HONG KONG, June 15 (Xinhua) -- An official in charge of the Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday expressed understanding, respect and support for the decision by the...

BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Self-driving trains for the subway line connecting downtown Beijing with its new international airport started trial run Saturday, according to local authorities. Stretching 41.4 kilometers, the new line supports autopilo...

PARIS, June 1 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Naomi Osaka had her dream of winning the third straight Grand Slam title snapped by Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2 in women's singles third round here on Saturday. Osaka, in her first time bein...

LIVERPOOL, June 1 (Xinhua) -- City Hall officials in Liverpool are preparing for up to 500,000 people to crowd into the city Sunday to welcome home Liverpool FC players after their win Saturday in the European Champions League final. Jurgen Klopp's h...

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Forward Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors will possibly return midway through Finals, local media reported on Saturday. The Warriors lost in Game 1 of the Finals and Durant already missed six straight games with...

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A brace from Inter Milan loanee Gabriel Barbosa gave Flamengo a 2-0 home win over Fortaleza in Brazil's Serie A championship on Saturday. Barbosa put the hosts ahead just before halftime at the Maracana Stadium with...

DUSHANBE, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Friday for the fifth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and a state visit to Tajikistan. Xi was warmly received by Tajik Pres...

UNITED NATIONS, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Friday called on the international community to fully respect Burundi's ownership and leadership over its elections and provide assistance in view of the government's needs. The international com...

BISHKEK, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Presidents of China, Russia and Mongolia pledged to strengthen trilateral cooperation during their meeting here on Friday. The trilateral meeting, the fifth of its kind, among Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian Preside...

UNITED NATIONS, June 14 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an independent investigation into this week's attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. It is very important to know the truth, and it is...

HARBIN, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan has underlined the development and opening-up of border areas, as well as stimulating the vitality of economic and social development. During a tour in northeast China's Heilongjiang Prov...

GENEVA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed deep concern on Friday about the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but still did not consider it a health emergency of international concern...

HANGZHOU, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed efforts to strengthen the impetus for reform and development while meeting the people's needs to live better lives. During an inspection tour in Hangzhou, capital city of east Chin...

HELSINKI, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Finnish Minister for Finance Mika Lintila on Friday took distance from the statement by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire about the result of the overnight meeting of euro group finance ministers in Luxembourg. Le M...

BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The leading Party members groups of China's top legislature, the State Council and the top political advisory body have recently held separate meetings to make arrangements on advancing a Communist Party of China (CPC) ed...

ATHENS, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Greece marked World Blood Donor Day on Friday with experts calling for wider participation in blood donations nationwide to meet the country's needs. Established in 2004, World Blood Donor Day is marked every year on June...