DUBAI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is a "forward-looking project," and the launch of its special customs operations signals progress towards a high-standard free trade ...

KABUL, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- One commuter lost his life and 10 others sustained injuries after a mini-bus turned turtle in the western Afghan province of Badghis on Thursday, provincial police ...

TOKYO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A kindergarten in Kyoto Prefecture is under investigation after 133 children were mistakenly given cakes with plastic chocolate decorations to eat during a school activity, ...

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's lottery ticket sales rose 1.7 percent year on year to 575.62 billion yuan (about 81.55 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 11 months of the year, data from the ...

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday that it has received and approved applications from some Chinese exporters for general export licenses for rare earth-related ...

TOKYO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell on Thursday, dragged down by heavyweight technology shares amid growing concern over the outlook for massive artificial intelligence (AI) investment in the ...