A swimmer finishes a winter swimming race in the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, Dec. 26, 2024. More than 360 ...

People attend a commemoration event for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 26, 2024.

URUMQI, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The people's government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday announced the establishment of two new counties in the region: He'an County and ...

COLOMBO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens Department has seen a remarkable increase in revenue in 2024, with earnings up by over 150 percent compared to 2023, ...

BERLIN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, paving the way for early federal elections. Steinmeier announced ...

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on Dec. 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, ...

BANGKOK, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's economy slowed in November compared to the previous month as reduced private consumption and investment offset continued growth in tourism and exports, the ...

BISHKEK, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The commencement ceremony of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was held in Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan on Friday.

SYDNEY, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- All nine Chinese citizens who went missing on Thursday while diving in Palau have been rescued and are in good condition, the Chinese Embassy in the Federated States of ...

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The value of China's international trade in goods and services reached nearly 4.28 trillion yuan in November, marking an increase of 3 percent year on year, official data ...

KABUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government began a green tea plantation in eastern Khost province to bolster local products, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Friday.

ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- If you think learning kung fu is difficult, meet Mohammad Ullah, an American lawyer who can switch between at least seven forms of Chinese martial arts. At 30, Ullah is ...