The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reached a temporary bilateral understanding with Iran to salvage the nuclear deal for now, said its chief on Sunday. Iran will stop the implementation of the voluntary measures as envisaged in the 2015 J...

Colombian President Ivan Duque on Saturday welcomed the arrival of the first batch of vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac, which will be "deployed throughout the national territory." The president said that the vaccines will be sent to...

The Chinese Embassy in Germany on Saturday accused German tabloid BILD of hyping up conspiracy theories over the origins of the novel coronavirus, saying its reports are "tasteless and shameless." In a statement, the Chinese Embassy said the so-called "...

The Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, has retained its spot as the fifth most attractive currency for global payments by value in January but with a larger share as a global payment currency, said the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financia...

Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations have pledged full support for Japan to host a "safe and secure" Olympic Games this summer. "We support the commitment of Japan to hold the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 in a safe and secur...

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2021 shows a closed COVID-19 vaccine center in Frisco, Texas, the United States. U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been hindered by power outages amid the ongoing winter storms in much of the country, with nearly all states exper...

Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province will introduce an "industrial chain chief" scheme to promote the high-quality development of industrial chains. The governor will serve as chief-general of the industrial chain, and vice governors will be chiefs,...

NASA scientists have received the first status report from the Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Friday, which was attached to the belly of the agency's Perseverance rover and landed on Mars on Thursday. The downlink, which arrived at 6:30 p.m. EST (2330 GMT...

New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccination official roll-out began on Saturday when border workers received their first vaccinations in Auckland's quarantine facility. Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health from the Ministry of Health, said the country h...

A Chinese academic has called for changes to the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to plug its loopholes so that the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong" can be fully implemented. Most countries examine the q...