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Chinese authorities announced on Thursday that the country will fully leverage the role of the retail industry in expanding domestic demand, as the world's second-largest economy seeks to give a boost to consumption and jobs over the next five years by accelerating this sector's innovative

The death toll from the earthquakes that struck Venezuela has climbed to 3,889, with 16,740 people injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Thursday.Rodriguez said on social media that the two powerful earthquakes that hit the country on June 24 have also left 17,907

Relatives of the bride present several sheep to the newlyweds to congratulate them on their wedding in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2026. This summer, happiness filled the air around the home of herdsman Duri Jarman. His youngest

Chinese and Russian naval vessels on Thursday started to carry out live-force, live-fire maritime drills in designated areas near the city of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.The drills are part of the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise, which began on Monday and consists of three phases: force

The eastern Chinese provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian on Thursday raised the typhoon emergency response to Level III as Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, moves closer to the country.The Zhejiang provincial flood control headquarters has ordered to closely monitor the typhoon, and improve

Twenty-eight people have been killed following a fire at a shoe factory in Jinjiang City, east China's Fujian Province, on Thursday, local authorities said.

China's National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, together with multiple ministries and local governments, convened a joint consultation to assess the track of Ty-phoon Bavi, and coordinate flood and typhoon prevention efforts, China's Central Televi-sion (CCTV) News reported.

Lithuania's new Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius recently presented his government's policy agenda to parliament, outlining a program focused on defense, civil resilience and a recalibration of foreign policy toward China, which some media outlets described as a shift after years of strained