KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's retail industry has reported a lower-than-expected growth rate of 2.4 percent in 2025 after recording a disappointing growth rate of 2.5 percent in retail ...

TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index plunging over 3 percent. Analysts attributed the selloff to surging crude oil prices, t ...

China has been the world's largest NEV market for 11 straight years. In 2025, NEV production and sales totaled 16.63 million and 16.49 million units, respectively, marking respective year-on-year ...

The jury for the sci-fi literature category of the Science Fiction Planet Competition finals convened Monday in Beijing to ...

JOHANNESBURG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has said that the country's fuel supply remains stable in the immediate term despite heightened ...

WUHAN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in central China's Hubei Province have carried out a special campaign handling 22 cases of crimes involving precursor chemicals for fentanyl, according to the ...

On Tuesday afternoon, another group of 22 Chinese citizens evacuated from Iran stepped onto the road back to their homeland at the Sarakhs checkpoint in Turkmenistan.

BAGHDAD, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said Thursday that two of its members were killed and several others wounded in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.

Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday evening that the Afghan government has suspended its military operations against Pakistan ...

The 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum), scheduled for March 25-29 in Beijing, will highlight coordinated technological and ...

LONDON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- London Mayor Sadiq Khan's proposal to introduce a levy on large SUVs has sparked a heated debate, focusing on the balance between urban governance, environmental goals and ...

UNITED NATIONS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China supports a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process to resolve the Syria issue, and encourages all parties to engage in inclusive dialogue and advance ...