TOKYO, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Tuesday that it will reduce government bond purchases at a slower pace starting from April 2026 while leaving the short-term policy interest ...

HANOI, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip have left seven people dead and caused extensive agricultural and property damage in central Vietnam, the Vietnam News ...

JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian armed forces (TNI) gunned down two members of the Egianus Kogoya-led group affiliated with the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in a planned and proportional operation ...

Portugal is one of the first European countries to legislate TCM, establishing a solid legal foundation for the standardized, safe, and sustainable development of the practice. In 2024, TCM was ...

HONG KONG, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong has climbed two spots to rank third in the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2025 published Tuesday by the Switzerland-based International Institute for ...

An introduction poster for the photographic exhibition "Beijing on Water" at Livat Beijing, June 13, 2025. Featuring images by Swedish scholar and photographer Osvald Sirén, the exhibition ...

Xi recalled that during his visit to Tajikistan last year, he and Rahmon jointly announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era between China and ...

Mengzhou is a new generation of manned space-to-ground round-trip transport vehicle which is independently developed by China for the subsequent manned spaceflight missions. It adopts a modular design ...

BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- China welcomes the joint statement on the Israel-Iran conflict issued by 21 Arab and Islamic countries and is ready to work with related parties to promote the easing of ...

JERUSALEM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Iran launched a fresh missile salvo at Israel on Tuesday morning, as the conflict entered its fifth day, marking the most intense confrontation between the two nations ...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia has advanced 11 spots in the World Competitiveness Ranking (WCR) 2025, to 23rd among 69 economies, up from 34th placing last year.

JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's state-owned company, PT Inalum (PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum), the country's leading aluminum producer, recorded an output of 274,230 tons of aluminum in 2024, ...