Seventeen people were confirmed dead after two dragon boats overturned on Saturday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said. The accident happened at about 1:30 p.m. when…

The death toll from a suicide attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul has risen to 31 with 54 others wounded, an Afghan official said on Sunday. The suicide bomb…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for development of new driving forces through informatization, to promote new development and therefore make new achievements. Xi, also general secretary of the…

The DPRK will suspend nuclear tests and inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests immediately from Saturday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday. The decisions were made by the Political…

Leaders of the Commonwealth have agreed that the Prince of Wales will succeed the Queen as head of the intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states. The announcement was made by…

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "keenly" grasping the historic opportunity for informatization development in a bid to build the country's strength in cyberspace. Xi, also general secretary of the…

China's Ministry of National Defense Friday refuted false reports by Australian media that Chinese navy "challenged" Australian navy in the South China Sea earlier this month. "Relevant reports by Australian…

South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) opened their first-ever hotline of direct dialogue between the leaders of the two sides ahead of the inter-Korean summit, the…

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. said in a statement on Friday that it will not accept a ban by the United States on the company, calling the decision "unfair."…

China's central authorities have approved the master plan for Xiongan New Area, saying its creation will be of "lasting importance for the millennium to come." The plan was approved by…