shortage at home

India’s federal government on Tuesday denied any shortage of coronavirus vaccine doses in a big northwestern state and said it was sending supplies around the country b

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Finding solutions to replace single use plastics in Mexico

02:31 ​During a year the UN secretary-general has called "crucial" in the fight against climate change,the focus on environmental sustainability is more urgent than ever. In Mexico, a

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HK liaison office supports improving city's electoral system

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday voiced firm support for improving the electoral s

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WHO chief calls for further research on treatment options for COVID-19

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. /Photo by James Chau. The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Wednesday called for fur

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Kenyan campaigners call for pro-poor budget to hasten COVID recovery

FILE PHOTO: A salesman carries second hand clothes at a market in Nairobi, Kenya on April 3, 2017. Advocates in the country are stressing that post-pandemic economic recovery plans must center th

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U.N. "deeply concerned" by Somalia clashes

The Mogadishu clashes come amid political uncertainty in Somalia following the lapse of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo term last Monday. /VCG The United Nations said it is "deeply concern

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UK asks EU for Brexit grace period extension to 2023, BBC reports

Britain has asked for an extension until 2023 of a grace period on checks that would be conducted on trade moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Ki

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India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

India's drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matt

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India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle. /Reuters India's drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emerg

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250,000 children in northern Mozambique at risk of deadly diseases

FILE PHOTO: Residents take shelter under a house roof in the Paquite district of Pemba on April 29, 2019. /VCG Photo Around 250,000 displaced children in northern Mozambique are at risk from d

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UK car output falls 18.2% in October under fresh lockdowns

UK car manufacturing output dropped 18.2 percent in October as the fresh coronavirus lockdowns at home and overseas subdued demand in key markets, a industry body said on Thursday.A total of 110,1

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90 dead, 34 missing in central Vietnam floods, landslides

Floods, landslides and other natural disasters triggered by downpours have left 90 people dead and 34 others missing in Vietnam's central region over the past two weeks, the Central Steering Committe

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U.N. urges Mali to bring perpetrators of twin attacks to justice

VCG Photo The United Nations has urged Malian authorities to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for separate attacks on Thursday against peacekeepers under the U.N. Multidimensional In

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Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China next month

Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries and regions from November 1, which is the first reduction after the COVID-19 outbre

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Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China: media

Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries and regions from November 1, which is the first reduction after the COVID-19 outbreak, the Yomiuri newspaper repor