BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The number of valid ordinary passports held by Chinese citizens has surpassed 160 million, an immigration official announced at a press conference on Wednesday.

URUMQI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- With the sun high over the basketball court, Memettursunjan Erkin darted past his defender, pivoted, and zipped a perfect bounce pass to a teammate. He clapped his hands, ...

CANBERRA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Australia will include YouTube in its world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 after initially granting the platform an exemption, Prime Minister Anthony ...

SYDNEY, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have developed a remote sensing system that maps Antarctica's mosses and lichens, its only vegetation and ecosystem health indicators, more ...

Wang Zhizhong, head of the National Immigration Administration (NIA), also noted that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the number of countries eligible for visa-free transit to China ...

MACAO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The hotel sector of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) recorded a 5.1 percentage point increase in average guest room occupancy in the first half of 2025, ...

JAKARTA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Wednesday issued a warning of a possible tsunami of less than 0.5 meters following a powerful ...

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The number of valid ordinary passports held by Chinese citizens has surpassed 160 million, an immigration official announced at a press conference on Wednesday. Xiong Shur ...

China's transformation from an automotive novice to an electric vehicle (EV) powerhouse has been decades in the making. In 1985, German automaker Volkswagen established China's first Sino-foreign car ...

According to national broadcaster Radio New Zealand, Health New Zealand was offering a 3 percent pay rise over 27 months, while the New Zealand Nurses Organization's (NZNO) counteroffer sought a 5 ...

Israel has been waging a large-scale war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, following a surprise attack ...

SINGAPORE, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's total employment rose by 8,400 in the second quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), reflecting ...