A wild Sunda slow loris is pictured in the forest of Singapore's Central Catchment Nature Reserve, on Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by ...

Cold Dew, the 17th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Oct. 8 this year. It marks the seasonal transition from ...

SYDNEY, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- An Australian court on Tuesday approved a fine for Qantas, the national flag carrier, for selling thousands of tickets for canceled flights.

TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks dropped on Tuesday following three days of gains, tracking overnight selloff in the U.S. markets and fueled by concerns over the escalating conflict in the ...

According to the National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRCC) under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, severe flooding has engulfed low-lying areas across three districts, ...

HONG KONG, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Southeast of Easter Island at 00:35:38 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ...

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's box office during the week-long 2024 National Day holiday, which ended Monday, totaled 2.1 billion yuan (about 300 million U.S. dollars), the China Film ...

HAIKOU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Offshore duty-free shops on south China's island province of Hainan generated 785 million yuan (about 111 million U.S. dollars) in sales during the recent National Day ...

These improvements provide governments and researchers with greater confidence in the validity of their earthquake forecasts, which is crucial for long-term planning and preparedness to increase ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- On the first anniversary of Hamas' assault on Israel which falls on Oct. 7, thousands of protesters took to the streets of New York City to express solidarity with the ...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank on Tuesday lowered its 2024 economic growth forecast for Cambodia to 5.3 percent from its April prediction of 5.8 percent. The Southeast Asian country's ...

MANILA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it has approved additional grant financing of 15 million U.S. dollars to scale up Tajikistan's ongoing project to reconnect ...