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China supports UN's efforts to revive Black Sea grain deal: ambassador

China supports the efforts of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to bring about the early resumption of exports of grain and fertilizer from Russia and Ukraine, Chin

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China's central bank urges steady credit growth

China's central bank has urged major financial institutions to spearhead the effort in maintaining stable credit growth, it said in a statement on Monday.In a meeting c

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urges 6 major provinces to help support national economy

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday urged six major provinces to "take the lead" in stabilizing the national economy, China Media Group (CMG) reported.Despite "an une

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Chinese, U.S. envoys hold talks on climate change

China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua held talks upon invitation with visiting U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Tianjin from Tue

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Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to assist in evacuation in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline flights to help with the United States' evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, which has been chaotic as thousands are desperate to leave th

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'We are at war' against COVID, UN chief says

"We are at war" against COVID, said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the opening of the World Health Organization's main annual meeting of member states on Monday.The chief has ur

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India's Serum institute to sell AstraZeneca vaccine to private hospitals at $8/dose

The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca vaccine to the country's state governments at 400 rupees ($5.30) per dose and to private ho

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China rural development plan

29:28 The Chinese Central Rural Work Conference has wrapped up, and has mapped out plans for China's agricultural development in 2021 and beyond.What areas are considered most importan

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Iran's Lawmakers Pass Bill to Boost Nuclear Activity in Wake of Top Scientist's Murder, Reports Say

The Iranian parliament has passed a bill, dubbed "The strategic measure for the removal of sanctions," aimed at revitalizing the country's nuclear activities in the wak

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UK lawmakers worried about lack of Brexit preparations

Britain’s government may have left it too late for businesses to prepare properly for the end of free movement of goods to and from the European Union, an influential g

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Mexican researchers work hard to develop their own COVID-19 vaccines

02:49 As the global quest continues for a​n effective COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine diplomacy and urgency over access are of increasing concern. In Mexico, ​PresidentAndrés Manuel López Ob

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GBV is a second pandemic hitting South Africa: President Ramaphosa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his Women's Day 2020 message on Sunday 9 August 2020. /Photo courtesy: South African Presidency. South Africa, the worst-hit African country by

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Commentary: HK national security legislation brings protection, hope

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) Thursday started its 19th session, during which a draft law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrati

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Atlanta police chief steps down after officer's fatal shooting of African American man

Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields stepped down on Saturday after an officer fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, an African American, on Friday night in the U.S. city in Geo

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U.S. protesters march onto Atlanta highway over deadly police shooting of African American man

A group of protesters marched onto a highway in Atlanta, Georgia, late Saturday night over a deadly police shooting of an African American man in the city on Friday. According to live images on local

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Chinese lawmakers propose foreign states immunities law

Chinese lawmakers have proposed formulating a foreign states immunities law following malicious litigations filed against China over its COVID-19 response. The move wi

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Explainer: Urgency and necessity of national security law for HKSAR

04:36 Henry Tang, former Chief Secretary for Administration and former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), explains in an interview