Canada will donate non-lethal military equipment to Iraq fight the Islamic State (IS) militants, Defense Minister Rob Nicholson said Tuesday.
The Chinese mainland has suspended importing cooking oil products made by a Taiwan company involved in a food safety scandal.
About 9.1 million train trips were forecast to be made on Sunday, the fifth day of the National Day Holiday, up 10.9 percent from last year, the China Railway Corporation said on Sunday.
The "made in China" label has the potential to gain a top reputation in global trade, an Italian management and marketing professor told Xinhua in a recent interview.
U.S. Oscar-winning comedian Robin Williams died from an apparent suicide on Monday at his Northern California home.
Kidnappers made their first phone call to the family of the Chinese tourist they abducted along with a Filipino resort worker from a Semporna resort, Malaysian local newspaper New Straits Times quoted Eastern Sabah Security Command Director-General Mohammad Mentek as saying on Sunday.
A total of 94.79 million trips were made on trains between Jan. 16 and the eve of the Chinese Spring Festival, up 14.4 percent compared to the corresponding period last year, data from railway authorities showed on Friday.
China's transport system will be put to the test during "Chunyun", the 40-day travel period around the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 31.
Authorities in the U.S. city of Philadelphia cleared a U.S. Airways flight of hazardous material Wednesday after it made an emergency landing over an alleged bomb threat, local media said.
Australia has announced additional measures to ensure automotive manufacturing sector has a strong future and continues to provide high-skill, high-wage jobs for Australians, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Kim Carr said on Monday.
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