Iran has sanctioned a number of senior U.S. officials for having "a role in terrorist acts against Iran and violating human rights of Iranians", the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. The sanction list includes President Donald Trump, Secretary...

A spokesperson for China's permanent mission to the United Nations expressed indignation after a senior U.S. diplomat held a virtual talk with Taiwan's leader, calling the move a breach of the U.S.' political commitments on the island. "As permanent rep...

Results from samples come as global resurgence in cases hits hard in nation COVID-19 was probably in Brazil as early as December 2019 as a Brazilian state confirmed on Tuesday that antibodies to the coronavirus were found in serum samples collected ther...

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 144 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, of whom 135 were locally transmitted and the rest arrived from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Friday. Of the locally transmitted cases, 90 were repo...

The most urgent focus now for the World Health Organization (WHO) is ensuring that all countries have access to vaccines on an equitable basis, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday. He also said at the 6th Meeting of the Emergen...

Shichahai, a popular scenic area in Beijing, is a venue for a wide range of winter activities. (ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY) Leaps, spins and turns practiced on capital's lakes Countless children growing up in Beijing enjoy ice skating in winter, with the spor...

Recently, some glittering and translucent “flowers” bloomed on the water in many parts of Heilo...

The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 115 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, of whom 107 were locally transmitted and the rest arrived from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Of the locally transmitted cases, 90 were re...

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on Monday. (ZHANG DONGQIANG/XINHUA) China has decided to provide Myanmar with COVID-19 vaccines and i...

China has newly released four national technical standards for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), according to the China Satellite Navigation Office. This is a major move forward of China in standardizing and ensuring the development and indu...