Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.9614 against USD Thursday
BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 148 pips to 6.9614 against the...
China may have over 40 space launches in 2020
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's aerospace industry will see a busy year in 2020, with the number of space launches expected to exceed...
U.S.-led coalition, Iraqi military deny airstrike north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) militant group and the Iraqi military on Saturday denied any airstrike...
BREAKING:Iran blacklists U.S. Pentagon as “terrorist organization”
TEHRAN, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran's parliament on Tuesday announced U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon, as "terrorist organization," the official IRNA news agency...
Urgent: Iran’s supreme leader urges U.S. exit from region
TEHRAN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called on the United States to pull its forces out of...
Russian ambassador to Lebanon urges end of U.S. presence in Iraq
BEIRUT, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said the U.S. presence in the region is illegitimate and should end immediately,...
Brazil could begin rolling out 5G in 2022: official
SAO PAULO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Brazil could begin using the fifth generation wireless technology for digital cellular networks, or 5G, in two years'...
Afghan gun battle leaves 9 dead including 7 militants in N. Takhar province
TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Nine fighters including seven militants have been confirmed dead as fighting erupted in Baharak district of the northern...
More trains added on Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed rail to meet demand
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Three more pairs of trains were added Friday to the high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the co-host...
4 injured in knife attack at Beijing hospital
BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Four people, including three medical personnel, were injured in a knife attack at a hospital in Beijing on Monday,...