TOKYO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Temperatures jumped in many areas across Japan on Monday, constituting an "extremely hot day" where the mercury rises above 35 degrees Celsius, according to the weather ...

COLOMBO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Monday that by 2028, the country will be capable of independently meeting its external debt obligations, according to ...

YANGON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will hold a traditional boxing competition at the Theinbyu Stadium in Yangon on June 22 to mark the International Olympic Day, an official from the Myanmar Lethwei ...

BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Imagine living and working hundreds of miles above Earth for over 50 days. This sci-fi scene has been a reality for China's Shenzhou-20 crew -- Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, ...

In a keynote address, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, underscored the specialized function of parliamentary libraries, which are designed to provide ...

ISLAMABAD, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Five terrorists were killed during operations in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Monday.

TEHRAN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday Israel seeks to expand the war to other countries in the West Asia region. He made the remarks at a weekly ...

NAIROBI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- China-Africa trade reached a record 295.56 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, up 4.8 percent year-over-year, marking the 16th consecutive year China has remained Africa's ...

In January-April 2025, the BSP said cumulative personal remittances rose by 3 percent to 12.37 billion dollars from 12.01 billion dollars registered in January-April 2024. With an estimated 10 million ...

HANOI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has approved the establishment of the country's first free trade zone in the central city of Da Nang, local media VnExpress reported Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Protectionism and geopolitical tensions must not be allowed to threaten the transition to green technologies and energy security, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar ...

In the wake of the Israeli strikes against Iran, Trump repeatedly urged Iran to make a deal. In an interview with ABC News, the president said he gave Iran a "60-day ultimatum" to "make a deal," but ...