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Chinese universities to remain closed until effective control of epidemic

Opening dates of the new semester for colleges and universities should be, in principle, no earlier than the effective control of the novel coronavirus outbreak, China

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Asia Album: Multicultural festival celebrates Canberra's cultural diversity

Performers dress as ladybugs at the 2020 National Multicultural Festival in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua) CANBERRA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 2020 National Multicultu

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Coronavirus-hit Hubei supports e-commerce platforms in ensuring supplies

China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, said "green channels" are being built for e-commerce platforms to play a bigger role i

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Asia Album: Cherry blossoms bring in spring season of Kathmandu

A bee sucks nectar from flowering cherry blossoms in a garden in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 23, 2020. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua) KATHMANDU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Get the first taste of spring of Nepa

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Xi says positive trend of China's epidemic control is expanding

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the positive trend of containing the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is expanding. The COVID-19 outbreak is a

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Stabbing at mosque near Regents Park in London

Police were called to a mosque near Regents Park in London on Thursday after reports of a stabbing.Officers attended along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS).A man in his 70s was

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EgyptAir to resume weekly flights to China from Feb. 27

EgyptAir, the flagship carrier of Egypt, announced on Thursday that it will resume flights to and from China starting from Feb. 27. In a statement, EgyptAir said the national airline has decided to

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China lifts import ban on U.S. poultry, related products

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 17, 2019 shows a container terminal in Anji County of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu) BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China announced Friday that

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France announces first coronavirus death in Europe

An 80-year-old Chinese tourist hospitalized in France since the end of January died of the novel coronavirus on Friday evening, becoming the first fatality of the viru

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Beijing strengthens lockdown of residential communities for epidemic control

Beijing authorities on Monday rolled out more measures to further lock down residential communities to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to a notific

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CNC TALK: China fully confident in winning anti-epidemic battle

President Xi Jinping has been directing and making arrangements for China's battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak. Under his strong leadership, China has taken

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Prevention, control measures must be in accordance with law: NPC official

The prevention and control measures of the epidemic shall be carried out in accordance with the law and in an orderly manner, an official from China's top legislature

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South African president takes over rotating chair of AU

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday took over the rotating African Union (AU) chair at the opening of the 33rd AU summit of heads of state and government

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Mississippi house fire kills mother, six children: media

A house fire in Clinton, southeastern U.S. state of Mississippi, killed a mother and her six children on Saturday, according to media reports. The victims range in age from one to 33 years, reported

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4 cruise passengers evaluated for coronavirus in New Jersey

01:58 Four passengers aboard a cruise ship that arrived at a port in the U.S. state of New Jersey have been taken to a hospital for evaluation regarding the coronavirus.New Jersey Gov.

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Xi: China is confident and capable of defeating virus outbreak

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that China is confident and capable of overcoming the novel coronavirus outbreak in a phone call on Friday

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French defense ministry to send 600 more troops to Africa's Sahel

FILE PHOTO: French soldiers of the “Belleface” Desert Tactical Group (GTD) set up camp for the night in the Gourma region during the Operation Barkhane in Ndaki, Mali, July 27, 2019. Picture take