Rich man, poor man report shows gap between salaries in Britain
LONDON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The average annual income of the richest fifth of households in Britain before taxes and benefits reached 84,700 pounds (108,500 U.S. dollars) in 2016, the…
Germany pleased with results of first-round French presidential poll
BERLIN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Germany made a sign of relief on Monday after Sunday's first-round presidential election in France. "We are pleased and relieved that the vote of the…
China, Hungary to boost cooperation within Belt & Road Initiative, 16+1 framework
BUDAPEST, April 25 (Xinhua) -- China and Hungary have agreed to deepen cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative and 16+1 framework. China-Hungary relations are at their best after years…
Le Pen lead first round of French presidential election
PARIS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Centrist candidate and former minister of economy Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on Sunday came out on top in the first round…
Fur coat worn by Titanic survivor sold for over 230,000 USD
LONDON, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A fur coat worn by a stewardess when the famous passenger liner Titanic sank in 1912 was auctioned in Britain Saturday for 181,000 pounds (232,000…
French elections will have spillover effect on Italian politics
ROME, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Sunday's presidential poll in France will have a spillover effect on Italian politics as the country is also heading to general elections within months, said…
Manufacturing, trade boost Serbian economy in 2016
BELGRADE, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Serbian economy in 2016 saw accelerated growth buoyed by an increase in investments and export, higher profits and fresh hires especially in manufacturing and…
Fuel efficiency improvement of new cars in EU smallest in a decade
BRUSSELS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The European Environment Agency said Thursday that the fuel efficiency improvement of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) last year was the smallest…
IMF warns of risks in leveraged corporate sector in U.S
WASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that global financial stability has continued to improve since October last year, but warned that risks in highly-leveraged…
UN: Nearly 9,000 migrants rescued over weekend
UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that nearly 9,000 migrants were rescued over the past long weekend by individual non-government organizations (NGOs) and…
International Monetary Fund announced economic Growth in 2017
The International Monetary Fund announced that the acceleration of global economic growth this year is expected. This was announced in Washington on the eve of the spring session of the…
Gold up on political uncertainty in Europe
CHICAGO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Tuesday amid worries over the political uncertainty in Europe. The most…
China, Egypt seeks to promote Belt and Road Initiative
CAIRO, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Egypt is an important partner of China in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, a visiting senior Chinese official said here on Thursday. When meeting…
Georgia to spend 10 bln USD on infrastructure projects
TBILISI, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Georgia will invest as much as 10 billion U.S. dollars to upgrade its infrastructure in 2017-2020, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Wednesday. After presenting…
Russian, Spanish, Israeli, French are most prolific online shoppers
HANGZHOU, April 10 (Xinhua) -- AliExpress, an online marketplace and subsidiary of e-commerce giant Alibaba, on Monday announced it has had more than 100 million overseas buyers. The largest groups…
Trump denounces terror attacks on churches in Egypt
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump condemned the "heinous" terrorist attacks on Egyptian churches that killed and injured dozens of people, the White House said Monday. In…
Xi says ready to boost China-U.S. ties from new starting point with Trump
MAR-A-LAGO, the United States, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday that he is ready to work with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, to push forward China-U.S. relations…
Every 7th death in Germany caused by smoking
BERLIN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Smoking continues to be a leading cause of death worldwide, a recent report published in The Lancet medical journal showed, citing findings from the Global…
UN: At least 27 children killed in northwest Syria
UNITED NATIONS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 27 children were confirmed killed in the attack in Idlib in northwest Syria, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said here Thursday. A…
German shares rose slightly
FRANKFURT, April 6 (Xinhua) -- German shares rose slightly on Thursday, with the benchmark DAX index up 13.35 points, or 0.11 percent, to close at 12,230.89 points. Energy groups RWE…
European Parliament lays out conditions for approval of Brexit agreement
STRASBOURG, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Members of European Parliament (MEPs), meeting here for a plenary session, voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to adopt a resolution outlining major conditions for the approval of…
Slovenia sees unemployment drop in March
LJUBLJANA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia's total jobless number dropped 13.6 percent year-on-year in March to 95,189, the Slovenian Press Agency reported on Wednesday quoting the country's National Employment Service.…
Kyrgyzstan-born Russian likely to be St. Petersburg attacker
MOSCOW, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan's State Security Committee suspected a Kyrgyzstan-born Russian citizen of carrying out the bombing attack in the St. Petersburg metro, the Kyrgyz foreign minister said…
Preliminary results: Serbian PM Vucic wins 55 pct of votes at presidential elections
BELGRADE, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Preliminary results published Monday showed that Aleksandar Vucic, the incumbent prime minister of Serbia, won 55.1 percent of votes during the Serbian presidential elections, the…
Super-size support ships for Royal Navy prepares for service
LONDON, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The first of four Royal Navy support ships, each the length of three jumbo jets has arrived at a port in Cornwall, the ministry of…
Morocco launches final stage of world largest solar plant
RABAT, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's King Mohammed VI launched Saturday in the southern province of Ouarzazate the fourth and final stage of Noor Ouarzazate, the world's largest solar plant.…
Healthy China-U.S. trade ties to benefit both countries and world
BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Steady and healthy trade ties between China and the United States will benefit both sides as well as the world. U.S. President Donald Trump on…
Egypt works hard to revive Palestine-Israel peace talk
CAIRO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has been attempting to resolve the Palestinian issue which will top the agenda of the upcoming Egyptian-U.S. summit in Washington, experts said. Egyptian President…
China, Serbia vow to solidify friendship and cooperation
BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday, agreeing to enhance cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative and…
Tusk: EU to unveil Brexit guidelines on Friday
BRUSSELS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) will unveil its Brexit guidelines on Friday. "On Friday I will share…
EU launches new initiative to boost youth mobility in Europe
BRUSSELS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Monday launched a new initiative to support learning and mobility of youth within Europe. This one-off initiative, called "Move2Learn, Learn2Move," was…
U.S. stocks open sharply lower on failed healthcare bill
NEW YORK, March 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks opened sharply lower Monday as investor sentiment was dented after the House pulled a key healthcare bill ahead of a vote last…
One in 4 children to live in areas with extremely scare water by 2040
UNITED NATIONS, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Some 600 million children, or one in four worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, showed a UNICEF…
U.S. stocks end mixed after sell-off
NEW YORK, March 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed mixed Wednesday, a day after equities posted their worst day of the year, as investors worried about U.S. President Trump's ability…
NASA moves ahead with mission to build high-speed space “Internet”
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space agency NASA said Wednesday it's moving ahead with a long-term demonstration of laser communications that eventually "could become the high-speed internet of the…
5 killed, about 40 injured in central London terror attack
LONDON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- British police confirmed that deal toll in Wednesday's terror attack outside the Parliament in central London has risen to five. Metro Police Assistant Commissioner Mark…
Probe into Trump-Russia links likely to continue
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- No smoking gun was unearthed at Monday's U.S. Congressional hearing on alleged Russian meddling in 2016 U.S. presidential race, but the probe is likely to…
How much effect will Brexit have on Spanish housing market?
MADRID, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Experts have believed that Brexit will have little effect on Spanish housing market. Professor Jose Luis Suarez from IESE Business School in Madrid, highlighted, "the…
U.S. banker David Rockefeller dies at 101
NEW YORK, March 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. banker, philanthropist, David Rockefeller has died at the age of 101. Rockefeller died in his sleep at home in Pocantico Hills, New York,…
Belt and Road Initiative — idea from China but belongs to whole world
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative has become the most popular public goods and platform for international cooperation with the brightest prospects in the world amid…
Merkel to visit Russia on May 2
MOSCOW, March 16 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to visit Russia on May 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. He disclosed date of the trip at…
NASA’s asteroid redirect mission out in Trump’s budget request
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A fiscal year 2018 budget request released Thursday by President Donald Trump proposed cancelling NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), an initiative to robotically identify, capture…
Worries about American race relationship hit new high
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The number of Americans worrying a "great deal" about the nation's race relations has risen by seven points from last year, hitting a record high,…
UN: Yemen hit by worst hunger crisis
UNITED NATIONS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 17 million people in Yemen are hungry, according to analysis released Wednesday by the United Nations and humanitarian partners, up more than…
Theresa May: Brexit is a defining moment for Britain
LONDON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May gave her first reaction Tuesday to the passing of the Brexit bill, saying it marked a defining moment for the…
Turkey threatens Netherlands to pay price of ban on Turkish politicians
ANKARA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkish leaders has threatened Dutch government to retaliate in the "harshest ways" after Turkish ministers were barred from holding rallies in Rotterdam for a referendum…
U.S. stocks fluctuate amid rate hike concerns
NEW YORK, March 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks wavered in a tight range for the week, as Wall Street assessed the possibility of a March rate hike amid economic data.…
Over half Americans optimistic Trump will make country prosperous
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Xinhua) -- More than half of Americans, or 54 percent, are optimistic that President Donald Trump will do a good job of making the U.S. prosperous, found…
Belt and Road Initiative the most popular public goods
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative has become the most popular public goods and the platform for international cooperation with the brightest prospects in the world,…
China, U.S., Russia should pursue win-win relations
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China, the United States and Russia should work with one another and pursue win-win outcomes, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday. In the new era,…
