Weather forecast for world cities
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities (20:00 Jan. 31 -- 20:00 Feb. 1, Beijing Time, temperatures in Celsius): Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing -4 …
Dutch gov’t rejects Trump’s “Muslim ban”
THE HAGUE, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch government declared late Sunday it rejects the executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump banning entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries…
Moscow, Washington could closely cooperate on combatting terrorism
MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia and the new U.S. administration have broad prospects for cooperation, primarily regarding anti-terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. "There is a determination…
Singapore’s Changi Airport handles record 58.7 mln passengers
SINGAPORE, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Changi Airport recorded an all-time high of 58.7 million passenger movements in 2016, a 5.9 percent increase from the previous year, said Changi Airport…
Trump pushes forward agenda, yet does nothing to narrow divide
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- One week into his presidency, Donald Trump wasted no time in pushing forward on promises made during his campaign, but the dazzling assembly of executive…
Hundreds protest at L.A. in’l airport against Trump’s “Muslim ban”
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Some 300 protesters gathered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Saturday evening to demonstrate solidarity with Muslim immigrants and refugees detained under President Donald…
Beijing parks receive 180,000 tourists on Spring Festival
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's 11 municipal parks and the Museum of Chinese Garden and Landscape Architecture received a total of 180,000 tourists on Saturday, the first day of…
Gold falls slightly as U.S. dollar strengthens
CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday as the U.S. dollar showed moderate strength. The most active…
Iran tests advanced generation of IR-8 centrifuges
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) began the test of advanced generation of IR-8 centrifuges by injecting uranium hexafluoride (UF6), Iranian Students News Agency reported…
Kolakovic candidate to lead Iran’s volleyball team
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Igor Kolakovic will arrive in the capital Tehran on Monday to have negotiations with Iranian officials on coaching the country's national volleyball team, Tasnim news…
U.S. dollar rises after GDP report
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed against most major currencies on Friday as investors digested the country' s economic growth data for the fourth quarter of…
Mexico’s president, Trump agree to keep wall dispute private
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday agreed to keep a bitter and ongoing dispute over a border…
Ireland should not rule out joining Britain in quitting EU
LONDON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A former leading Irish diplomat said Friday that Ireland might have to opt for an "Irexit" and quit the European Union (EU). Ray Bassett, Ireland's…
Iran begins exports of condensate to Japan
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran has started exporting condensate, a form of ultra-light oil, from its South Pars gas field to Japan, Press TV reported on Friday, quoting an…
Celebration of Chinese New Year abroad highlights China’s growing soft power
BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The far-flung celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year around the world offer people beyond the country an opportunity to feel the charm of China's…
Kia Motors see earnings growth in 2016 on SUV sales
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kia Motors, South Korea's second-biggest automaker, posted earnings growth last year thanks to strong demand for new models and robust sports utility vehicle (SUV) sales,…
Experts says border wall only increases U.S. unemployment
By Victoria Arguello and Jose Aguiar CARACAS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall along the Mexican border on Wednesday was criticized by Venezuelan…
Trump’s order to build border wall draws strong response from Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- New U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to "build a large physical barrier on the southern border" with Mexico, causing…
Australian Open results
MELBOURNE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): Women's singles semifinals 2-Serena Williams, United States, bt Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia,…
5.1-magnitude quake strikes off northeastern Japan
TOKYO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, the weather agency said on Thursday. According…
Gold down on stronger U.S. data, dollar
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Tuesday as U.S. data and the U.S. dollar strengthened. The most…
Israeli tanks strike Gaza after gunmen attack Israeli soldiers
GAZA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli tanks stationed on the borders with central Gaza Strip struck an Islamic Hamas movement military post with shells after gunmen fired at Israeli army…
EU urges Macedonia to form new gov’t soon
TIRANA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia needs to form a government as soon as possible in order to initiate reforms and resolve its name issue with Greece as these issues…
Trump asks FBI’s Comey to stay
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has asked James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to stay on, U.S. media reported Tuesday. The New…
Alibaba revenue surges 54 pct in 3rd fiscal quarter
HANGZHOU, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Tuesday that its quarterly revenue had jumped 54 percent year on year in the third fiscal quarter ending December.…
Trump signs executive orders on TPP, abortion-supporting foreign NGOs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed three memorandums, ordering the withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a freeze on federal hiring and a ban…
U.S. Senate clears Pompeo as CIA director
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate voted Monday evening to approve the nomination of Mike Pompeo as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The 100-seat chamber…
Investigation begins into Australian music video shooting
SYDNEY, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Australian police have started investigations into an accident during which a stuntman was shot dead when filming with hip hop group Bliss n Eso's latest…
U.S. stocks fluctuate for holiday-shortened Week
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks wavered for the holiday-shortened week as Wall Street pondered over a batch of global economic and political events. On Monday, U.S. stocks…
Medvedev re-elected chair of Russia’s governing party
MOSCOW, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday was re-elected as the chairman of the country's ruling United Russia party for a next five-year term. Boris…
Bank of China officially opens branch in Serbia
BELGRADE, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Bank of China opened its branch in Serbia on Saturday, becoming the first Chinese bank starting operation in the country. The official opening ceremony took…
Protesters march in London against Trump
LONDON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Protesters who are against Donald Trump's presidency took to the street in London on Saturday, as similar protests were seen in other major cities in…
U.S. President Trump signs waiver to clear way for defense secretary nominee
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed a legislation Friday to clear a legal barrier for James Mattis, his nominee for defense secretary, to take office. Trump…
U.S. President Trump to eliminate Obama’s Climate Action Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn into office Friday, the newly updated White House website said the new administration will eliminate the Climate…
U.S. stocks rise amid Trump’s inauguration
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher Friday, as Wall Street meditated on President Donald Trump's inauguration speech amid earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
G20 Ministers call for inclusive Growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ministers of G20 member nations at the World Economic Forum here have called on the international group of major economies to continue aiming for…
45,000 flee Gambia amid political uncertainty
GENEVA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday that some 45,000 civilians are reported to have fled Gambia into bordering Senegal as troops from the Economic…
Analysis: Gold down on stronger U.S. dollar
CHICAGO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday on strong U.S. economic data and a stronger U.S. dollar,…
U.S. initial jobless claims fall to 234,000
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid fell to 234,000, echoing a stable job market. In the week ending January 14, the advance…
Oil prices edge up on tightening market
NEW YORK, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices edged up Thursday after the International Energy Agency said oil markets had been tightening even before cuts agreed by global oil producers…
Xi says China stays committed to upholding world Peace
GENEVA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday that China remains unchanged in its commitment to upholding world peace. He made the remarks while delivering an…
Xi urges UN to play central role in global Governance
GENEVA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday that the United Nations, the most universal, representative and authoritative inter-governmental organization, should play a central role in…
U.S. Commerce Secretary nominee lists NAFTA renegotiation as top priority
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as Commerce Secretary, signaled that a top focus for the ministry will be to…
Oil prices mixed on weaker dollar, output cut concerns
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices settled mixed Tuesday on weaker dollar and lingering concerns about global oil producers' commitment to an output cut deal. The dollar declined…
Chinese company to build biggest paper mill in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China Engineering Corporation (CEC) has signed an agreement with Yekatit Pulp and Paper on Tuesday to construct the biggest Pulp and Paper Mill in…
Britain’s inflation level hits a 2.5-year high
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Britain reached 1.6 percent in December 2016, up from 1.2 percent in November and marking a two-and-a-half-year high, the Office for National Statistics…
Xi proposes new models of global growth, cooperation, governance, development
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed the importance of pursuing new models of global growth, cooperation, governance and development. Xi made the remarks…
Xi says China’ s development to benefit foreign business communities
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's development will continue to offer opportunities to business communities in other countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Tuesday. In the coming five years, China…
EU to host conference on Syria in spring
BRUSSELS, Jan.16 (Xinhua) -- The European Union(EU) will host a conference on Syria here in spring, the bloc's foreign policy chief told reporters on Monday after wrapping up this year's…
Palestinians welcome Paris conference concluding statement
RAMALLAH, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday evening "the Paris conference has reaffirmed and reiterated all international legitimacy resolutions, including pillars of international law, rejecting any…