LONDON, March 29 (Xinhua) — The Britain on Wednesday officially started the historic process to leave the European Union (EU) as the letter signed by Prime Minister Theresa May is sent to leaders of the 28-member bloc. “There is no turning back,” May told the House of Commons. Giving official notice under Article 50 of […]

PARIS, March 29 (Xinhua) — The Chinese community in France protested Tuesday in northeast Paris in a reasonable manner to demand justice after French police killed a Chinese man at his home on Sunday. Hundreds of Chinese protesters gathered in front of a police station on Erik Satie street in the 19th arrondissement of Paris […]

PYONGYANG, March 28 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Tuesday accused the United States of trying to form an Asian version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) through a U.S.-Japan-South Korea military alliance. The official daily Rodong Sinmun (Labor News) said in an article that the U.S.-Japan-South Korea triangular military alliance […]

SHENZHEN, March 28 (Xinhua) — Shanghai and Beijing were included among the top 20 financial hubs in the world by an index tracking 88 financial centers globally. Shanghai and Beijing ranked as the 13th and 16th top financial hubs in the world, according to a Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) report launched Monday in Shenzhen. […]

TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) — The cut-price land deal scandal involving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie is far from over and could pose serious risks to the prime minister’s administration, according to local analysts. Moritomo Gakuen, a private-school operator, reportedly bought a 8,770-square-meter piece of land last June in Toyonaka, Osaka […]

ROME, March 25 (Xinhua) — European Union (EU) leaders gathered in the Italian capital on Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome that launched the European integration process. The summit is meant to celebrate the major achievements reached by European countries since they embarked on the journey of integration. Besides that, […]

TOKYO, March 23 (Xinhua) — Yasunori Kagoike, a school operator in a land deal scandal in Japan, testified under oath on Thursday that he received 1 million yen (8,900 U.S. dollars) from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe‘s wife Akie. Kagoike, head of Moritomo Gakuen school, said in the House of Councillors Budget Committee that Akie gave […]

LONDON, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — Prime Minister Theresa May gave her first public reaction Wednesday night to London’s worst terror attacks since 2005, which has so far resulted in the deaths of four victims and injuries to more than 20 others. May was speaking outside 10 Downing Street after she attended a meeting with Britain’s […]

WUHAN, March 22 (Xinhua) — China will open a new high-speed train service linking the central industrial hub of Wuhan with Zhuhai City on the southern coast in April. The new service will allow a single trip of 5 hours and 14 minutes to cover the 1,123 km distance, which takes more than 13 hours […]