GUANGZHOU, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The passenger throughput at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in south China's Guangdong Province surpassed 76 million in 2024, setting a new record.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Four drones were shot down in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said Saturday.

YANGON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar celebrated the 77th Anniversary of Independence Day with various events across the country on Saturday.

MANILA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said three people were killed during the Christmas and New Year revelries, with the total number of ...

LUSAKA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's health authorities reported the country's fourth case of mpox on Friday. The case involves a one-year-old boy who possibly contracted the virus through close ...

MADRID, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The third round of the Copa del Rey in Spain continues with five matches on Sunday with the chance of some upsets as lower league sides play at home to top-flight rivals.

The Afghan caretaker government's Ministry of Commerce and Industry plans to rebuild and reactivate 14 cold storage facilities across the country, aiming at helping farmers preserve their agricultural ...

The largest of its kind in China, the energy farm is officially known as the Rudong offshore photovoltaic-hydrogen energy storage project. It has been successfully connected to the grid and began ...

SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out at a marketplace in Zhangjiakou City of north China's Hebei Province on Saturday, resulting in multiple casualties, according to local authorities.

VIENTIANE, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Police across Laos handled a total of 7,350 criminal cases in 2024, of which 6,519 cases were resolved, mostly in relation to drug dealing and trafficking. More than half ...

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least two commuters were killed and three others injured in a road accident in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, the provincial police office ...

In China, the groom's family traditionally offers a betrothal gift, known as "caili," to the bride's family before they marry. As standards of living have risen, betrothal gifts can now cost hundreds ...