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Wang Yi: Outside interference threatens South China Sea stability

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign MinisterWang Yi on Friday slammed foreign interference in the South China Sea issue as the Chinese diplomat called the situation the

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Tokyo 2020: China's Liu Hong clinches bronze in women's 20km race walk

China's Qieyang Shenjie (L) and Liu Hong (R) during the women's 20km race walk at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan, August 6, 2021. /CFP China's defending champion Liu Hong clinched a

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9 killed, 30 injured in bus accident in western Turkey

At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured on Friday in a bus accident in Turkey's western province of Manisa, local media reported.The accident happened when a passenger bus hit a statio

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Russian officials, experts against politicizing virus origin tracing

Russian officials and experts are strongly against politicizing coronavirus origin tracing. /CFP Russian politicians and experts have strongly opposed politicizing the coronavirus origin traci

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U.S. urges new Iranian government to resume nuke talks

Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his swearing-in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, August 5, 2021. /CFP The United States on Thursday urged the new Irania

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Global COVID-19 cases top 200 million

A family member wearing a protective suit prays in front of the pyre to his relative before cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2021. /Xinhua The total number of COVID-19 c

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Shares of Chinese e-cigarette firms plummet after Xinhua report

A no-smoking sign in a subway station in east China's Jiangsu Province, June 20, 2021. /CFP Shares of Chinese vaping firms slid on Thursday after state media reported minors have been purchasi

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Chart of the day: Traces of COVID-19 virus in 2019

A recent research paper indicated that COVID-19 could have circulated in Italy in late 2019, weeks before it was formally identified in China, raising more questions about the origins of the virus.Si

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Tigray rebels take control of UNESCO site Lalibela: residents say

A view of the St George's Church in Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Rebels from Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region on Thursday took control of the town of Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Si

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Raisi sworn in as Iran's new president

Ebrahim Raisi attends a swearing-in ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 5, 2021.(Xinhua/Javad Salarheyli) Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in on Thursday as the new president of Iran in the parliament."I sw

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Cholera kills over 100 in Nigeria's northern state

CFP Image An outbreak of cholera in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa has killed over 100 people since early July, according to a health official in the state.Salisu Mu'azu, permanent secreta

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Let science guide in battle against COVID-19, says Botswanan minister

Chinese Ambassador to Botswana Wang Xuefeng (L) and Botswana Minister of Health and Wellness Edwin Dikoloti pose for a photo during the handover ceremony, when the Chinese embassy donated oxygen

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China develops anti-coronavirus UVC sterilization device

A new UVC sterilization device developed by Chinese companies shows a 99.99 percent inactivation rate against novel coronavirus. /CFPA new UVC sterilization device deve

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25 killed in north Nigeria attacks: police

Nigerian police on Wednesday said 25 people were killed following attacks in four communities in the northwestern state of Kaduna.The attacks by unknown gunmen occurred on Monday in four communities

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Africa CDC: The continent's COVID infections surpass 6.81M

People wait to get inoculated against COVID-19 at a vaccination site in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 7, 2021. /Xinhua The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,815,341 as o

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Biden's approval ratings on COVID-19, economy fall: U.S. survey

FILE PIC: President Joe Biden. /Xinhua U.S. public views on President Joe Biden's handling of COVID-19 and the U.S. economy declined, according to the CNBC's latest All-America Economic survey

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China sends two multimedia satellites into orbit

A Long March-6 carrier rocket, carrying two multimedia satellites, blasts off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, August 4, 2021. /CM