A swimmer finishes a winter swimming race in the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, Dec. 26, 2024. More than 360 ...

People attend a commemoration event for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 26, 2024.

BISHKEK, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The commencement ceremony of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was held in Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan on Friday.

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on Dec. 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, ...

KABUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government began a green tea plantation in eastern Khost province to bolster local products, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Friday.

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The value of China's international trade in goods and services reached nearly 4.28 trillion yuan in November, marking an increase of 3 percent year on year, official data ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its air force on Friday struck "infrastructure" at the Janta crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border, which it ...

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Outbound investment of Chinese companies grew steadily in 2024, with more than 80 percent maintaining or expanding investment abroad, according to a survey report released ...

BERLIN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, paving the way for early federal elections. Steinmeier announced ...

Thursday's airstrike marks the fourth Israeli strike on Houthi-controlled targets this year. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his resolve to dismantle the Houthis' military ...

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, who doubles as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, vowed the stable management of state affairs on Friday after ...

The year 2024 has seen accelerated efforts in China's green transition, as the world's second-largest economy continues to ...