Illustration of the Tianwen-1 orbiter in the remote sensing orbit Photo: CASCChina plans to retrieve samples from Mars by 2030, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ([More]
File photo: AgenciesShell plans to withdraw from Russian oil and gas and stop all spot purchases of Russian crude oil as a first immediate step, the British energy major announced on Tuesday.[More]
TEHRAN, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Irans top security official on Monday urged all parties involved in nuclear talks in Austrias capital Vienna to put forward "initiatives" to accelerate the conclusion of the nuke deal."Prospect of a deal in Vienna talks remains unclear due to Wa[More]
Volunteers examine the site of an explosion inside a Shiite mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, March 4, 2022. (Photo: AP)ISLAMABAD, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a powerful blast in a mosque in Pakistans northwest Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 50 on Friday, a[More]
(Photo: CGTN)A day before Russia announced its special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, Wu Suwei received an email from his Ukrainian supplier, saying his goods were ready to be shipped to China.However, everything was put on hold after the conflict affected all logistics channels and s[More]
Current events in Ukraine show how easily public discourse can be manipulated to highlight certain arguments, but sobering voices do exist, as that of a former US envoy to USSR.[More]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the issuance of the Shanghai Communiqué between China and the U.S.The document was released on Feb. 28, 1972 when then U.S. President Richard Nixon paid a historic visit to China. It ended the prolonged estrangement between China and the U.S. and started the p[More]
Crew members from ships of Chinese nationality on international voyages have already reached a 90 percent vaccination rate, with no COVID-19 epidemic spreading despite an average of 500 sailors changing shifts at domestic ports every day, China's Ministry of Transport revealed on Monday.[More]
Aerial photo taken on July 30, 2021 shows a view of the Gezhouba Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province. Photo/Xinhua China will tap the potential of financial instruments in enhancing environmental protection during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, with c[More]