JAKARTA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has announced the allocation of a six-month rice aid program for 2025, aimed at supporting low-income communities and stabilizing the economy, ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Two women have drowned in separate accidents in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland. Queensland Police said on Wednesday that a woman who went missing while ...

A New Year countdown concert is staged in Macao, south China, Dec. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka) A New Year countdown ...

Fireworks illuminate the sky over Victoria Harbour in celebration of the new year in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 1, 2025.

MOSCOW, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom said Wednesday that it has stopped gas supply for transit through Ukraine due to expiration of key agreements and the lack of renewal by the ...

A grand national flag-raising ceremony is held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2025.

This photo taken on Dec. 31, 2024 shows the silhouette of a boy playing on a trampoline at sunset in northwest Pakistan's ...

People gather to celebrate the new year in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri) People gather to ...

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched the country's National Economic Transformation Plan 2024-29 here on Tuesday aimed at achieving a 6-percent gross domestic ...

A grand national flag-raising ceremony was held at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 1, 2025. #GLOBALink ...

Capitalizing on the rapid development of China's Greater Bay Area, the 452-year-old Harrow School of Britain established a branch in Qianhai, Shenzhen. James Berry, head of Lower School, views the ...

KIEV, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Suspected anti-missile system interception sounds were heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Wednesday morning, and the Ukrainian air force said ballistic missile attacks ...