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Hong Kong launches website to promote national security education

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) launched a website to promote national security education on Wednesday, which marks the fifth National Security

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The Latest: COVID-19 accelerates fast but decelerates much more slowly: WHO chief

Chinese medical experts install a CT equipment in Baghdad, Iraq, April 12, 2020.(Xinhua/Zhang Miao)"Control measures can only be lifted if the right public health measures are in place, including sign

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 9,000

A total of 9,132 people have died of the pandemic among 321,762 confirmed cases in the country, the CSSE said. NEW YORK, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The total number of deaths

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Official: 12,298 health workers test positive for coronavirus in Spain

A man walks past the closed San Miguel market during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Madrid, Spain, March 29, 2020. /Reuters Some 12,298 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus

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Livestream training for Beijing 2022 volunteers

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers for the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are receiving training via livestream classes. On Saturday, Feng Jing, one of China's best-know

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Lives of Indians during 21-day national lockdown

People preparing food packets for the needy people on the third day of the lockdown in Kochi on March 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Stringer)NEW DELHI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The lives of Indian people have changed

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S&P warns 1 in 10 U.S. firms may default on debt

A police officer walks across an empty 7th Avenue in a sparsely populated Times Square due to COVID-19 concerns, New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. /AP A wave of company defaults is likely to swe

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Germany reports almost 14,000 COVID-19 cases

The number of COVID-19 cases in Germany has increased by 2,958 within one day to 13,957, the German federal disease control agency Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Friday. So far, 31 deaths

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Asia Album: Breathe in smell of spring in Islamabad, Pakistan

People enjoy flower scenery at a garden in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, March 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) ISLAMABAD, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Take a deep breath and enjoy the smell of spring! Flo

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Italy calls for extra help for COVID-19, 'only China responded'

Italy accused the EU and its member states of not responding to the commission's call for ensuring extra supplies of medical equipment amid the outbreak of the COVID-19, urging to take "quick, con

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Album: Italy in total lockdown

A view of the Pincio Hill in Rome, Italy, on the first day of the lockdown of the country, March 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting) Novel coronavirus sparks total lockdown in Italy. ROME, March 1

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China congratulates Afghan President Ghani on inauguration for second term

China congratulated incumbent Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on his inauguration for a second term, a foreign ministry spokesperson said at a press briefing Tuesday. Spokesperson Geng Shuang

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This way to being happy: Sydney's "Happy Place" exhibition might cheer you up

Tourists enjoy themselves as they visit an exhibition of "Happy Place" in Sydney, Australia, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei) SYDNEY, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Whenever you feel down or blue, come and v

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WHO: COVID-19 cases outside China mount to 10,566

A man wearing a face mask walks on a street amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2020. /Xinhua There have been 10,566 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 from 72 countries

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Sino-Indonesian friendly cooperation in fight against COVID-19: ambassador

"Indonesian government's foreign policy pursuing friendly cooperation with China and the friendship between the two peoples have been well reflected in the fight against COVID-19," Chinese Ambassado

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Kazakhstanis pour sympathy, support into China's anti-virus fight

Ravil Budukov, 31, has studied in China and worked on China-related issues since 2009. The Kazakstani said he felt obliged to do something after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China. Buduko

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China willing to strengthen cooperation with Japan on fighting COVID-19

China is willing to continue maintaining close communication and coordination with Japan and strengthening bilateral cooperation in fighting novel coronavirus (COVID-1