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School bus rams into students in China, 11 dead
Xinhua, agencies, Published on 03/09/2024
» SHANDONG - A bus crashed into a crowd in front of a junior high school in eastern China on Tuesday morning, killing 11 people and injuring 24.
Visitors to Japan in October top pre-pandemic level for 1st time
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 16/11/2023
» TOKYO: The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October came to 2,516,500, up 0.8 percent from the same month in 2019, marking the first time the monthly figure has exceeded the pre-COVID-19 pandemic level, government data showed Wednesday.
Chinese-built railway inaugurated in Bangladesh
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 12/11/2023
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: The Dohazari-Cox's Bazar railway, one of the priority development projects of Bangladesh, was inaugurated here on Saturday to bolster connectivity and transportation infrastructure in the South Asian country.
1 in 10 Japanese aged 80 or above as elderly ratio hits record high
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 18/09/2023
» TOKYO: One out of 10 people in Japan is now aged 80 or older, while the ratio of elderly to the total population rose to a record high, ministry data showed Sunday.
China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to Cambodia's remote village
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 17/09/2023
» BATI, Cambodia: Launched in January 2021, the nearly-completed Cambodia-China Friendship Village for Poverty Alleviation Project has brought great changes to the remotely poor Tanorn village here, lifting residents out of poverty and improving the education condition for their children.
S. Korean party leader urges Japan to stop dumping radioactive wastewater
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 05/09/2023
» SEOUL: Lee Jae-myung, leader of the South Korean main opposition Democratic Party, on Monday urged Japan to stop dumping radioactive wastewater into the ocean, which will endanger the safety of people around the world.
Hong Kong's Health Express brings gift of sight to mainland and beyond
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 14/08/2023
» HONG KONG: In a train adorned with vibrant rainbow colors, a remarkable sight unfolds. This train, consisting of four cars -- a surgical car, a ward car, a power car, and a camp car -- houses advanced ophthalmic medical equipment. It travels through impoverished regions in China's mainland, providing free cataract surgeries to those in need.
Hawaii eager to further tap Chinese tourism market
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 07/08/2023
» HONOLULU: "In 2019, the visitors from China ranked number one in terms of overall visitor expenditures per person for a day. We are eager to welcome these wonderful travelers to our shores," Daniel Naho'opi'i, chief administrative officer of Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), told over 100 guests from China and the United States here on Friday.
10 injured in 5.5-magnitude earthquake in east China's Shandong
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 06/08/2023
» BEIJING: As of 4:30am Sunday, 10 people have been injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province at 2.33am Sunday (Beijing Time).
China activates level-IV emergency response against Typhoon Khanun
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 03/08/2023
» BEIJING: The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has activated a level-IV emergency response against Typhoon Khanun and sent a work team to east China's Zhejiang Province to assist in the local combat against the sixth typhoon of the year.