Foreign
Trump welcomes progress on Korean Peninsula issue
March 7, 2018, 10:20 am
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that there was progress on the Korean Peninsula issue after North Korea expressed willingness to denuclearize the peninsula. "They seem to be acting positively. We're going to see," said Trump before meeting at White House with visiting… Read More
China ready to promote trade liberalization among RCEP countries
March 6, 2018, 12:44 pm
BEIJING, China — China is committed to promoting economic globalization and protecting free trade on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Speaking during the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of People on March 5, Chinese Premier Li… Read More
'Coco' wins Best Animated Feature Film of 90th Oscars
March 5, 2018, 2:43 pm
LOS ANGELES -- The 90th Academy Awards honored "Coco" as the Best Animated Feature Film of the year here on Sunday. "Coco" is a 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. "Coco" tells a story of a 12-year-old boy, Miguel,… Read More
China willing to impart governance practices to the world
March 5, 2018, 11:37 am
BEIJING, China -- People’s Republic of China said it is willing to impart its practices and success in governance with other countries for as long as it is based on the five principles of peaceful code systems. Executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui, in a press conference at the Great Hall… Read More
Magnitude 6.0 aftershock hits Papua New Guinea
March 5, 2018, 9:26 am
SYDNEY-- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea at a depth of 10 kilometers early on Monday, one week after a 7.5 magnitude tremor left more than 30 people dead and about 150,000 others in urgent need of aid in the country, according to the US Geological Survey. At least three aftershocks… Read More
US Olympic chief resigns in wake of Nassar sex scandal
March 2, 2018, 2:27 am
WASHINGTON -- The US Olympic Committee (USOC) said in a news release its CEO Scott Blackmun has resigned because of his prostate cancer, leaving the USOC to find a successor to deal with the damage caused by the Larry Nassar mass sexual abuse scandal. "The USOC also announced that CEO Scott… Read More
Volcano erupts in southwestern Japan
March 1, 2018, 7:38 pm
TOKYO -- Mount Shinmoe on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu erupted on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. According to the JMA, volcanic tremors were observed on Mt. Shinmoe, which straddles Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, at around 11 a.m. local time. The… Read More
Ireland hit by worst snowstorm in 36 years
March 1, 2018, 12:26 pm
DUBLIN, Ireland -- A severe snowstorm hit most parts of Ireland on Wednesday, leaving local resident's lives and businesses in the country seriously disrupted, the local media here reported. Latest reports coming in said that over 400 flights were cancelled at the airport of the country's capital… Read More
46 journalists join 2018 China Media Exchange Program
February 28, 2018, 12:49 pm
BEIJING, China -- A total of 46 foreign journalists were welcomed for the China Public Diplomacy Association’s (CPDA) 2018 China-Africa Press Center (CAPC) and China-Asia Pacific Press Center (CAPPC) Media Exchange Program here on February 27. The participants from African and Asian countries… Read More
'Black Panther' is top grossing Feb movie ever released
February 26, 2018, 3:57 pm
LOS ANGELES -- Disney and Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" has grossed a spectacular USD400 million in North America through Sunday and is the highest grossing movie ever released in the month of February. The superhero film continued to dominate North American box office with an estimated… Read More
SoKor anticipates start of "constructive" talks between NoKor, US
February 26, 2018, 2:18 pm
SEOUL -- South Korea's unification ministry on Monday expressed its anticipation of the launch of "constructive" talks between North Korea and the United States as Pyongyang showed willingness to talk with Washington. Baik Tae-hyun, unification ministry spokesman, told a routine press briefing… Read More
Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea
February 26, 2018, 1:48 pm
SYDNEY -- A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has struck 96 kilometers south-west of Mendi in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey reported on Monday. The earthquake, which occurred at 1744 GMT Sunday, was determined to be at 6.149 degrees south latitude… Read More
Trump pushes for arming teachers to prevent mass shootings
February 23, 2018, 5:36 pm
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump has backed a proposal to arm school teachers with guns to prevent mass shootings, drawing criticism from certain quarters who accused him of promoting gun culture in schools. Trump's comments came as demands intensified for stronger gun control after a… Read More
More countries join Stenin photo contest
February 23, 2018, 4:07 pm
MOSCOW, Russia – Young photojournalists from Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Costa Rica and Ruanda are taking part in the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest for the first time. They presented stylish black-and-white portraits as well as bright macro- and landscape photographs and images of… Read More
New York, Los Angeles top list of America's dirtiest cities
February 22, 2018, 12:25 pm
NEW YORK -- New York City is the dirtiest city, with more pests and litter than any place else in the United States, according to a review of government data by the cleaning services company. The newly released report ranked 40 urban areas across the US based on pest and litter data from the… Read More
Cambodia PM to veto ASEAN-Australia joint statement if pressured
February 21, 2018, 2:46 pm
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen warned on Wednesday to veto an upcoming ASEAN-Australia joint statement if there is any interference in Cambodia's internal affairs from Australia. Hun Sen and other ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leaders are due to meet… Read More
Magnitude-5 quake jolts Indonesia's South Minahasa
February 21, 2018, 9:37 am
MANADO, North Sulawesi -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rocked South Minahasa district in North Sulawesi province on Tuesday evening, the local geophysics station said. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 16:29 West Indonesia Standard Time (WIB) was located at 1.34… Read More
4.6-magnitude quake jolts northwest Iran
February 20, 2018, 7:24 pm
TEHRAN -- An earthquake measuring 4.6 on Richer scale shook suburbs of the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan late on Monday. According to reports by the seismography center affiliated to Tehran University's Geophysics Institute, the quake occurred in Iraq and suburbs of Mirabad (West… Read More
Strong aftershock rouses Mexico City residents
February 20, 2018, 9:55 am
MEXICO CITY -- A powerful aftershock measuring 6 on the Richter Scale roused slumbering Mexico City residents and sent them into the streets in the early hours of Monday. The aftershock was the strongest yet of some 2,140 aftershocks of varying intensity that have shaken south-central Mexico since… Read More
Hundreds stranded for hours in cable cars breakdown in Malaysia
February 19, 2018, 4:37 pm
KUALA LUMPUR -- More than 80 people were trapped inside the cable cars, while hundreds more were stranded for hours due to a breakdown at Malaysia's northern resort island of Langkawi late Sunday, local media reported. It took the operator about five hours to rectify the malfunction to begin… Read More
