TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan logged 21.5 million foreign visitors in the first half of 2025, passing the 20-million line at a record pace, data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization ...

DAMASCUS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday amid drone activity over the capital amid reports of an Israeli drone attack on a defense authority's he ...

JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel bombed Damascus on Wednesday, targeting the entrance gate of the Syrian military headquarters compound in the capital, the Israeli military said in a statement. E ...

HONG KONG, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A collection of articles on education by Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with two other books featuring his thoughts and stories -- all in traditional Chinese ...

Researchers have found that not just making eye contact, but when and how it's done, fundamentally shapes how we understand others, including robots, according to a statement from the HAVIC Lab (Human ...

HONG KONG, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Air traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) experienced solid growth in the fiscal year 2024/25, with double-digit increases in passenger and cargo throughput ...

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's so-called "10 lectures on unity" are a patchwork of fallacious "Taiwan independence" rhetoric full of lies, a mainland spokesperson said on ...

GAZA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-one Palestinians were killed on Wednesday morning near an aid distribution center in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, said Gaza-based health authorities.

TOKYO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks edged down Wednesday as many investors refrained from trading actively ahead of the House of Councillors election on the weekend. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock ...

SINGAPORE, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) showed modest resilience in the second quarter of 2025, navigating challenging economic conditions and global ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) ...

Iraq has witnessed an increasing number of drone attacks recently. On Tuesday morning, a drone hit the Sarsang oil field in Duhok province without causing casualties. On Monday, an explosive-laden ...