Citizens enjoy leisure time on the bank of the Tongji Canal in Sixian County, Suzhou City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec.

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.

A new metro line linking Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao airports opened on Friday, bringing the city's total operational mileage of rail transit network to 896 km. According to Shanghai Metro, with an ...

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

KIEV, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands is planning to provide an additional 6 billion euros (some 6.24 billion U.S. dollars) in military aid to Ukraine, Dutch Ambassador to Ukraine Alle Dorhout has ...

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 ...

BAKU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijan Airlines announced on Friday a suspension of flights from Baku to several Russian cities, effective Saturday. The decision, made by Azerbaijan's State Civil ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...