The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Friday it summoned the U.S. and British ambassadors to Iraq following the overnight airstrikes on military bases housing paramilitary H
VCG Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland fell by 8.6 percent year on year in the first two months of 2020 as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak and extended Lunar
Tokyo stocks tanked Friday to close substantially lower, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index at one point logging the steepest one-day point decline since April 1990
Spring is in the air. Tens of thousands of swans are leaving their winter homes in China and flying back to Siberia in droves. Local authorities in China's regions alo
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory letter on Friday to the signing ceremony of the coffee innovation park to be built by Starbucks in eastern China's Jia
The U.S. military carried out overnight airstrikes on paramilitary Hashd Shaabi headquarters south of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said on Friday. "At 1:15 a.m. local t
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) becomes a global pandemic, there are some geographical patterns of the outbreak areas that have been discussed."To date, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...
Editor's note: As China is fighting against COVID-19, many international friends including individuals, entities, groups and institutions, among others, have expressed their support and affirmatio
South Korea confirmed 110 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Friday local time, raising the total number of infections to 7,979. One mo
Panic hit world financial markets on Thursday after stimulus efforts from the European Central Bank failed to calm investors alarmed by U.S. moves to restrict travel from Europe because of the cor
A charter flight carrying a 9-member Chinese aid team, along with tonnes of medical supplies, arrived at Rome's Fiumicino Airport on Thursday night, in part of China's
Syrian military personnel observe the situation in the northern countryside of the central province of Hama, Syria, August, 2, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is a security analys
Daniele Rugani in action during the Serie A clash between Juventus and Brescia at Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy, February 16, 2020. /VCG Italy and Juventus defender Daniele Rugani became the f
South Korea confirmed 114 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Thursday local time, raising the total number of infections to 7,869. Five
U.S. lawmakers held a number of hearings on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, aimed at clarifying Washington’s response to COVID-19.A House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in the morning was cut s
Beijing has tightened up quarantine checks at airports and epidemic prevention measures in foreign communities, as new coronavirus infection cases rise from abroad. Th
The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. crossed 1,000 on Tuesday as President Donald Trump met with the nation’s largest insurers and members of his cabinet to discuss how to pay for treatment