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Chinese apartment rental platform Phoenix Tree Holdings to make NYSE debut

Phoenix Tree Holdings, a leading Chinese apartment rental service provider, is scheduled to start trading on the U.S. stock market next week. The company, operating under the name Danke Apartment, ex

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UK seeks extradition of US woman over teen's death in crash

Britain has sparked a diplomatic standoff with Washington by requesting the extradition of a U.S. woman charged over a road crash that killed a U.K. teenager.The Britis

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Security Council re-authorizes cross-border aid mechanism for Syrians

The UN Security Council on Friday re-authorized the cross-border aid mechanism for the Syrian people, which expires at midnight, after heated discussion. The 15-member

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GM to release an electric Hummer pickup, per report

General Motors could be bringing back the Hummer brand. According to this report by the Wall Street Journal, an all-electric Hummer pickup will be sold under the GMC brand and LeBron James is enlisted

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Pneumonia in central China's Wuhan largely under control: Expert

The pneumonia patients in central China's Wuhan City are largely in a controllable condition, according to Hu Ke, an expert on the special medical team of the newly discovered disease.Hu, a profes

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China, Laos sign agreement on local currency cooperation

China and Laos have signed an agreement on bilateral monetary cooperation to enhance the use of local currencies in trade and investment, the People's Bank of China (P

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Palestine slams remarks by Israel, U.S. over annexation of West Bank

Palestine on Wednesday slammed remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman over the annexation of Area C of the West Bank."We strongly condemn the

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APD | Pakistan allows UAE royals to hunt rare houbara bustard

By APD writer Muhammad SohailThe government of Pakistan has issued special permits to United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and four other m

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Eight pneumonia patients cured in C China's Wuhan

Eight pneumonia patients hospitalized in central China's Wuhan City have been cured and left the hospital, local health commission said on Wednesday. During the recent pneumonia outbreak of unknow

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Ousted Nissan chief Ghosn calls allegations against him 'untrue'

Ousted Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said in a new conference in Beirut that allegations against him were "untrue" and he should have never been arrested in the first place.It is his first public appeara

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China launches new communication technology experiment satellite

China has sent a new communication technology experiment satellite into space from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 11:20 p.m. Beijing Time on Tuesday.The satellite has enter

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Putin to visit Turkey: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to the Turkish city of Istanbul on Wednesday for the opening ceremony of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline, the Kremlin

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Chinese AI firm Megvii back on track for $500 million IPO: Sources

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company Megvii's plans for a 500 million to one billion U.S. dollars initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong are back on track after its application was cleare

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Turkey, Russia holds 20th joint patrol near Syrian-Turkish border

Russian and Turkish forces on Monday held the 20th joint patrol near the Syrian-Turkish border, for withdrawal of Syrian Kurdish fighters, a war monitor reported. The

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Orange-Colored sky of New Zealand's Auckland after Australia bushfire smoke powers in

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon. It is the se

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Bayern to sign young Schalke keeper on free transfer

Goalkeeper Alexander Nuebel of FC Schalke looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke and Eintracht Frankfurt in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on December 15, 2019. Goalkeeper Alexander N

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Iran takes final step to end commitments to nuke deal

Iran on Sunday announced the fifth and final step to end its commitments to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, official IRNA news agency reported. "In the fifth step of w