People buy special stamps marking the Year of the Snake on the day of issuance in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 5, 2025.

A staff member hands out a souvenir to a passenger who is about to take train G1305, the inaugural high-speed train service ...

Israeli forces take security measures in the Old City of Hebron during a raid to provide protection for Jewish settlers who ...

An aerial drone photo shows the container terminal of Lianyungang Port in east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 3, 2025.

SHANGHAI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 annual conference of the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM) has commenced in Shanghai, with the announcement that the ICCM will now be ...

People enjoy rime scenery at a scenic spot in Wudalianchi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 4, 2025. (Photo by ...

China has also aimed to boost its ice and snow economy as a new growth sector, targeting an economic scale of 1.2 trillion ...

People visit an ice sculpture festival held at the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 5, 2025. The event ...

COLOMBO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan navy announced on Monday it confiscated narcotic drugs worth 28.1 billion rupees (around 95.8 million U.S. dollars) during operations carried out in 2024.

HANOI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.09 percent in 2024, driven by services and industrial production, the country's General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on ...

CANBERRA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Three people are missing at sea after two separate incidents off the coast of South Australia (SA) on Monday. Police and ambulance crews were called to a beach near Point ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cooler conditions and rain have allowed authorities in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria to contain a major bushfire that has been burning since mid-December.