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U.S. extends tariff exclusions on Chinese categories till 2023 end

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday announced a further extension of China Section 301 tariff exclusions on 352 Chinese import and 77

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Voters go to polls in Thailand's general election

Thai voters began heading to the polling stations on Sunday morning in the Southeast Asian country's general election.The polls started at 8:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) and will

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Canton Fair phase two gets underway in Guangzhou

The second phase of the Canton Fair has opened, after a successful phase one. Running from April 23 to 27, the second phase will feature daily consumer goods, home deco

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Panda Ya Ya handed over to Chinese experts at Memphis Zoo

Giant panda Ya Ya has been handed over to the Chinese experts at Memphis Zoo to take care of her, in its preparation for the return to China.The Memphis Zoo said Ya Ya

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Sri Lanka's leader suspends parliament until policy address

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued an extraordinary decree suspending parliament until February 8.He said he would announce a new set of long-term pol

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Sri Lanka's leader suspends parliament until policy address

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued an extraordinary decree suspending parliament until February 8.He said he would announce a new set of long-term pol

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Putin bans oil exports to countries that imposed price cap

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered Russia's long-awaited response to a Western price cap, signing a decree that bans the supply of oil and oil products to na

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First international aid arrives in Ethiopia's Tigray since ceasefire

Ethiopia's Tigray region on Tuesday welcomed the first international aid delivery since a truce to end fighting, with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC

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'Putin's chef' admits to interfering in U.S. elections

Yevgeny Prigozhin, an entrepreneur known as "Putin's chef” because of his catering contracts with the Kremlin, on Monday admitted he had interfered in U.S. elections an

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Chinese NEV maker BYD expects profit to jump over four times in Q3

China's leading new-energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD expects net profit to hit 5.5 billion to 5.9 billion yuan ($760 million to $820 million) in the third quarter of 2022

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Austria's Van der Bellen re-elected president: projections

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has been re-elected, projections showed Sunday, on promises of stability.The projections showed the 78-year-old incumbent sw

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Indonesian president orders probe into deadly soccer stampede

Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered authorities on Sunday to thoroughly re-evaluate security at soccer matches, after a stampede and clashes at a stadium in East J

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Chinese premier extends congratulations to Pujiang Innovation Forum

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory letter to the Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai on Saturday. Themed "Low Carbon: A New Mission for Global Innovation

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Yemen's warring parties extend truce by two months: UN

Yemen's warring parties on Tuesday agreed to extend a four-month long truce by a further two months, just hours before the current deal lapsed."I am pleased to announc

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Sri Lanka starts the process of selecting a new president

The nominations for candidates in Sri Lanka’s new presidential election will be heard on Tuesday, according to Dhammika Dasanayake, secretary general of the parliament.

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China's national college entrance examination begins

Gaokao, China's national college entrance examination, kicked off on Tuesday.The number of applicants for this year's Gaokao has reached a record high, with 11.93 milli

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Macron names Elisabeth Borne as new French Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday named Elisabeth Borne as the new Prime Minister, making her only the second woman to hold the position in the country's histo