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Chinese UN envoy asks for more int'l aid for Yemen

Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday asked for more international assistance to prevent famine in Yemen.Yemen, with its multiple challenges of violent co

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U.S. Treasury labels Switzerland, Vietnam as 'currency manipulators'

The U.S. Treasury labeled Switzerland and Vietnam as "currency manipulators" on Wednesday.It claimed that through June 2020 both Switzerland and Vietnam had intervened in currency markets to prevent

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Universities ready for students to return as COVID-19 spreads in U.S.

02:52 Class is back in session atcolleges and universities across the U.S.That's meant new policies to prevent the spread of the coronavirus but also thousands of new COVID-19 cases. C

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How floodgate controls water level in China's Chaohu Lake

Continuous rainfalls have lifted the water level in Chaohu Lake, one of China's five largest fresh water lakes. Find out how the Chaohu floodgate works to prevent floo

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Trump wants to solve Korean Peninsula nuclear issue "diplomatically"

U.S.SecretaryofStateRexTillersonsaidSundaythatU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpwantedtosolvetheKoreanPeninsulanuclearissuediplomatically."Thepresidenthasalsomadecleartom

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Britain to stop 'malicious use of hire vehicles' after Spain attacks

Britainisexploringwaystostop"themalicioususeofhirevehicles",includinglookingatwhatmorerentalcompaniescando,thetransportministrysaidonSunday,aftertwoattacksinSpa

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China: Preventing financial risks vital to economy

AttheNationalFinancialWorkConferencelastmonth,PresidentXiJinpingemphasizedtheneedtopreventsystemicfinancialrisks,becausefinanceisthecorecompetitivenessofacountr

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Heatwave grips north China

Arecord-breakingheatwavehasaffectedmanypartsofChinaandforcedauthoritiestoissuealerts.TheywarntheheatiscreepingfromnorthernChinatocentralandeasternpartsofthecoun

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Cambodia advises people to be vigilant over Zika virus

Cambodian citizens should be vigilant over Zika virus, although the country has not seen any case of the virus so far, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday.

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Poland commemorates 77th anniversary of start of WWII

​Poland on Thursday commemorated the 77th anniversary of the start of World War II on the Westerplatte peninsula in Gdansk, north Poland.

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GSK's HPV vaccine approved in China

GlaxoSmithKline's human papilloma virus vaccine has been approved for sale, China Food and Drug Administration told Xinhua on Monday.

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Myanmar takes measures to prevent bird flu spread to Mandalay

The Myanmar authorities are taking measures in Mandalay region in a bid to prevent spread of bird flu which broke out in Monywa, northwestern Sagaing region earlier this month by checking regional main border gates, according to an official of the Department of Livestock Breeding Friday

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France's Hollande pledges "all measures" to fight Syrian Jihadists

President Francois Hollande on Tuesday voiced determination to fight against the rising menace of Syrian Jihadist by taking "all measures" to prevent his nationals from joining conflict in the country and put at risk French security.

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European Parliament approves new rules of border surveillance system

The European Parliament on Thursday approved the operating rules of a new border surveillance system to help control illegal migration and prevent tragedies like the sinking of a migrant ship off Italy's Lampedusa island last week.

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Iran official accuses U.S. of plotting against region's security, stability

Visiting head of Iran's parliament' s foreign policy committee said Tuesday he agrees with Lebanon's Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour that there is a "U.S. plot against the region's security and stability."

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Brazil to boost online security against U.S. surveillance

Brazil will set up a certification center to strengthen data security and prevent surveillance in online communications, the army's Science and Technology Department announced on Monday.