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Xinhua Headlines: Countries switch to anti-virus mode as global caseload tops 100,000

As the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 100,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday called for joint global efforts to effectively halt the

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Xinhua Headlines: Countries switch to anti-virus mode as global caseload tops 100,000

As the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 100,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday called for joint global efforts to effectively halt the

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Voices from migrants at the Turkey-Greek border

01:01 After Turkey decided last month to open its gates for migrants and refugees to travel through and into the European Union, thousands of people with different backgrounds have rus

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DPRK Launches At Least Three Projectiles Into Sea of Japan - Reports

This is the second time the DPRK has launched missiles recently, following the launch of two unidentified projectiles into the Sea of Japan on 2 March.North Korea has l

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2nd Iranian lawmaker dies of COVID-19, while some Mideast countries take new precautionary measures

An Iranian lawmaker died of COVID-19 infection on Saturday as the epidemic claimed 21 more lives in the country. Several countries in the Middle East took new measures to contain or prevent the vir

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Xinhua Portraits | Holiday greetings to women in the fight against COVID-19

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Women medical staff have fought day and night at the frontline against epidemic to rescue the COVID-19 patients. In the meantime, policewom

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: The epidemic's crippling effects on economies

Editor's note: This is the sixth article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Latest figures as of 3 p.m. BJT (0700 GMT) on March 8, 2020. Here is the last one.As the epidemic relentlessly sprea

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Cirelli, Sergachev help Lightning beat Bruins 5-3

Torey Krug (R) of the Boston Bruins checks Barclay Goodrow (L) of the Tampab Bay Lightning into the boards in the game at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, March 7, 2020. /AP The Tampa B

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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 7,134, death toll at 50

South Korea confirmed 367 more cases of the COVID-19 on Sunday, raising the total number of infections to 7,134. As of midnight local time, the number of infected pati

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Turkish military vehicles enter Syria's Idlib as cease-fire enters 2nd day

Dozens of Turkish military vehicles entered Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Saturday, as the cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey is entering its second d

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Chinese trade figures prove yuan's safe-haven status amid epidemic

Editor's Note: Jimmy Zhu is a chief strategist at Singapore-based Fullerton Research. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.C

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( March 1 - March 6 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Putin, Erdogan agree

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EU, Turkey in stand-off over funds to tackle new migrant crisis

The European Union (EU) is scrambling for a new agreement with Turkey to prevent migrants from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond flooding into the EU. But there is little sign so far that Ankara is

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S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 6,767, death toll at 44

South Korea confirmed 483 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 6,767. As of midnight local time, the number of infected pa

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Syria, Russia presidents discuss cease-fire in Idlib

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday talked over the phone about a cease-fire in Syria's northwestern province of Idli

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China welcomes Russia-Turkey agreement on ceasefire in Idlib: envoy

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow, Russia, on March 5, 2020. (Sputnik/Handout via Xinhua)It's a ste

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SaaStr postpones annual conference as county officials discourage large gatherings

SaaStr, the venture firm that puts on the largest conference for SaaS companies, postponed its SaaStr Annual 2020 conference today amid concerns from local and national officials around large gatheri