text

China donates 300,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia

FILE PHOTO: A plane carrying 300,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrives at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 30, 2021. (Photo by Minasse

text

China's vaccines effective against Delta variant: Singaporean media

People receive COVID-19 vaccine in the inoculation site of the Guangyi International E-Commerce Industrial Park in Haizhu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2021. /

text

IMF's largest SDR allocation in history takes effect

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that its new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to $650 billion, the largest in the IMF's history, comes into effect, in an ef

text

China's 14th FYP expected to bring more opportunities to HKSAR

The first seminar on China's 14th Five-Year Plan is held in the HKSAR, China, August 23, 2021. /CMG The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will enjoy more development opportunitie

text

Is China a new moderator world power?

VCG Editor's note:Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira is a national thousand talent distinguished professor of public policy at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, an

text

Central China's Henan issues red alert for rainstorms

Staff members work at the entrance of a tunnel in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Aug. 22, 2021. /Xinhua Central China's Henan Province, once hit hard by torrential rains

text

19 civilians killed in attack in Niger

Nineteen civilians were killed and two others wounded on Friday in an attack by unidentified armed men in the village of Tem, located in the Anzourou commune in western Niger's Tillabery region, Nige

text

UK records another 32,253 coronavirus cases

Children run in front of the Tower Bridge in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2021. /Xinhua Another 32,253 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronav

text

African leaders head to Zambia for Hichilema's inauguration

Zambia's president-elect Hakainde Hichilema waves at his supporters after casting a vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 12, 2021. /Xinhua A number of African leaders are expected

text

Magnitude-6.9 quake hits South Sandwich Islands region: USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted the South Sandwich Islands region at 00:45 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake had a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said.The U.S. T

text

Ismail Sabri Yaakob sworn in as Malaysia's new prime minister

This handout photo from Malaysia's Department of Information shows Malaysia's incoming Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob taking the oath of office during his swearing-in ceremony as the country'

text

Tibetan Thangka art exhibition opens in Malta

A Tibetan Thangka art exhibition, with the theme of China's Tibet, Tashi Delek, opened in Malta on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of Tibet's peaceful liberation.The exhibition, also acces

text

Philippine's Duterte thanks China for more COVID-19 vaccines

The third batch of CoronaVac donated by China arrives at Manila, Philippines, August 20, 2021. /CFPPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte thanked China for supporting the

text

Taliban want ties with all countries, denies kidnapping of foreigners

A Taliban member stands guard in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021. /Xinhua The Taliban said on Saturday that it intended to have diplomatic and trade ties with all countries around

text

COVID-19 infections show downward trend in DR Congo's capital

FILE PIC: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees a downward trend in hospital occupancy rates. /VCG The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees a downward trend in hospital occupa

text

Togo receives second batch of Chinese-donated COVID-19 vaccines

FILE PIC: Sinovac vaccines. /VCG Togo has received the second batch of Sinovac vaccines donated by China, as part of the cooperation between the two countries to fight against the upsurge of C

text

100-million-year-old turtle-embryo fossil found in central China

A fossilized egg from an extinct prehistoric giant turtle with an embryo still inside has been discovered in central China's Henan Province.The discovery was made in 20