Xi Jinping visits province bordering Taiwan, Beijing affirms striving for peaceful unification

Oct 17, 2024

Taipei [Taiwan], October 17: Xinhua News Agency reported on October 16 that Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Fujian province, located opposite Taiwan.

Hong Kong to eliminate 'shoebox' flats

Oct 17, 2024

Hong Kong, October 17: Hong Kong leader John Lee rolled out plans on Wednesday to ban flats under eight square meters and cut import tax...

Record number of women run for Japan election

Oct 17, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], October 17: A record number of women are running in Japan's general election this month, although they still account for less than a...

'AI will replace tasks, not jobs', says Stanford professor at Global Future Councils

Oct 17, 2024

Dubai [UAE], October 17: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most influential technology since the creation of the Watt steam engine that sparked the Industrial Revolution,...

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola receives Reem Al Hashimy, Thani Al Zeyoudi

Oct 17, 2024

Brussels [Belgium], October 17: Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, were...

17 killed, 182 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in 24 hours

Oct 17, 2024

Beirut [Lebanon], October 17: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 17 people were killed and 182 others wounded as a result of Israeli airstrikes...

US threatens to cut arms aid to Israel

Oct 16, 2024

New York [US], October 16: Since the Hamas- Israel conflict broke out in October 2023, the US has provided nearly $18 billion in weapons, ammunition...

Record number of people vote early for US President in battleground state of Georgia

Oct 16, 2024

New York [US], October 16: Gabe Sterling, an official at the Georgia Elections Administration Office, announced on October 15 that about 252,000 voters had cast...

733 million people suffer from hunger globally: FAO

Oct 16, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported that one in 11 people globally, or 733 million individuals, suffer...