This ecosystem -- a dense network of government-led investment funds, venture capital and corporate backing -- is accelerating the rise of so-called "gazelle" firms, unicorns and niche "little giant" ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Colombia and Uzbekistan have joined the New Development Bank (NDB), expanding the membership of the multilateral lender commonly known as the BRICS Bank, the ...

Russia's cargo spacecraft Progress MS-31 successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Sunday on its website. The automated docking ...

WASHINGTON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon smashed world records of 5000 meters and 1500 meters respectively at Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene, also known as the ...

Three people have died and two more have been injured in a crash between two vehicles north of Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. Police in the state of Victoria said that emergency services were called ...

An aerial drone photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows tourists enjoying themselves at a tourist resort in Huzhou City, east China ...

KABUL, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Police have discovered and seized 1,500 kg of illegal drug opium poppy type in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province, Provincial Police Spokesman Nizamudin Omir said Sunday.

Strategic planning has long been a hallmark of Chinese governance. From the city level to provinces and the central government, development blueprints are drawn up every five years, and sometimes with ...

TOKYO, July 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck off the Tokara island chain in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on Sunday, as more people evacuated from ...

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese adaptation of "Le Nozze di Figaro," one of the most famous operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will be performed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts ...

HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Ryukyu Islands, Japan at 0507 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

TOKYO, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Two women working at a so-called girls' bar in Hamamatsu City in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture were fatally stabbed early Sunday, with a man arrested at the scene, ...