BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks were higher in the morning session on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.2 percent to 3,431.18 points. The Shenzhen Component Index ...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- At least two firefighters were shot and killed Sunday by unidentified suspects while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d'Alene in the U.S. state of Idaho, local ...

HANOI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese localities held ceremonies on Monday to announce provincial mergers and the launch of a new two-tier local government model, Vietnam News Agency reported.

YANGON, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Yangon Region Investment Committee (YRIC) has approved eight new investment projects in June, aiming to create jobs for 6,773 people, state-owned daily The Global New ...

SEOUL, June 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's industrial output fell for the second successive month due to negative effects of U.S. tariffs and sagging consumer demand, statistical office data showed ...

COLOMBO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China is sharing new development opportunities with South Asian countries and is committed to achieving win-win outcomes, said Wasantha Samarasinghe, Sri Lankan minister ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Biman Prasad said this reduction in VAT will deliver tax relief of 250 million Fijian dollars (111.5 million U.S. dollars) to the people. He said this ...

SUVA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Fiji's Ministry of Housing has launched three initiatives aimed at boosting affordable housing in Fiji. The three initiatives are the Housing Authority Model Homes, the ...

CANBERRA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The value of Australia's commodity exports is expected to fall by 8.5 percent over the next two years as a result of global trade barriers, according to a government repo ...

Support rate for both the minor left-leaning Rebuilding Korea Party and the minor rightist New Reform Party logged 3.7 percent last week. The pollster's separate survey of automated response system ...

SUVA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Serious concerns continue to mount over the impact of HIV in Fiji, as eight children were among the 126 people who died from HIV-related illnesses last year. The grim figures ...

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 50.5 in June, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, official data showed ...