BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have successfully assembled the chromosomal-level genome of the critically endangered Ochetobius elongatus, a rare fish species from the Yangtze River.

JERUSALEM -- Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Thursday that he visited East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and "said a prayer," which appeared to have breached the ...

COLOMBO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Maldivian government plans to increase tourism revenue to 5 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, PSM News, the official state media of the Maldives, reported on Thursday ...

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government said that recent efforts to tackle the challenges facing the country's manufacturing sector have significantly enhanced its production ...

LUSAKA/HARARE, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) said Thursday that a spate of earthquakes has struck the area around the Kariba Dam since Dec. 1 but assured the public that the ...

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan have decreased by 228 million U.S. dollars due to external debt repayments, the central bank said in a statement ...

China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 reached nearly 130 trillion yuan (about 18.08 trillion U.S. dollars). As the world's second-largest economy, the country's average contribution to global ...

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The flight restrictions on four Moscow airports have been lifted, a representative of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said Thursday. "At Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, ...

BAGHDAD, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iraq exported about 98.8 million barrels of crude oil in November, the country's Oil Ministry announced Thursday.

ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have reported a significant breakthrough in their research on the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), China's earliest known dynasty. They discovered ...

C919 jetliner will operate regular flights between Shanghai and Hong Kong. It will make the company the first airline to use the C919 for scheduled commercial flights to Hong Kong. According to China ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Thursday launched intense airstrikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa, targeting Houthi sites, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported, citing an anonymous Israeli ...