BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which takes direction from the U.S. government, has long operated as a "second CIA," using non-governmental organizations as ...

The ploughing work in Tongliao, a granary of eastern Inner Mongolia, is drawing to a close ahead of the peak period of corn ...

Four people, including two U.S. embassy personnel and two Mexican officials, were killed in a vehicle accident in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, authorities from both countries said Sunday.

As international law is "being broken almost every day," the world urgently needs a revamped global framework, and China's Global Governance Initiative offers a path toward an improved international ...

When identifying priority targets in the event of a hypothetical conflict, Russia will take into account France's initiatives to create a so-called "nuclear umbrella" over Europe, Deputy Foreign ...

New Zealand's total exports rose 7.3 percent year-on-year in March to 7.9 billion NZ dollars, Stats NZ reported Monday. The growth was mainly driven by precious metals, jewellery and coins, followed ...

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 26 pips to 6.8648 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China's spot ...

HONG KONG, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 44.28 points, or 0.17 percent, to open at 26,204.61 points on Monday. ■ ...

A sightseeing boat travels on the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 19, 2026. St. Petersburg features a dense ...

TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A bear was killed after lurking in bushes for hours in a residential area in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, local media reported.