Foreign
Belt & Road news platform launched
April 23, 2019, 6:46 pm
BEIJING -- An online news platform focusing on stories about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched here Tuesday, in time for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF). People’s Daily, the biggest and official newspaper group of the Central Committee of the… Read More
Sri Lankan Easter bombings death toll climbs to 310
April 23, 2019, 2:08 pm
COLOMBO -- The death toll from a string of explosions that rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday rose to 310 while over 500 were injured, the police said Tuesday. Another minor explosion occurred in Kochchikade in the capital Colombo on Monday evening when the Bomb Disposal Squad was attempting to deactivate… Read More
Death toll from Sri Lanka's multiple blasts rises to 290
April 22, 2019, 3:24 pm
COLOMBO -- The death toll from the multiple explosions which shook Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 290, while over 500 have been injured, the police said Monday. Earlier reports put the number of casualties at 228, with 450 wounded in the nine attacks that occurred at three churches and four… Read More
Death toll in Sri Lankan blasts rises to 70, more than 260 injured
April 21, 2019, 3:32 pm
COLOMBO -- The death toll from the multiple church and hotel explosions in Sri Lanka on Sunday rose to 70 while more than 260 others were injured, the country's information department, quoting hospital sources, said. Sources from the Colombo National Hospital, Batticaloa Hospital in the east and… Read More
6.7-magnitude quake hits Taiwan
April 18, 2019, 2:34 pm
BEIJING -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted a sea area near Hualien county, Taiwan at 1:01 p.m. Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 24.02 degrees north latitude and 121.65 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 24 km., the center… Read More
Indonesians vote to elect president, parliamentarians
April 17, 2019, 11:29 am
JAKARTA -- Voters in Indonesia began voting on Wednesday as polling stations opened in the east of the vast archipelagic country to select a new president and members of the parliament. Voters in the eastern province of Papua lined up to cast their ballots at 7 a.m. local time, which is two hours… Read More
Spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris collapses in huge fire
April 16, 2019, 7:55 am
PARIS – The spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris collapsed in a huge fire on Monday afternoon. The fire broke out at around 1700 GMT local time, according to French media. It may be linked to renovation works being carried out at the medieval cathedral, one of the capital's tourist… Read More
US Homeland Security chief Nielsen leaves her post - Trump
April 8, 2019, 5:11 pm
WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen left her post on Sunday, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter. "Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service," Trump said on Twitter. Trump named… Read More
Afghan fighting claims over 50 lives in 24 hours
April 3, 2019, 8:45 pm
KABUL -- More than 50 fighters have been killed over the past 24 hours in Afghanistan as warring sides have increased operations with the herald of spring in the conflict-battered country, officials said Wednesday. In the latest violent incident, armed militants opened fire on police in the… Read More
UN body reaffirms commitment to non-proliferation goals
April 3, 2019, 3:14 pm
UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to advance the goals of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the only treaty that contains legally-binding commitments to nuclear disarmament. The council members made the reaffirmation after meeting on supporting the… Read More
New wearable device could capture cancer cells in blood
April 2, 2019, 3:49 pm
WASHINGTON -- American researchers have developed a wearable device that can collect live cancer cells directly from blood in animals, according to a study published on Monday. The study published in the journal Nature Communications reported the prototype that can help doctors diagnose and treat… Read More
Grammy-nominated rapper shot dead in Los Angeles
April 1, 2019, 4:40 pm
LOS ANGELES -- Grammy-nominated US rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed Sunday afternoon after being shot in broad daylight outside his clothing store in South Los Angeles, according to local police. Hussle was hit multiple times at about 3:20 p.m. local time (2220GMT) in front of his Marathon Clothing… Read More
Cabinet okays new provisions for sponsoring expat family members
April 1, 2019, 12:08 pm
ABU DHABI -- The UAE Cabinet has adopted a decision to amend provisions of the resolution on sponsoring of foreign workers to their families in the country. According to a statement by the General Secretariat of the Cabinet on March 31, the amended provisions now indicate "income" as a… Read More
Asian media groups told to adopt new technology
March 29, 2019, 9:42 pm
BOAO, Hainan Province -- Media groups in Asia are urged to innovate as the new media age has started, China’s State Council Information Office Vice Minister Guo Weimin said Friday. During the Asia Media Cooperation Conference as part of the Boao Forum Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2019, Guo said… Read More
Sustainable tourism to drive economic growth in APAC
March 28, 2019, 5:54 pm
BOAO, Hainan Province -- With its rich natural resources and culture, the Asia Pacific can sustain its economic growth for the next decade through sustainable tourism. During the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Island Economic Cooperation Forum here Thursday, Pacific-China Friendship Association… Read More
US, EU, China must resolve differences to ensure global growth
March 28, 2019, 12:09 pm
BOAO, Hainan Province -- The three economic powerhouses – the United States, the European Union (EU), and China – are urged to cooperate and resolve differences in order to secure a stable global economic growth. In the Progress of Asian Economic Integration 2019 report released in this… Read More
Development gaps among Asian economies narrowing
March 27, 2019, 7:35 pm
BOAO, Hainan -- The competitiveness gaps between Asian economies were narrower in 2018 than in previous years, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Tuesday. The 37 Asian economies evaluated in the report all scored higher in 2018 in terms of their comprehensive… Read More
Quality journalism key to fighting fake news
March 22, 2019, 8:29 am
FIGHTING FAKE NEWS WITH QUALITY JOURNALISM. Dr. James Gomez, chair of Board of Directors of Asia Centre, acts as moderator of the panel discussion on the role of journalists in the context of information disorder and digital literacy at the ASEAN Workshop for Addressing Fake News at the Amari… Read More
All 50 victims of New Zealand mosque massacre identified: police
March 21, 2019, 9:22 pm
MOSCOW -- All 50 people killed in an attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand have been identified, New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush said on Thursday. "In terms of identification process of the 50 victims of this tragic terrorist event in Christchurch, I can say that, as of a… Read More
'Happiest nation' tag not surprising to Finns
March 21, 2019, 12:49 pm
HELSINKI -- The emergence of Finland for the second time as the "happiest country in the world" in a UN commissioned survey was not met with surprise in Finland. In random interviews by local media, ordinary citizens referred to the general social safety net, free education and public health care… Read More
