BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- A set of legal and policy measures took effect in China on Wednesday as part of the country's efforts to advance high-quality development and high-standard opening up.

CANBERRA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has admitted that intelligence about weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) that led to the Iraq War was wrong.

As the clock ticked down to midnight, a giant countdown clock illuminated the glass curtain wall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. At the stroke of midnight, the screen flashed "2025, ...

NAIROBI, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) concluded 2024 on a strong note on Tuesday, with all key indices on an upward trajectory into 2025. Market data from the NSE revealed ...

Flight MU721 carrying 157 passengers took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 8:21 a.m., marking the inauguration of the route operating the aircraft type. It makes China Eastern ...

DOHA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of people were injured when entering a subway station in the suburb of the Qatari capital of Doha, after New Year's fireworks and concert, according to Sputnik on ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A 29-year-old man was shot and killed across the street from the Harvard Market in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood early Tuesday. Police responded to sounds of gunfire shortly ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as the U.S. equity market failed to end 2024 on a high note. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29.51 points, or 0.07 percent, to ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- A 29-year-old man was shot and killed across the street from the Harvard Market in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood early Tuesday. Police responded to sounds of ...

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military announced Tuesday that the Israeli Air Force killed Anas Muhammad Saadi Masri, commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement's rocket unit in northern ...

BAKU, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev delivered his New Year address to the nation on Tuesday, celebrating the country's achievements in 2024 and reaffirming the government's ...

TASHKENT, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced 2025 as the year of environmental protection and green economy for the country, according to the president's press service ...