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President Xi expresses congratulations on Tianhe launch

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a message of congratulations on the successful launch of Tianhe, the core module of the country's space station.

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China passes law to revive rural areas

Chinese lawmakers on Thursday adopted a law on promoting rural revitalization, which will be put into force on June 1.Enacted by the Standing Committee of the National

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China launches core module of space station

China on Thursday sent into space the core module of its space station, starting a series of key launch missions that aim to complete the construction of the station by the end of next year.The launc

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China to launch core module of space station

China on Thursday will launch the core module of the country's space station from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan at around 11:00 a.m. BJT.The core module, named Tia

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China slams EU report on COVID-19 disinformation

The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) has slammed the European External Action Service (EEAS) for accusing China of disinformation regarding COVID-19. The mission said, "a disinformation rep

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Biden’s first 100 days: A scorecard of the Biden administration

02:23 Thursday marks 100 days since Joe Biden assumed the U.S. presidency.That benchmark is traditionally used to take stock of what a president has accomplished so far, and what lies a

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Baltic states expel Russian diplomats in support of Czech Republic

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will expel Russian diplomats in solidarity with the Czech Republic, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis announced on Friday.Lithuania will expel two emplo

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Russia says troops returning from Crimea after drills: TASS

Russia's defense ministry said on Friday it had begun returning troops from Crimea to their permanent bases after they took part in military exercises, the TASS news agency reported.Russia announced

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Philippine president not attending ASEAN summit on Myanmar: spokesman

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend a summit of leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in Jakarta this weekend, his spoke

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3 rockets land near Baghdad airport in Iraq

Three rockets were fired at Baghdad International Airport area without causing casualties, the Iraqi military said on Thursday.The attack took place around midnight when the three Katyusha rockets la

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Biden to seek tax increase on rich to fund child care, education: NYT

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans to fund childcare and education programs and other spending plans, the New York Times reported on Thursday cit

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India's round-the-clock cremations show their struggle against COVID

India recorded a staggering 314,835 new cases Thursday, the largest daily jump ever recorded on earth since the pandemic began.The spike is being blamed on week

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Africa's COVID-19 infections surpass 4.46M

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,467,666 as of Thursday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. /Xinhua The number of confirmed

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President Xi Jinping's key quotes at the Leaders Summit on Climate

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered a speech via video link at the Leaders Summit on Climate.Here are the key quotes of Xi's remarks.

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China hopes ASEAN will mediate in Myanmar situation

Chinese Sate Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday said China hopes the Association of SoutheastAsianNations (ASEAN)Leaders Special Meeting will help de-escalate Myanmar's current situat

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WHO to review Sinopharm, CoronaVac vaccines on April 26, May 3

The World Health Organization will review China's Sinopharm and CoronaVac (Sinovac) COVID-19 vaccines on April 26 and May 3, respectively, for possible emergency use listing, according to WHO on Thur

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President Xi attends Leaders Summit on Climate via video link

Chinese President Xi Jinping is attending the Leaders Summit on Climate in Beijing on Thursday through video link at the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden.