#xinhua news agency

Collection of xinhua news agency news, found 158 news.

Four candidates confirmed in Singapore presidential election

The candidacy of four people, all surnamed Tan, were officially confirmed on Wednesday for presidential elections in ...

Hundreds evacuated after China quake: state media

Hundreds of people have been forced to evacuate after a shallow earthquake damaged their homes in the far western ...

At least 16 die in East China highspeed train crash

At least 16 people died when a high-speed train smashed into a stalled train in front of it in China`s eastern ...

Four dead in police station clash in China`s Xinjiang

At least four people including a police officer were killed when a crowd attacked a police station in China`s restive ...

Hong Kong T.V. apologises for reporting Jiang death

A Hong Kong broadcaster made a public apology Thursday and said it had withdrawn an inaccurate report that former ...

China says Jiang death reports 'pure rumour'

China`s official media said Thursday that reports claiming former president Jiang Zemin had died were "pure rumour", ...

China, Vietnam to resolve maritime row: report

China and Vietnam have pledged to resolve a row over competing South China Sea territorial claims "peacefully", ...

China floods kill 24, force 100.000 to evacuate

Heavy rain drenched a swathe of what had been drought-gripped southern and eastern China, killing 24 people and ...

N. Korea leader celebrated "successful" China trip

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his son and heir apparent celebrated the "successful" outcome of his trip to China ...

Four killed, 17 missing in China landslide: report

Rescue workers have recovered four bodies after a rain-triggered landslide at a quarry in south China but 17 people ...

China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan complete anti-terror drills

China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have conducted a joint anti-terror exercise in northwest China, Xinhua reported on ...

China, central Asian countries hold anti-terror 'drril:

China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan conducted a joint anti-terror drill in the restive western region Xinjiang, where ...

President Yudhoyono calls for save-electricity-fuel movements in regions

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all regional heads to join a movement to save fuel and electricity to ...

China detects low levels of radiation on spinach

Chinese authorities have detected extremely low levels of radiation from Japan`s crippled nuclear power plant on ...

Can Shaolin temple save Chinese footbal?

China`s celebrated Shaolin Temple is training young kungfu disciples to play football in the far-off hope of reversing ...