In a thrilling showdown between Yang and the Hangzhou Asian Games champion Song Kuk Hyang of DPR Korea, Song matched the existing world record with 121kg, but Yang stole the spotlight on her third ...

According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), the public trial took place at 1:00 p.m. local time when a single "National Alert" message was sent through all mobile network ...

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday announced an arms deal worth nearly 142 billion U.S. dollars with Saudi Arabia, calling it "the largest defense sales agreement in history." ...

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, China's top legislator, held talks with Speaker of Zimbabwe's Parliament Jacob Mudenda in Beijing on Tuesday.

GAZA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Gaza's health authorities on Tuesday condemned an Israeli strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis that killed at least three people, including a Palestinian ...

TEHRAN, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Tuesday welcomed the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) announcement of its self-dissolution, calling it a significant move toward ending violence and fostering ...

SOFIA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Speaker of Bulgarian parliament Nataliya Kiselova on Tuesday rejected the proposal by President Rumen Radev to hold a referendum on the country's adoption of the euro, the ...

Allan Kilavuka, chief executive officer of Kenya Airways, noted that the country's aviation sector, including supply chain, employee spending, and tourism activities, contributed 425 billion Kenyan ...

DHAKA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi interim government has created two new divisions by abolishing the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in an apparent move to modernize tax administration and ...

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- China will adjust tariffs on imported U.S. products starting from 12:01 p.m. Wednesday, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced Tuesday. Enditem ...

CAIRO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced on Tuesday a 15-percent discount on transit fees for large container ships beginning Thursday, aiming to encourage major shipping ...

ULAN BATOR, May 13 (Xinhua)-- A forest fire has devastated at least 7,300 hectares of land in the eastern Mongolian province of Khentii, according to the country's National Emergency Management Agency ...