Mon, 20 Jan 2025

28% drop in Porsche's 2024 China sales

BERLIN, Germany: German luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche AG announced a significant 28 percent decline in 2024 sales in China, ...

US to penalize China for unfairly dominating shipbuilding

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government has concluded that China employs unfair policies to dominate the global shipbuilding, maritime, and logistics ...

"Quad shares unwavering commitment to peaceful Indo-Pacific"

Washington DC [US], January 20 (ANI): Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong said that she looked forward to meeting ...

Pleased at invitation extended to Quad Foreign Ministers at Trump's inauguration, demonstrates iron-clad commitment to alliance: Australia's Foreign Minister

Washington, DC [US], January 20 (ANI): Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, has expressed happiness over the invitation extended ...

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts more than 1,000 times this month

Ternate, Indonesia - A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an ...

Trump's inauguration will be first attended by foreign leaders

For the first time in U.S. history, a president-elect will welcome foreign leaders for one of the most American political ...

Indian stocks opened with gains before Trump oath, investors to monitor Trump swearing-in speech

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI): Indian stock markets opened higher on Monday as markets made a positive opening before ...

Xinhua Commentary: Keep China-U.S. relationship sailing in right direction

© Provided by Xinhua Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington pose for ...

"I have always said...": Yograj Singh reacts to India's squad for Champions Trophy 2025

Chandigarh [India], January 20 (ANI): Former India cricketer and Yuvraj Singh's father, Yograj reacted to Team India's squad for the ...

China unleashes investment surge to spur economic upturn

© Provided by Xinhua Workers operate at the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou ...

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025

(250120) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Lu Miaoyi of China competes during the Tata Steel Chess ...

(SP)ITALY-TURIN-FISU-TORINO 2025-CURLING-WOMEN-ROUND ROBIN SESSION-CHN VS ITA

(250120) -- TURIN, Jan. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Giada Zambelli of Italy reacts during the curling women's round robin session ...

Taiwan detects 4 Chinese aircraft, 6 vessels around its territory

Taipei [Taiwan], January 20 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MSD) has detected four Chinese aircraft and six naval vessels ...

(SP)ITALY-BARDONECCHIA-FISU-TORINO 2025-ALPINE SKIING-MEN'S GIANT SLALOM

(250120) -- BARDONECCHIA, Jan. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Loic Chable of Switzerland competes during the men's Alpine Skiing giant slalom ...

China-U.S. wartime legacy inspires youths to deepen ties

CHONGQING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- A group of young U.S. nationals visiting southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has highlighted the importance ...

Islanders, Blue Jackets find intensity in grind of regular season

(Photo credit: Thomas Salus-Imagn Images) The NHL playoffs aren't scheduled to start for another three months. But a postseason-like intensity ...

Struggling Golden Knights aim to get right vs. Blues

(Photo credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images) Amid their worst losing stretch of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights host the St. ...

Donald Trump set to assume US presidency again

A hallmark of the nearly 250-year American democracy is the quadrennial peaceful transfer of presidential power, and it is set ...

What A TikTok Standoff Means For U.S.-China Competition

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, went offline in the United States shortly before a federal ban took effect ...

Trump promises to delay TikTok ban, proposes US ownership stake

Washington, DC [US], January 19 (ANI): US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he plans to issue an ...

TikTok goes offline in US ahead of ban, company pins hopes on 'potential reinstatement' under Trump

Washington DC [US], January 19 (ANI): The Chinese short-form video service app TikTok went offline in the US on Saturday ...

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(250119) -- KATHMANDU, Jan. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform lion dance at the launch ceremony of a series of ...

QATAR-DOHA-KITE FESTIVAL

(250119) -- DOHA, Jan. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A participant from China flies a kite in the shape of a ...

CHINA-UPCOMING SPRING FESTIVAL-DECORATIONS (CN)

(250119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows people visiting a night market in Ningbo, east ...

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic to clash in Aussie QFs

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images) No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz and 10-time champion Novak Djokovic will renew their rivalry in ...

"Did not feel like it was smooth sailing": Axelsen after India Open title win

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Following his India Open title win, the Paris Olympics gold medalist shuttler Viktor Axelsen ...

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CPC DELEGATION-LIU JIANCHAO-VISIT

(250119) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of ...

Zoom Africa: African youth, driving force for development of world's "youngest" continent

© Provided by Xinhua Train drivers Concilia, Wendy, Caroline (from L to R) follow the operating procedures with their Chinese ...

S. Korea's Yoon refuses investigation again, urging peaceful protests

© Provided by Xinhua This photo taken on Jan. 19, 2025 shows the policemen deployed near the Seoul Western District ...

India Open 2025: Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen, An Se Young clinch singles titles

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Paris Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and South Korea's An Se Young registered ...

US Sentator Marco Rubio vows to oppose Uyghur deportations by Thailand

Washington, DC [US], January 19 (ANI): US Senator Marco Rubio, nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as Secretary of State, has ...

Trump planning early China trip WSJ

The incoming president wants to improve ties with Xi Jinping after threatening to slap harsh trade tariffs on Beijing, the ...

Money laundering fears hang over Thailand's online gambling plans

BANGKOK  - Thailand's plans to legalize online gambling are raising fears that criminal gangs will use the industry to move ...

"Crowd was amazing....": India Open women's singles title winner An Se-young

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): South Korean badminton player and Paris Olympics gold medalist shuttler An Se-young, who secured ...

Chinese manufacturers in Mexico brace for potential US tariffs under Trump

Monterrey [Mexico], January 19 (ANI): The growth of Chinese manufacturing near the US-Mexico border has boosted the local economy and ...

In China, social media apps are changing how people buy and read books - selling more than physical bookshops do

While the Australian book market was down 3% last year, genre fiction - popular on BookTok - was among the rar ...

Most Americans share Trump's views NYT poll

The US president-elect's key campaign promises on illegal immigration and transgender issues resonated with respondentsMost Americans support Donald Trump's policies, ...

Australian Open: Djokovic, Alcaraz set up mouth-watering quarterfinal clash

Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): Serbian tennis icon Novak Djokovic stormed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Australian Open, setting ...

(Hello Africa) Chinese experts share disease prevention knowledge with students in Tanzania's Zanzibar

© Provided by Xinhua Chinese experts deliver a health education session on preventing schistosomiasis at a local school in Zanzibar, ...

Steve Smith suffers elbow injury during BBL clash ahead of Sri Lanka Test series

Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): Weeks ahead of the Test series against Sri Lanka, Australia stand-in skipper Steven Smith suffered ...

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Car factories in Europe and North America at risk of closures

STAMFORD, Connecticut: The global automotive industry is poised for a shake-up in 2025, with several factories in Europe and North ...

Global unemployment to stay at 5% through 2025, ILO says

GENEVA, Switzerland: Global unemployment has remained steady at a record low of five percent in 2024, with the International Labour ...

$711 billion deficit posted by US in 3 months of fiscal 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Treasury Department reported this week that the federal budget deficit reached $711 billion for the first ...

Chinese want to buy shut German Volkswagen factories, reports say

FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Germany: Chinese automakers and officials are showing interest in acquiring German factories slated for closure, including those owned by ...

ispace's Resilience aims for moon landing after 2023 failure

ORLANDO, Florida/TOKYO: On January 15, two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from the U.S. company Firefly Aerospace, ...

Vietnam and Russia to expand nuclear energy cooperation

HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam and Russia have signed a new agreement to expand collaboration on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister ...

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