Yuan was the first Chinese player to take the central court, facing Clara Burel of France, the world No. 55, who advanced into the Wuhan Open main draw through two rounds of qualifiers.

"Robots are getting less work at U.S. factories. Manufacturers are cutting back on purchases of automation equipment, executives said, as business slows on production lines and shop floors. More human ...

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling and opposition party lawmakers on Monday agreed to extend the planned debate of party leaders in the Diet, the nation's parliament, from the standard length of 45 minutes to 80 ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- While Americans continue to struggle under unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units across the United States could be yanked out in the next ...

JERUSALEM, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- About 100 Israeli warplanes on Monday carried out large scale airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting over 120 Hezbollah sites, the Israeli military said. The Air Force ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. billionaire Tom Steyer hired former U.S. Secretary of State and top U.S. climate diplomat John Kerry to join his sustainable-investing firm, said a statement on ...

HONG KONG, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping was officially established on Monday with an aim to shore up Hong Kong's status as an international shipping hub.

The meeting reviewed the progress made towards strengthening the ASEAN community through the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the achievements in implementing the nine priorities ...

BUDAPEST, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The number of fully electric cars in Hungary surpassed 60,000 in September, according to a statement from the Ministry of Energy on Monday.

BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has urged Pakistan to make more targeted measures to provide full protection for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the safety and security of Chinese personnel ...

KAMPALA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's Ministry of Health has completed the polio immunization targeting 2.7 million children under five in the eastern part of the country after the virus outbreak was ...

NAIROBI, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday launched the Health Labor Market Analysis (HLMA) support tool to assist Africa in assessing health workforce education ...