120th joint patrol on Mekong River concludes

Kunming [China],August 27: Three Chinese law-enforcement vessels returned to a port in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, concluding the 120th joint Mekong River patrol...

China, Cambodia vow to strengthen cooperation between legislatures

Beijing [China], August 27: Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with Cheam Yeap, first vice-president of the National...

Philippines logs 2,986 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths

Manila [Philippines], August 27: The Philippines reported 2,986 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country...

APEC meeting focuses on efforts to balance health, economy

Bangkok [Thailand], August 27: Health ministers, high-level officials and experts from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies on Friday agreed on joint efforts to improve...

Dutch railway workers strike as pay talks fail

The Hague [Netherlands], August 26: Employees of the Dutch Railways (NS) have gone on strike in parts of the Netherlands, after talks over pay conditions...

ICOM announces new definition of museum

Prague [Czech Republic], August 26: The International Council of Museums (ICOM) on Thursday announced a new definition of a museum during its 26th general conference...

Apple introduces second Impact Accelerator class on environmental services

San Francisco [US], August 26:Apple on Thursday introduced its second Impact Accelerator class -- a cohort of 16 Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous-owned businesses working on...

NASA's Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere

Los Angeles [US], August 26: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet...

U.S. GDP in Q2 revised up to 0.6 pct contraction

Washington [US], August 26: The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of this year, up from a...

U.S. judge orders release of redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit

Washington [US], August 26: A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release a redacted version of the affidavit used to...

At least 8 killed in clash in Mexican drug cartel

Mexico City [Mexico], August 26: At least eight people were killed in an armed clash between members of the La FamiliaMichoacana drug cartel on Wednesday...

California votes to ban gas-powered car sales by 2035|

Los Angeles [US], August 26: California regulators voted Thursday to approve a first-of-its-kind rule that would ban the sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

Mexico's central bank warns of rocky economic recovery

Mexico City [Mexico], August 26:Mexico's economic recovery faced an uncertain environment, coupled with weakening global productive activity in the second quarter, the central bank of...

U.S. consultation request over Mexico's energy policy "foolish," says Mexican president

Mexico City [Mexico], August 26: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday described as "foolish" the U.S. government's request for dispute settlement consultations under...

Sri Lanka allows property developers to resume import of tiles for non-profit...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 26:Sri Lankan President RanilWickremesinghe has permitted property developers to import tiles for their own use, local media reported on Thursday.

3 reported missing in Indonesia boat accident

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26: Three crew members went missing in Indonesia after their boat capsized off Barito River in the country's Central Kalimantan province, a...

Vietnam reports 3,346 new COVID-19 cases

Hanoi [Vietnam], August 26: Vietnam recorded 3,346 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 245 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of Health.

China-Australia artist dialogue exhibition kicks off at Sydney|

Sydney [Australia], August 26: Themed "One Leaf Knows Spring and Autumn," the China-Australia Artist Dialogue Exhibition kicked off on Thursday evening, which was organized by...

Singapore reports 2,397 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, August 26: Singapore reported 2,397 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,827,229.

Bangladesh leftist coalition stages strike over record fuel price hike

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 26: Security has been tightened in parts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as a coalition of left-wing political parties led by the Left...

Philippines logs 3,126 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths

Manila [Philippines], August 26: The Philippines reported 3,126 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to...

Australian gov't announces inquiry into unlawful debt recovery scheme

Canberra [Australia], August 26: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has established an inquiry into an unlawful debt recovery scheme.

Myanmar reports 33 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], August 26: Myanmar confirmed 33 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 614,844, according to the Ministry...

Beam erection channel of Jakarta-Bandung HSR completed

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26: With the completion of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) No. 2 Tunnel, the beam erection channel of the whole HSR was...

Water level of Drava river in Croatia drops to historic low

Zagreb [Croatia], August 24: The water level of the river Drava in eastern Croatia has dropped to a historic low of minus 170 centimeters due...

U.S. first lady tests positive for COVID-19 in rebound case

Washington [US], August 25: U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in a rebound case, a spokesperson said.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 73 pct effective in kids under 5 years

Los Angeles [US], August 25:The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was 73 percent effective in protecting children ages 6 months through 4 years during the time when...