HONG KONG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stock market ended higher Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 1.23 percent to close at 19,522.89 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose ...

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel is a welcome relief and a crucial step toward regional stability. It provides an opportunity to halt the bloodshed ...

Zhao Wenshuang, the secretary-general of the Peony Industry Association in Mudan district, Heze city of Shandong province, mentioned that due to the popularity of the TV series, the peak sales period ...

HARBIN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Every winter, the streets of Heihe, a border city in China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province, come alive with vehicles bearing distinctive zebra-like stripes, as they ...

TURIN, Italy, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- British pair Robyn Munro and Orrin Carson made history on Tuesday by defeating Germany's Kim Sutorand and Klaudius Harsch 10-8 in the mixed doubles curling final of ...

China is set to embark on a series of ambitious space missions in 2025, including a new sample return mission, and the debut ...

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China welcomes the Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas, and hopes for a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire through effective implementation of the deal ...

MELBOURNE, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's Zhang Zhizhen and Czech partner Tomas Machac won their men's doubles first-round match at the Australian Open on Thursday.

DHAKA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reported on Thursday its first fatality from the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) when a woman died with multiple health complications. The deceased, Sanjida Akhter, ...

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Players in the Chinese national football team are mainly focusing on improving physical fitness at their training camp, according to striker Lin Liangming. "We are ...

Chinese women's player Wang Xiyu unleashed formidable groundstrokes but fell agonizingly short of a second-round upset on Thursday, losing to eighth seed Emma Navarro in a three-set thriller at the ...

MELBOURNE, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese player Zhang Shuai's resurgence ended in disappointing fashion on Thursday, as she fell to 24th seed Yulia Putintseva at the Australian Open. Zhang was ...