Foreign
6.0-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Japan's Fukushima Coast
October 6, 2017, 6:55 pm
TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan's northeast on Friday, the weather agency here said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, which struck at 5:00 p.m. local time, registered 2 on the… Read More
Mass shooting reported at Las Vegas concert
October 2, 2017, 5:54 pm
LOS ANGELES -- A mass shooting occurred outside of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas in the US state of Nevada Sunday night during a concert, resulting in multiple casualties, local media reported. In video clips posted online, the sound of an automatic weapon being fired can be heard. It was… Read More
Expats in Vietnam earn USD88,000 a year: HSBC survey
September 28, 2017, 2:53 pm
HANOI -- The 2017 Expat Explorer survey from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) shows that expats in Vietnam make an annual average income of US88,096, and 36 percent of them said their income has increased by a quarter since they worked in the country. Some 72 percent of expats in… Read More
Death toll in Mexico quake rises to 333
September 27, 2017, 12:34 pm
MEXICO CITY -- The death toll from last week's destructive 7.1-magnitude earthquake in central Mexico has climbed to 333, the government said on Tuesday. The head of the national civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puente, said 194 lives were lost in Mexico City, while the remainder in the… Read More
Mexico schools gradually reopen as quake death toll climbs to 324
September 26, 2017, 9:53 am
MEXICO CITY -- The latest death toll from a powerful 7.1-magnitude quake that hit central Mexico on Sept. 19 climbed to 324 on Monday, more than half of them in Mexico City. The head of the national civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puente, said 186 people died in the capital, where the… Read More
Mexico earthquake death toll now 307
September 24, 2017, 4:58 pm
MEXICO CITY -- The death toll from the 7.1-magnitude earthquake earlier this week has climbed to 307, the Mexican government announced Saturday. National Civil Defense chief Luis Felipe Puente said 169 deaths were registered in the capital, adding on Twitter that 73 people were killed in the state… Read More
Chinese VP lauds 14th China-ASEAN Expo organizers
September 22, 2017, 8:09 pm
BEIJING -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli lauded the successful holding of the 14th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning, China last week. “China-ASEAN Expo is becoming better and better each year. The Expo is very successful,” Zhang told the 300… Read More
Mexico earthquake death toll stands at 273
September 22, 2017, 5:48 pm
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's foreign minister announced that the death toll from Tuesday's earthquake in central Mexico has risen to 273, the nation’s foreign minister said Thursday. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Luis Videgaray Caso said there were many… Read More
Forum highlights media role as 'loudspeaker' of Belt & Road
September 22, 2017, 5:37 pm
DUNHUANG, Gansu -- Over 300 foreign journalists have been encouraged to convey more stories and achievements of China's Belt and Road Initiative which integrates countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa with a goal of promoting economic globalization. During the recent 4th Media Cooperation Forum on… Read More
World running out of antibiotics: WHO
September 21, 2017, 3:11 pm
GENEVA -- The world is in a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a World Health Organization (WHO) report warned on Wednesday, calling on governments and industries to urgently focus on R&D of new antibiotics. The report… Read More
UN, WB Introduce new platform to finance climate action
September 21, 2017, 10:57 am
NEW YORK -- The United Nations (UN) and the World Bank Group plan to accelerate the flow of finance for climate action through a new platform dedicated to identifying and facilitating transformational investments in developing countries, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said on Wednesday.… Read More
Rescue teams work to find survivors as Mexico quake toll reaches 230
September 21, 2017, 10:24 am
MEXICO CITY -- Elements from the civil protection corps, Red Cross, army, police and voluntary civilians worked through the day on Wednesday to remove rubble from collapsed buildings in Mexico City, after the magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook the center of the country on Tuesday. The civil protection… Read More
Mexico quake toll rises to 149
September 20, 2017, 3:17 pm
MEXICO CITY -- The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck central Mexico Tuesday has risen to 149. Fatalities were reported in capital Mexico City, nearby Morelos and Puebla states, the State of Mexico and the south-central state of Guerrero, according to the head of Mexico's civil… Read More
Millions trapped in modern slavery, child labor: UN
September 20, 2017, 2:35 pm
GENEVA -- An estimated 40 million people are today trapped in modern slavery, mostly women and girls, and 152 million children are subject to child labor, almost one in 10 around the world, the latest United Nations (UN) report revealed on Tuesday. The new research, developed jointly by the… Read More
Quake kills more than 100 in central Mexico
September 20, 2017, 10:01 am
MEXICO CITY -- More than 100 people were killed in a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit central Mexico on Tuesday, and the number of deaths is expected to rise due to the scale of the quake. Some 54 people were killed in the state of Morelos, government secretary Matias Quiroz said, mainly… Read More
Australia experiences hottest winter in history
September 19, 2017, 2:13 pm
CANBERRA -- Australia has endured its hottest winter in history with temperatures up 2 degrees Celsius on average, a report has found. The Hot and Dry: Australia's Weird Winter report, released by the Climate Council on Tuesday, found that the average maximum temperature in Australia from June… Read More
Australia bares new global strategy vs methamphetamine drugs
September 19, 2017, 2:09 pm
CANBERRA -- Australia's "enormous appetite" for the crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as "ice," has forced the federal government to announce a new global strategy to protect Australians from the international drug trade, Justice Minister Michael Keenan said on Tuesday. Speaking to the press… Read More
9 killed, 4 missing as typhoon Doksuri strikes Vietnam
September 18, 2017, 2:23 pm
HANOI -- Typhoon Doksuri has killed nine people and left four others missing since it hit Vietnam's central region on Friday, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Sunday evening. The nine victims included three from northern Hoa Binh… Read More
Palestinians welcome reconciliation efforts by Hamas
September 17, 2017, 8:45 pm
RAMALLAH -- Palestinian political factions welcome move by Islamic Hamas movement to end split for reconciliation, a statement said here on Sunday. Hamas decided to dissolve the "Administrative Committee" in Gaza Strip, agreeing with rival President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party to reconcile, form… Read More
No change in US stand withdrawing from Paris accord: White House
September 17, 2017, 4:39 pm
WASHINGTON -- The US government has not changed its position withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the White House said Saturday. "As the President (Donald Trump) has made abundantly clear, the United States is withdrawing unless we can re-enter on terms that are more favorable… Read More
