China will encourage veterans to obtain professional qualifications as seafarers to promote their employment, according to the Ministry of Transport (MOT). The Maritim
FILE PHOTO: Michael White, a freed U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018, poses with U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook while on his return to the United States at Zurich Airport in Z
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed the release of U.S. prisoner Michael White, official IRNA news agency reported. White was freed by a decree of an Iranian
China's men's 100m Asian record holder Su Bingtian is confident that he can run another sub-10 seconds race at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. "After gaining experien
FILE PHOTO: Sudan summoned the Ethiopian Chargé d'Affaires on Saturday over a border attack by suspected Ethiopian militias that killed and wounded several Sudanese army personnel and civilians,
Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has raised an additional £40 million in funding, TechCrunch has learned.The round is led by existing backers, Harry
Despite international and domestic track and field competitions being canceled or postponed, the Chinese track and field team has never stopped training in a bid to keep in good shape for when com
Veteran Bollywood actor, director and producer Rishi Kapoor passed away in India's Mumbai on Thursday morning. Renowned actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that the 67-year
FILE PHOTO: DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi./AFP A key ally of DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will appear in court on May 11 over alleged fraud totalling $51 million (47 million euros
Recently, the news that Placido Domingo, one of the world's top four tenors, had died at the age of 79 from COVID-19 caught many by surprise. But the news turned out to
Observers around the world said Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech on Sunday has demonstrated the country's governance capacity and social system strength in its fight against the COVID-19. In his
Ryan Newman, driver of the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 4, 2018. /VCG File Driver Ryan Newman has been release
Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has raised another £60 million from its existing investors, Merian Global Investors and Harry McPike’s JTC.Th
The European Union (EU) has appointed veteran Portuguese diplomat Joao Vale de Almeida as head of its future diplomatic delegation to post-Brexit United Kingdom (UK), said Josep Borrell, the Union's
China has recently named a new special envoy for Afghanistan affairs and will continue to play a constructive role in achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan at a
The Chinese economy is in a good position for future growth as the country is making headway in further reform and opening-up at an appropriate pace, a senior U.S. economist has said. "China is in a
Pope Francis has tapped an Italian lawyer to be the first woman to hold a management position in the Vatican’s most important office, the Secretariat of State.Francis o