China's e-commerce giant Alibaba on Friday reported a rosy quarterly revenue despite the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The group's revenue in the quarter e
The total number of COVID-19 cases surpassed the 90,000 mark, reaching 90,927 in India Sunday as the death toll stood at 2,872, according to official figures released by the country's federal health
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Huaxia Bank, a mid-sized Chinese lender, reported steady profit growth last year.The bank raked in 21.91 billion yuan (about 3 billion U.S. dollars) in net profits attri
The China Construction Bank on Monday donated 20,000 protective masks to Hungary to help the country contain the spread of the coronavirus, according to a press release from the Chinese Embassy in Hu
Nigeria’s economic growth rose to an annual rate of 2.55% in the three months to the end of December, its highest quarterly growth since a 2016 recession, the statistics office said on Monday.The
China's daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside Hubei Province, epicenter of the outbreak, dropped to nine on Monday, according to the National Health Commission
The Republic of Korea (ROK) has registered a second death from the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.The first death of a COVID-19 patient in the ROK was a
Afghanistan's election commission on Tuesday announced incumbent President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as the winner of Sept. 28 presidential polls. His rival and chief executive of his National Unity Gove
Afghanistan's election commission on Tuesday announced incumbent President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as the winner of Sept. 28 presidential polls. His rival and chief executive of his National Unity Gove
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 4 percent year on year to 87.57 billion yuan in January, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed Monday. In U.S. dollar terms,
China's gold reserves stood at 62.64 million ounces at the end of January 2020, unchanged from that at the end of December 2019, central bank data showed Friday. Total
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50 in January, slightly down from 50.2 in December, the National Bureau of Statistics sai
China's per capita disposable income stood at 30,733 yuan (4,461.95 U.S. dollars) in 2019, up 5.8 percent year on year in real terms, official data showed Friday. Separ
China'sdeficitinforeignexchangetransactionsroseinFebruary,newfiguresshow.Forexpurchasesbybanksstoodat124.2billionUSdollarswhilesalesstoodat132.5billiondollars,a
Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 1.7 percent on Monday to close to 11,224.20 points, up from the 11,036.10 points of Friday, thanks to the agreement reached by Greece and the creditors over its debt.