PANAMA CITY, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Panama on Tuesday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the handover of the Panama Canal, which had been under the control of the United States for nearly a century.

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Wednesday: Wire Service: ...

A set of legal and policy measures took effect in China on Wednesday as part of the country's efforts to advance high-quality development and high-standard opening up.

SYDNEY, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers have been hospitalized after being stabbed during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney and Melbourne. Police in Sydney said on Wednesday that officers were ...

As the clock ticked down to midnight, a giant countdown clock illuminated the glass curtain wall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. At the stroke of midnight, the screen flashed "2025, ...

Three men were killed and four other people injured in a fatal traffic accident early Wednesday in Hong Kong, police said. The accident involving six vehicles happened in Mong Kok at around 1:44 a.m.

Flight MU721 carrying 157 passengers took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 8:21 a.m., marking the inauguration of the route operating the aircraft type. It makes China Eastern ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A 29-year-old man was shot and killed across the street from the Harvard Market in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood early Tuesday. Police responded to sounds of gunfire shortly ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 50 km W of Puerto, Chile at 23:13:19 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- A 29-year-old man was shot and killed across the street from the Harvard Market in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood early Tuesday. Police responded to sounds of ...

TASHKENT, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced 2025 as the year of environmental protection and green economy for the country, according to the president's press service ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices climbed on Tuesday. The West Texas Intermediate for February delivery added 73 cents, or 1.03 percent, to settle at 71.72 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York ...