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Dominican Republic receives 2 batches of COVID-19 vaccines from China

A staff member transports China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines at the international airport of Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. /Xinhua The Dominican Republic received two batches of Chines

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Envoy, acting VP of Myanmar's civilian government charged with treason

Myanmar's military on Tuesday charged the international envoy of Myanmar and the acting vice-president of Myanmar's civilian government with treason for encouraging a civil disobedience campaign, Mya

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Tanzanian President John Magufuli dies aged 61

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died of heart disease at the age of 61, the country's Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Wednesday.

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EU launches legal proceedings against UK over Irish border

The EU launched two legal proceedings against Britain on Monday, alleging that London had broken a protocol of its Brexit divorce agreement covering Ireland."The EU and the UK agreed the protocol tog

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Leung Chun-ying on improving electoral system is a necessary action

03:39 Leung Chun-ying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and former chief executive of the Hong

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Xinjiang sees significant improvement in basic education

04:32 Basic education in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has improved significantly in recent years, and the gross enrollment and coverage rates in t

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Vice Premier Han Zheng meets chief executives of HK, Macao SARs

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng met separately with the chief executives of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Carrie Lam and Macao SAR Ho Iat Seng on Saturda

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China's R&D expenditure expected to reach 3.758 trillion yuan in 2025

China's spending on research and development is expected to reach 3.758 trillion yuan ($580 billion) in 2025, said Hu Zucai, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) at

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China's military 'resolutely supports' improving HK's electoral system

Senior Chinese military official Xu Qiliang said the armed forces will resolutely support the important decision of the National People's Congress (NPC) to improve the

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Vice Premier Han Zheng says Hong Kong must be administered by patriots

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng called for the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" to be implemented as he joined a panel discussion with members from the Ho

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Kamala Harris speaks with Netanyahu in latest talk with a major world leader

Vice President Kamala Harris and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a call Thursday amid the Middle Eastern ally's growing tension with Iran.Earlier on Thurs

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China deliberates on draft to improve electoral system of the HKSAR

Chinese lawmakers began deliberating a draft decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday at the fourth session of the 13th National

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Harriet Tubman abolitionist, former slave to be on U.S. currency

02:52 The U.S. still hasn’t had a woman president. But Kamala Harris made history this year when she became America’s first female vice president.Some of the top cabinet positions in t

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Zimbabwe Vice President Kembo Mohadi resigns

Zimbabwe vice president Kembo Mohadi is seen at Singapore Casket, the funeral parlour where the body of the late former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, was being held in Singapore. /AFP Zimb

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China-EU Agreement on Geographical Indications comes into force

Ningxia wolfberry listed as China's Geographical Indications product. /CFP The China-EU Agreement on Geographical Indications is coming into force on Monday, protecting 200 prized foods from b

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China solicits HK's public opinions on its electoral system

China started a two-day forum on Sunday in southern city Shenzhen to solicit public opinions of representatives from Hong Kong on improving the special administrative r

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Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed President Joe Biden's $1.9-trillion coronavirus aid bill, the first major legislative victory