BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- China is stepping up elderly care initiatives as the country grapples with the challenges of an aging population, which now accounts for more than one-fifth of its ...

During the meeting, Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani emphasized the administration's intent to develop "strategic partnerships -- politically, economically, and socially" with ...

China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations during Carter's presidency. Carter was born on Oct. 1, 1924, in the southeastern U.S. state of Georgia. His father was a farmer ...

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said in a statement on Monday.

ROME, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Italian Serie A side AC Milan has hired Sergio Conceicao as its new head coach on Monday, hours after his Portuguese compatriot Paulo Fonseca stepped down.

NANNING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets -- the ASEAN market in particular -- has ...

The year 2024 witnessed heightened tensions between Russia, the region's major country, and the West, as the United States and its NATO allies continued to exacerbate the situation in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday appointed Jan. 9, 2025 as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday ...

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- China will introduce standard guidelines for identifying low-income residents and verifying economic conditions for low-income households by 2025, the Ministry of Civil ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Ministry of Culture confirmed Monday the detention of an Italian journalist on the charge of "violating" the country's laws. In a statement published on its website, ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said on Monday that one of its soldiers was killed and three others injured in a clash with Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip, where ...

NAIROBI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Several people, including an opposition politician, were arrested on Monday as protests erupted across Kenya over the rising abduction of social media activists.