The White House on Tuesday released a plan to combat what it called a "global rise" of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
As China hosts World Internet Conference, attended by senior global technology company executives on Wednesday, we take a quick look at internet’s growing importance on mainland.
Japanese firms expect inflation to rise at a rate less than predicted three months ago, in a sign that faith in the central bank's reflationary efforts is waning, statistics from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) showed Tuesday.
Despite roping in the production team behind hits by Rihanna and Katy Perry, Chris Martin and co can’t seem to help lapsing into the same old windy cliches and nondescript balladry
The Tibetan plateau remains one of the world's cleanest regions despite the lingering presence of pollutants from farming and mining, according to research released on Wednesday.
Myanmar government has placed Yangon region under high security alert ahead of historical general elections scheduled for Sunday.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) will convene the fifth plenary session of its 18th Central Committee to outline the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) for national development on Monday, with extraordinary achievements in the 12th plan period (2011-2015).
More than 320,000 applicants signed up for the national civil servant exam in the first five days of registration, though more than 1,300 positions, some of which are below the county level and located in remote areas, have not received any applications.
After Liu Xia, 28, gave birth to a child this year, her husband started to do more housework: cooking, washing clothes and mopping the floor. Liu is only responsible for taking care of her baby.
The top economic planner has voiced confidence in the economy, citing signs of improved quality and strong momentum for long-term growth.
Seventy years ago on July 27, allied warplanes swarmed Japan's skies as the country's militarists fought with desperation on the Oriental and Pacific battlefields.
(CNN)NASA said Thursday that its Kepler spacecraft has spotted "Earth's bigger, older cousin": the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in the habitable zone of a star similar to our own.
Chinese stocks staged a strong rebound in the afternoon, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rising more than 3 percent.
China stocks continued to slip on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index falling more than 3 percent shortly after the opening bell.
Infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea increased to 179 Wednesday as four more cases were added, the health ministry said.
U.S. federal budget deficits are projected to rise steadily over the next 25 years, mainly because of the aging population and rising health care costs, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday.
Expo Milano 2015, the Italian world exposition, has met its visitors target for the first month and aims for at least 20 million visitors, an official told Xinhua in a recent interview.
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