SHANGHAI, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday signed an agreement to establish a wholly-owned electric vehicle (EV) plant in Shanghai, in a strategic move to bolster ...

JAKARTA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province on Tuesday without triggering large waves, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology, ...

JAKARTA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's National Food Agency (Bapanas) said Tuesday that the country might consider exporting rice once domestic needs are fulfilled. Bapanas Head Arief Prasetyo Adi ...

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China has made big progress in the exploration of helium in recent years, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. China's newly added geological reserves of ...

YANGON, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services of Myanmar on Tuesday announced the extension of the temporary ceasefire, which was originally in place from April ...

TASHKENT, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan implemented projects funded by foreign investment worth over 8.7 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2025, up 20 percent year on year, the press ...

The 15th National Games of China will be jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao from November 9 to 21, 2025. Hong Kong will feature eight competitive events - men's basketball under 22, ...

KOPRIVNICA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Kristina Socev, assistant director of the Koprivnica-Krizevci County Tourist Board in northern Croatia, has extended her warm welcome to Chinese tourists as the annual ...

JAKARTA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted four times on Tuesday, spewing gray ash up to 800 meters above its summit, according to the Center for ...

ISTANBUL, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police have seized 801.5 kg of methamphetamine and detained two suspects during a major operation in Istanbul, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on ...

Urban heat islands are often linked to increased heat-related deaths. However, they may also help reduce cold-related deaths, particularly in colder cities, according to the Queensland University of ...

China has set a target of maintaining the surveyed urban unemployment rate at around 5.5 percent in 2025, while aiming to create over 12 million new urban jobs this year. The average surveyed urban ...