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Vice premier stresses protecting arable land

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends a teleconfere

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2 killed, 74 wounded in firework factory explosion in NW Turkey: president

At least two people were killed and 74 others were wounded on Friday in an explosion at a firework factory in Turkey's northwestern province of Sakarya, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan anno

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At least 50 wounded in firework factory explosion in NW Turkey

At least 50 people were wounded Friday in an explosion at a firework factory in Turkey's northwestern province of Sakarya, local media reported. Citing to a statement

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Taiwan DPP authority slammed for suppression of mainland press

A Chinese mainland spokesperson Friday slammed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority's suppression of news organizations and journalists from the mainland,

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China firmly opposes Britain's citizenship offer to Hong Kong residents: embassy

A spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Britain said Thursday that China firmly opposes Britain's offer to provide more privileges for Hong Kong residents holding British National Overseas (BNO

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Chinese premier stresses stabilizing foreign trade, investment

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday urged continuous efforts to expand opening-up and stabilize the overall performance of foreign trade and investment. Stabilizing t

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Hong Kong reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, 1,196 in total

The Center for Health Protection (CHP) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government reported on Friday three new confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the t

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Wang Yi stresses two-state solution as bottom line

The Palestinian issue has always been at the core of the Middle East situation, and the two-state solution is the bottom line of international fairness and justice, sai

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China sees dropping close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases

China saw fewer close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the first drop since the recent cluster infections were reported in Beijing, a health official s

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New daily COVID-19 cases in U.S. Texas surpass 5,000 for 1st time: governor

The U.S. state of Texas has surpassed 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time on Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott said, asking people to stay at ho

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China arrests thousands for cross-border gambling

China has cracked 257 cases and arrested more than 11,500 suspects since it launched a campaign against cross-border gambling and related crimes on Feb. 28. Police acr

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UN committee urges U.S. to comply with int'l obligations to tackle racial discrimination

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Monday urged the United States to make immediate structural reforms to end racial discrimination and to

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Chinese authority stresses epidemic prevention at farm-produce markets

Officials from China's State Council have urged local authorities in Wuhan, once hardest hit by the COVID-19 epidemic, to highlight epidemic prevention at farm-produce markets amid ongoing epidemic-

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IAEA chief raises "serious concern" over Iran's denial of access to locations

The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday expressed "serious concern" over Iran's lacking engagement with the United Nations' nuclear watchd

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Lebanese take to the streets as currency hits a new low

00:46 Hundreds of Lebanese poured into the streets to protest the tumbling of the national currency to a new low against the dollar on Thursday, blocking roads and highways in several

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China slams U.S. military plane flying over Taiwan

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday slammed the flight by a U.S. military aircraft over Taiwan earlier this week, calling it an unlawful act and a serious prov

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Senior lawmakers study Xi's speech on Civil Code, schedule legislative session

Senior Chinese lawmakers met on Tuesday to study a recent speech made by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the