VIENTIANE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Laos organized the Lao Ethnic Cultural Festival to showcase the unity and cultural harmony of its 50 ethnic groups in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Lao Front ...

WELLINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand has launched its first national Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, aiming to boost productivity and drive economic growth.

SYDNEY, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Lizard Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered one of the world's worst coral die-offs, with 92 percent of surveyed corals lost after the 2024 bleaching event, ...

COLOMBO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's police currently faces a shortage of 28,000 officers and recruitment is underway, said a minister on Tuesday. Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary ...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Analysts have foreseen Malaysia's oil production to remain under pressure in the second half of 2025, continuing the soft decline seen in the first quarter where crude ...

GUANGZHOU, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China has recently launched the world's first self-propelled ship for salmon farming, marking a milestone in the country's quest for high-quality development in the ...

TOKYO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Tuesday as concerns eased after the U.S. new tariff rate on Japan turned out to be just slightly higher than initially announced. Japan's benchmark ...

According to a Yahoo Finance/Marist poll released Monday, 81 percent of the 2,011 adults surveyed said they are concerned to varying degrees about the impact of tariffs on their personal finances, ...

LONDON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Tottenham Hotspur has signed 20-year-old Japan international defender Kota Takai from J-League side Kawasaki Frontale for a fee of around five million pounds (6.8 million ...

YONGIN, South Korea, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China's women's football team head coach Ante Milicic said Tuesday that the team is confident in its preparations for the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, ...

An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2025 shows tourists taking a boat tour at Hudieyan scenic area in Jianshi County, ...

KATHMANDU, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen people including six Chinese nationals went missing in floods triggered by incessant rainfalls on Tuesday morning in northern Nepal.