Singapore economy widely expected to shrink by 7%
A full moon appears in the sky over Singapore on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua) Singapore's economy, a bellwether for global trade, could shrink by as much…
WHO appreciates China’s openness to joint efforts to identify source of COVID-19
Dr. Michael Ryan(L), executive director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Program, addresses a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 18, 2020. (Photo by Chen Junxia/Xinhua) The World…
Xi stresses strengthening national defense, armed forces
Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday stressed achieving the targets and missions of strengthening the national defense and armed forces for 2020, while maintaining effective epidemic control on a…
Chinese lawmakers raise 506 proposals to annual legislative session
The second plenary meeting of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May…
China to enhance public health system to better protect people’s lives
Medical workers help the first batch of patients infected with the novel coronavirus move into their isolation wards at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2020.…
Brazil reports 347,398 COVID-19 cases with 22,013 deaths
Brazilian artist Alex Flemming puts on a "face mask" over one of his artworks on the platform of Sumare subway station amid COVID-19 outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May…
U.S. CDC acknowledges mixing data of viral, antibody tests
Medical workers carry a patient from an ambulance to George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C., the United States, on April 27, 2020. Photo:Xinhua The U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 36,675 after another 282 patients die
People walk past a coffee shop in London, Britain, May 17, 2020. Some restaurants, cafes and other catering shops in Britain have gradually resumed business with preventive measures like keeping…
France’s 1st known COVID-19 case found last December: media reports
A tourist wearing a mask is seen on the Place du Trocadero in Paris, France, March 12, 2020. Photo:Xinhua France's first known COVID-19 case was detected last December, according to…
UN chief saddened by passenger plane crash in Pakistan
File Photo: Antonio Guterres UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was saddened by the loss of life and injury in a passenger airline crash in Karachi, Pakistan, said his spokesman on Saturday.…