HANOI, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Construction aims to complete nearly 900 km of expressways in 2025, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday. The ministry will also oversee investment ...

TASHKENT, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan's total external debts reached 68.4 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of this year, reported local media on Monday, citing data from the country's ...

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on Tuesday that it has allocated additional 10 billion yuan (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars) in central ...

JERUSALEM, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Tuesday.

CHANGSHA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition showcasing cultural relics from ancient Pompeii opened Tuesday at the Hunan Museum in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province. The exhibition, ...

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China has always taken a prudent, responsible approach to military exports and is willing to share the achievements of its equipment development with friendly countries, a ...

RAYONG, Thailand, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese carmaker BYD on Monday celebrated the delivery of its 90,000th new energy vehicle (NEV) in Thailand and the first anniversary of operations at its ...

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 ...