There are now 4.2 million fewer women working than in February 2020, in large part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a White House economic advisor said Wednesday. "Millions more women have had to reduce their hours, often because taking care of the chi...

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has planned to invest more than 240 billion yuan (36.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 350 key projects this year, local authorities said Wednesday. The number of projects with an investment of over 1.5 billio...

Four workers are trapped following a coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province, authorities said Thursday. The accident happened at 3:51 a.m. Thursday, when an outburst of coal and gas struck 12 workers digging a tunnel underground for a colli...

A doctor performs an eyesight test at a hospital in the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone in Qionghai, Hainan province, in April. (Photo/China News Service) Hainan's Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone launched a sp...

A special action plan to improve the international language environment for Beijing Olympic Winter Games was approved lately, according to the Foreign Affairs Office of the Beijing Municipal Government on Wednesday. The plan covers five aspects that nee...

Women stroll along the "Dove Lane" in the old town Tuancheng of Hotan city, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 26, 2020. (Photo/Xinhua) State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi has urged continued vigilance against...

Up to 150,000 Australians are expected to lose their jobs when the government's coronavirus wage subsidy scheme ends late in March. Steven Kennedy, secretary of the Treasury, told a Senate hearing on Wednesday that between 100,000 and 150,000 recipients...

An artist's impression of China's largest marine research ship ahead of its construction. China State Shipbuilding Corp, a State-owned shipbuilding conglomerate, will soon start constructing the nation's largest and most advanced marine research ship, t...

England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has warned that there will be more spikes in infections and that COVID-19 will cast a "long rain shadow" of social upheaval for years to come. Speaking at a public health event, Whitty tempered optimism broug...

Hong Kong's financial system has been operating smoothly despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other global uncertainties, an official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Wednesday. When introducing Hong Kong's financial s...