Benson Kwok, director of Immigration of the HKSAR government, said on Sunday that more than 220,000 mainland visitors arrived in Hong Kong on Oct. 1, National Day, a significant increase compared with ...

According to the ministry, there are currently around 80 Latvians in Lebanon. Most of them have moved to the northern and mountainous parts of Lebanon where they are safe and do not plan to evacuate.

TOKYO -- A recent survey suggested the number of people aged 65 and older in Japan with no close relatives is expected to grow about 1.5 times in 2050 to make up over 10 percent of the elderly ...

DHAKA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Floods caused 144.21 billion taka (about 1.19 billion U.S. dollars) in damage to agriculture, infrastructure and other sectors in Bangladesh's eastern region in August.

MENOUFIA, Egypt, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- As the sun rose over the lush cotton fields in Menoufia Governorate, just north of Cairo, Hossam Saeed's weathered face was lit up with the joy that only a ...

Fire and Rescue extinguished a fire in one of the Airbus 321 engines, and passengers were deplaned by the stairs, it added. As Flight 1326 from San Diego to Las Vegas was landing at the airport, the ...

COLOMBO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced on Sunday that investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks will be expedited. The president made the remark ...

KABUL, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government has certified 12 projects worth more than 146 million U.S. dollars, the office of the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs has ...

DAMASCUS -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said in Damascus on Saturday that Iran supports a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, and warned Israel that it would respond proportionately to ...

SHANGHAI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner advanced into the fourth round of the ATP Shanghai Masters on Sunday with a comeback 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 victory over Argentina's Tomas Martin ...

The flight restrictions will be in effect from 9:00 p.m. local time (1730 GMT) on Sunday until 6:00 a.m. (0230 GMT) Monday. CAO spokesman Jafar Yazarlou cited "operational limitations" as the reason ...

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup concluded its final stage in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday. China's Olympic silver medalist Deng Lijuan ...