People gather to celebrate the new year in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri) People gather to ...

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 ...

MOSCOW, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia has officially dropped export duties on anthracite, coking coal, and thermal coal starting Jan. 1, 2025, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Wednesday.

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 ...

Set to fully complete its 14th Five-Year Plan in 2025, China will implement more proactive and effective policies, prioritize ...

GENEVA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have pushed the region's healthcare system to "the brink of ...

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 ...

PARIS, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Tuesday night that dissolving the French National Assembly in June created more division than resolution.

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- An Hawaiian Airlines flight headed toward Honolulu from Seattle turned around shortly after takeoff on Monday because the crew reported smoke in the cockpit of the ...

China's shadow puppetry, a 2,000-year-old "early cinema," is a UNESCO treasure. In Shanxi, artisans like Wu Junli bring this luminous art to life, inspiring new generations. #CulturalHeritage■ ...

YANGON, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The provisional results of Myanmar's 2024 population and housing census show a total population ...