A young Asian elephant appeared to doze off in seconds, alongside several napping peers under the spring sun in southwest China's Xishuangbanna. #China #AsianElephant ...

South Korea's total fertility rate hit a four-year high in 2025 due to a continued growth in births, statistical ministry data showed Wednesday. The total fertility rate, or the number of children a ...

GENEVA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, released on Tuesday a report titled "Upholding International Justice and Jointly Addressing World ...

A silent aircraft with rotors tucked inside its fuselage lifted off in front of an auditorium in downtown Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, drawing cheers from astonished onlookers who ...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Laos' Ministry of Health collaborates with its partners to strengthen surveillance, prevention, and response systems for food and alcoholic beverage safety nationwide, ...

Noriko Kashikawa, one of the demonstrators, told reporters she "100 percent opposes" Takaichi's policy agenda. She warned that Japan was being steered toward a posture of constant war readiness, ...

In London, a Chinese New Year parade drew large crowds as eye-catching floats and energetic dancers made their way from Trafalgar Square to Chinatown. #ChineseNewYear #SpringFestival #London ...

A Qatari guard fires an Iftar cannon to mark the breaking of fast during Ramadan at Souq Waqif in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 24, 2026. The Iftar cannon is fired on a daily basis during the holy month of ...

HONG KONG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Based on assessment of current global and local economic situations, Hong Kong's economy is forecast to grow 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent in 2026, Paul Chan, financial ...

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least four policemen were killed and three others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, officials said on Tuesday.

Police in western Afghanistan's Nimroz province thwarted attempts to smuggle illegal drugs and arrested two smugglers on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mawlawi Gul Mohammad Qudrat said Wednesday ...

The Lao government convened a meeting to discuss strategic planning, institutional reforms, and pressing national issues requiring coordinated action. The meeting, held on Tuesday in the Lao capital ...