Qian Shoutang poses with his apprentices on a black-awning boat in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2025.

FLORENCE, Italy, June 12 (Xinhua) -- A sculpture of Yuan Longping, the renowned Chinese scientist known as the "father of hybrid rice," was unveiled on Thursday at the Georgofili Academy in Florence, ...

A helicopter drops water on the wildfire in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, on June 12, 2025. Wildfire in Squamish has spread to 54 hectares in size, prompting an evacuation of the nearby area, ...

An immediate and permanent ceasefire is the right way to save lives and to get the hostages home. China urges Israel to immediately stop all its military operations in Gaza. The country with ...

LOS ANGELES, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The office of Alex Padilla, a U.S. Senator from California, confirmed that the Democrat was forcibly removed from a press conference on Thursday in Los Angeles after ...

LA PAZ, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Four police officers and a civilian died due to road blockades promoted by supporters of former President Evo Morales (2006-2019), which have blocked passage in key regions ...

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly, at an Emergency Special Session, adopted a resolution on Thursday that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to ...

KUWAIT CITY, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Thursday instructed a ministerial committee to expedite coordination and consultation with the ...

PYONGYANG, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday held a launching ceremony for its second Choe Hyon-class destroyer at the Rajin shipyard, the official ...

HOUSTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Overall ratings of the United States have declined in 15 nations since last spring, including drops of 20 percentage points or more in Mexico, Sweden, Poland and Canada, ...

More than 300 participants gathered along the Mediterranean coast on Thursday as the ancient northern Israeli city of Acre hosted a colourful Chinese cultural event centred on traditional dragon boat ...

HOUSTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that an Israeli strike on Iran "could very well happen," warning of a possible "massive conflict" in the Middle East. "I don't ...