At least three people are dead and 14 others trapped under the rubble after a 6.2-magnitude quake hit Indonesia's West Sulawesi province early Friday. The main building of the governor's office was among the many structures destroyed in the quake. Mo...
A prototype locomotive using high-temperature superconducting maglev technology has been rolled out in Chengdu. The domestically developed maglev train boasts a designed speed of 620 kilometers per hour. A 165-meter line to test the new train has als...
Chinese authorities have said WHO experts tasked with investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus will fly to Wuhan on Thursday from Singapore. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian revealed this at a daily briefing. The National H...
Chinese authorities say experts from the World Health Organization tasked with investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus will arrive in China on January 14. The National Health Commission says the WHO team will visit China to conduct joint s...
China's consumer price index rose 2.5 percent overall in 2020. In December alone, inflation grew by 0.2 percent with food prices rising by 1.2 percent and service prices up 0.3 percent. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that Democrats are ready to...
The Chinese mainland reported 37 new, local COVID-19 cases on Thursday. Most of them were found in Shijiazhuang. Citywide nucleic acid testing is ongoing while travel to and from the city has been restricted. Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has...
Twitter has suspended the account of US President Donald Trump for 12 hours after his supporters stormed the Capitol. The company also warns that future violations by Trump will result in a permanent suspension. Earlier in the day, Twitter, Facebook...
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China and Nigeria have reached a series of important consensuses on deepening bilateral cooperation. Wang Yi says two countries agreed to continue to strengthen cooperation in the fight against the COVID...
The United States is calling Iran's decision to enrich uranium to 20 percent nuclear extortion. The process was launched on Monday amid increasing tensions with Washington. Tehran developed the ability to produce 20-percent enriched uranium after it...
The Japanese Prime Minister says he is planning to declare another state of emergency for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures to fight a new coronavirus outbreak. The Japanese government declared a state of emergency over COVID-19 last April. Cal...
China and the European Union have announced the completion of their negotiations over a bilateral investment agreement. The announcement was made during a meeting between President Xi Jinping and European leaders via video link. The Chinese president...
China is ready for a new stage in agricultural and rural development. President Xi Jinping made the remarks at a two-day annual central rural work conference, which closed on Tuesday. He says solving issues related to agriculture, rural areas and far...
Leaders of China and Russia spoken over the phone and exchanged good wishes for the New Year. Xi Jinping spoke highly of bilateral cooperation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-neighbo...
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a 2.3 trillion dollar pandemic aid and spending package. Approved by Congress last week, the package includes 1.4 trillion to fund government agencies. Trump earlier threatened to block the bill and demanded Con...
