Xi calls for making major cities “smarter”
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits the City Brain, a smart city…
US has over 160,000 COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins University
A peddler wearing facial mask looks after his booth near Times Square in New York City, the United States, March 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying) The United States has reported more…
US Navy ship arrives in NYC to ease pressure on city hospitals
The U.S. Navy Ship (USNS) Comfort sails toward Pier 90 in New York, the United States, on March 30, 2020. The U.S. Navy Ship (USNS) Comfort arrived in New York…
Should China stand by idly as other countries fight COVID-19?: FM spokesperson
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying Photo: fmprc.gov.cn When asked if China intends to manipulate other countries' public opinions by providing assistance to those hit by COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson…
Toughest time for Germany in COVID-19 battle has not arrived
A German police officer wearing a protective mask checks a driver at the border with Austria, near the German village of Oberaudorf as Germany imposed border controls with five countries…
Chinese medical supplies’ ‘quality concerns’ overblown
People wearing masks stroll on Chuhehan Street, a shopping center in downtown Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province on Monday after 67 days of lockdown in the city due to the…
India must walk a fine line between containing virus and keeping economy running
A policeman stands guard at a roadblock during the first day of a 21-day government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on…
DPRK fires at least 1 unidentified projectile into East Sea: Yonhap
Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 5, 2019 shows the site of a strike drill of defense units of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).…
Australian domestic abuse cases surge during shutdown of services
Photo taken on March 17, 2020 shows a senior shopping at a supermarket in Canberra, Australia. (Xinhua/Chu Chen) Australia on Sunday announced a nearly $100 million boost in funding to…
China to send more aid to Japan; netizens suggest Tokyo lockdown amid Sakura season
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (second from left) holds a special video conference on COVID-19 with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha of the Republic of Korea and Foreign…