Foreign Media

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — China’s spending on research and development (R&D) has seen rapid growth in the past 25 years as the country pursues a strategy of development through scientific and technological progress. A report from the National Bureau of...

  by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — The idea of the Belt and Road Initiative is to bring people and cultures together on the back of cross-border business expansion and economic prosperity, said a leading Bangladeshi think-tank chief. Zaidi Sattar, chairman of...

CANBERRA, Sept. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Seven out of 10 Australians have experienced sexual harassment at some point in their lives, a major survey found, reports Xinhua. The study, released by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins on Wednesday, revealed that 71 percent of...

BANGKOK, Aug. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand has launched a Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) project covering several of its southern provinces, repoerts Xinhua. During Tuesday’s roving cabinet meeting in Chumphon province, about 466 km south of Bangkok, the government...

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire ) — A new regulation will allow residents of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan to apply for residence permits in the Chinese mainland, reports Xinhua . A document issued at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office Thursday said...

GAZA, July 24 (NsNewsWire) — The only power plant in the Palestinian Gaza Strip stopped operation on Monday due to shortage of fuel, an official in Gaza announced, reports Xinhua. The plant’s halt will affect all aspects of life in Gaza, said Mohammed Thabet, media...

SYDNEY, July 21 (Xinhua) — Australian police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman in Melbourne on Saturday morning, with reports of two youth groups clashing at a chaotic short-stay apartment party site. Homicide squad detectives are investigating the...

YANGON, July 15 (Xinhua) — Seven armed groups have vowed to continue peace meetings with the government, saying that they will discuss the message delivered by Myanmar authorities at the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference in Nay Pyi Taw, official media reported Sunday....

NEW YORK, July 15 (NsNewsWire) — The escalating trade tensions between the United States and China have triggered widespread concerns among farmers and experts in various U.S. industries over the impending impact on the country’s economy, reports Xinhua. Senior U.S....