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What's it like to be a doctor in a war zone during the pandemic?

04:55 More than 18 years of conflict has torn up Afghanistan, creating widespread poverty as well as fueling staggering inequality and a sense of powerlessness. The UN estimates some 1

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China's youth, students' federations conclude key meetings

The All-China Youth Federation and the All-China Students' Federation on Tuesday concluded key meetings to review work of the past five years and elect new leaderships

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Xi calls on youth to make new, greater contributions to undertakings of Party, country

President Xi Jinping on Monday stressed that youth in the country should be mobilized to make new and greater contributions to undertakings of the Party and the countr

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Sanitation prioritized among young Chinese renters: survey

Sanitation is at the top of the list when young Chinese consider renting an apartment amid COVID-19, a recent poll showed. Around 54 percent of 2,000 young respondents

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Lebanese youth flock to rebuild homes after explosion

Beirut, the Lebanese capital that just weeks ago was a small bustling metropolis of people, traffic and vivacity, has been reduced to a city of shattered glass, mountains of debris and streets lined

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Asian champion Wang confirms for street high jump event in Beijing

The 2020 Chinese Athletics Street Tour (CAST) will return to action in Beijing next Saturday as Asian Games champion Wang Yu will lead a nine-man field in the high jum

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Roundup: Italy marks "Ferragosto" holiday in times of coronavirus

A restaurant staff member waits for customers in Rome, Italy, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, this is the first Ferragosto without the traditional country

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Mainland official calls on Taiwan youths to contribute to advancing cross-Strait ties

A Chinese mainland official on Saturday called on youths in Taiwan to contribute to the advancement of cross-Strait relations and pledged continuous support for Taiwan

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Xinhua Headlines: Europeans slam U.S. protectionism behind TikTok ban

-- European experts and TikTok users see the U.S. threat to ban the popular short video-sharing app as nothing but a move of protectionism to monopolize the tech economy. -- TikTok ban hurt users and

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Various sectors in Hong Kong welcome China's top legislature's HKSAR LegCo vacancy decision

People from all walks of life and various organizations in Hong Kong have expressed their support for a decision adopted by China's top legislature for the sixth Legis

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China tops world for tech talents: report

A group photo of scientists in a Chinese lab. /CFPChina has clinched the top position in the world for having the highest number of scientific and technological talents

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Global Business: UK recession, Tencent boom, college football blow

"I said that hard times were coming. And... hard times are here."That's the UK's finance minister, Rishi Sunak, reacting to the news the UK has fallen into recession after a second successive quarter

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Director lineup announced for 2021 Spring Festival Gala

China Media Group (CMG) held a meeting on Monday to launch preparations for the 2021 Spring Festival Gala and announce the official list of chief directors for the prestigious annual event.Shen Haixio

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TikTok proving popular with Serbia's Generation Z

02:04 TikTok is the social media craze of the moment and if you didn't know that, then the chances are that you are "old," or at least too old for TikTok.As with all generations, the l

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When a teenager is adamant for archaeology, adults' online controversies are too much ado

Zhong Fangrong speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Leiyang, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Tiantian)Many on the internet are urging th

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Huawei starts annual program to develop ICT talent in Bangladesh

Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited inaugurated its annual program of "Seeds for the Future 2020 in Bangladesh" on Monday to develop local information and communi

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China Focus: Rural applicant for archaeology unfazed by online controversies

A rural Chinese student and top performer in the college entrance exams has grasped national headlines by choosing to study archaeology, defying a long-held stereotype