BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China has made significant strides in intellectual property (IP) protection during its 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), providing impetus for innovation and high-qu ...

DAMASCUS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the deadly violence in Syria's southern province of Sweida has reached 516, as sporadic clashes broke out on Thursday between Druze fighters and ...

ADEN, Yemen, July 17 (Xinhua) -- UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Thursday condemned the recent issuance of new currency denominations by the Houthi-controlled central bank in Sanaa, ...

ISLAMABAD, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed departments to prepare a comprehensive action plan for providing easy-term loans to small and medium-scale ...

JAKARTA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Trade Minister Budi Santoso said on Thursday that Indonesia has opened 2,400 retail stores in the Philippines and plans to expand into Malaysia, Bangladesh, and ...

Two people were killed and seven others injured in an Israeli drone strike on the Holy Family church housing displaced persons east of Gaza City, Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense in ...

ESSEN, Germany, July 17 (Xinhua) -- With a Danish flag wrapped around her shoulders, taekwondo athlete Eva Eun-Kyung Sandersen raced around the venue Thursday after claiming the first gold of the ...

LONDON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday signed a wide-ranging bilateral deal covering various areas including defense and ...

JAKARTA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A Dutch climber who fell while trekking in the Mount Rinjani area of Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province was successfully rescued on Thursday, authorities confirmed.

DAKAR, July 17 (Xinhua) -- France on Thursday handed over its last two military facilities in Senegal to local authorities, marking the end of its permanent military presence in the West African ...

KIEV, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday approved the formation of a new cabinet, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. The decision followed the resignation of former Prime ...

LJUBULJANA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Slovenian government on Thursday declared Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich personae non gratae, arguing the ...