WELLINGTON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Protecting seabirds and restoring native vegetation could help low-lying tropical atoll islands withstand rising sea levels by boosting coral reef growth and reducing ...

ISTANBUL, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two people died in Istanbul after torrential rain triggered flash floods, with rainfall reaching nearly 200 kg per square meter, authorities said Thursday.

Chinese premier Li Qiang on Thursday called on China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to take the opening of the new China-DPRK Yalu River bridge as an opportunity to continuously ...

RIYADH, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Thursday that it had intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the Medina region. Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said on X ...

At least six people were killed when their vehicle plunged into a river in eastern Afghanistan's Parwan province on Thursday, a local police official said. The accident occurred when the vehicle ...

Hong Kong recorded approximately 40.7 million visitor arrivals in the first nine months of 2026, up 12 percent year on year, the Hong Kong Tourism Board announced on Thursday. From January to ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 29 fines amounting to 18,000 Brunei dollars (about 14,043 U.S. dollars) were issued for offences involving health products in Brunei from January to ...

The deal between Thailand and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), whose members are Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, has already been approved by the Thai parliament.

YANGON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar marked World Standards Day 2026 at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, the state-owned daily Myanma Alinn reported on Thursday. The ...

At least 28 people, including 27 students and a female teacher, were killed after the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ...

Researchers in Australia have launched a new study to examine whether cervical cancer can be detected through a non-invasive blood test. Led by the University of Queensland (UQ), the CLARITY cervical ...

Chinese-made air conditioners (ACs) flew off shelves across Europe, offering local families much-needed respite from this year's blistering summer. Xinhua correspondent Fu Tian visited Chinese AC ...