Performers wearing light-decorated costumes are seen during the Festival of Lights in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 30, ...

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli will pay an official visit to China from Dec. 2 to 5 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) conducted multiple anti-smuggling operations across the country, resulting in the recovery of over 260 kg of drugs, said an official ...

"Tariffs not only affect Canadian businesses. They actually affect American businesses as well," said Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats.

DAMASCUS, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive in the northern countryside of Hama province in central Syria, reclaiming key areas from rebel groups after days of ...

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Sunday slammed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and strongly condemned its attempt to weaponize the region.

SANAA, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group launched a ballistic rocket towards Israel early Sunday morning, Houthi media outlets reported. Residents near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah ...

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tormod Frostad of Norway and French skier Tess Ledeux claimed victory in the men's and women's freeski big air at the FIS World Cup here on Sunday. 22-year-old Frostad ...

NANNING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Often dubbed the "forbidden zone of life," the HIV/AIDS ward at the Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has become a ...

-- China has streamlined its visa application process. Measures include a 34-percent cut in the number of items on the application form, the removal of the appointment requirement at all embassies, ...

China and Pakistan have launched many collaborative programs focused on hybrid rice. A Pakistani student is studying rice planting technologies in China, aiming to play a role in strengthening future ...

NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Chennai as cyclone Fengal made landfall along the coastal lines of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, ...