The number of unemployed people fell to 2.91 million, extending the decline after exceeding 3 million in August for the first time in a decade. "The usual autumn upturn has so far been rather subdued, ...

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and New Zealand agreed to lift bilateral ties to a "comprehensive strategic partnership," according to the South Korean presidential office on ...

LJUBLJANA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia has confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) this year, detected in a mute swan, the country's Administration for Food Safety, ...

BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 46 km southeast of Fox River, the U.S. state of Alaska, at 1733 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

RIYADH, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China has played a major role in facilitating the Middle East's economic diversification, and local markets are looking forward to deeper cooperation with the world's ...

During the APEC Ministerial Meeting, co-chaired by South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo, the ministers sought to reach common ground on how they assess the current ...

BERLIN, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Germany slowed to 2.3 percent in October, down slightly from 2.4 percent in September, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Federal ...

JERUSALEM, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews filled the streets of Jerusalem on Thursday to protest government plans to expand military conscription in their community ...

NAIROBI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 Africa Championship of Chinese Cuisine, the first of its kind on the continent, was held Thursday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, highlighting the deepening ...