Performers wearing light-decorated costumes are seen during the Festival of Lights in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 30, ...

A woman chooses holiday decorations at a Christmas market at the Old Town Square in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Nov. 30, ...

-- China has streamlined its visa application process. Measures include a 34-percent cut in the number of items on the application form, the removal of the appointment requirement at all embassies, ...

KIEV/MOSCOW, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced his readiness to end the "hot phase" of the conflict with Russia in exchange for Ukraine's membership in the North ...

NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Chennai as cyclone Fengal made landfall along the coastal lines of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, ...

China and Pakistan have launched many collaborative programs focused on hybrid rice. A Pakistani student is studying rice planting technologies in China, aiming to play a role in strengthening future ...

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The China-Russia joint strategic air patrol was carried out as part of the two militaries' annual cooperation plan, which does not target any third party and has nothing to ...

BUCHAREST, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Romanian voters cast ballots for a new parliament on Sunday, shortly after the dark horse independent candidate Calin Georgescu's lead in the first round of the ...

NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least seven Naxals were killed Sunday in a fierce gunfight with government forces in the southern Indian state of Telangana, police said.

What's new about the Long March-12 carrier rocket launched on Saturday night at China's first commercial space launch site? Here's an explainer.

China has implemented visa exemption policies for 38 countries since the end of last year. The easing of visa policies has facilitated travel to China and enhanced international exchange.

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a macaque earlier this year, achieving organ function for more than six months.