SYDNEY, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- An emergency search was underway for two men who were missing after the car they were traveling in plunged into a river northwest of Sydney late on Wednesday night.

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 97 pips to 7.1287 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign ...

HOUSTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Texas GOP-dominated House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a redistricting bill aimed at garnering five new congressional seats for Republicans in the U.S.

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export grew in single digits in the first 20 days of this month due to solid demand for locally-made semiconductors, cars and ships, customs office data showed ...

ANKARA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on Wednesday to discuss the outcomes of Putin's recent Alaska summit with U.S.

CANBERRA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A record-breaking surge in Australia's renewable energy capacity has reduced the threat of blackouts as coal-fired power stations are shut down, the market operator said ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes warned Wednesday that banks operating in Brazil could face penalties if they enforce U.S. sanctions against him ...