According to the island's population projections database, Taiwan's population peaked at 23.6 million in 2019 before declining annually, with a slight rebound in 2023. It also projects that the total ...

BANGKOK -- Three Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion on Saturday morning during a patrol operation along the Thai-Cambodian border, the Thai Army said.

GUANGZHOU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- New cases of Chikungunya fever in Foshan, a city in south China's Guangdong Province, have continued to decline thanks to a series of targeted prevention measures, ...

BEIRUT, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli drone attack targeted a vehicle in southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing one Hezbollah member, according to sources and reports. A Lebanese security source told ...

China's Tan Ran and Zhou Xinning advanced to the semifinals and finished 10th overall, matching the country's best-ever result in standard dance at The World Games, first achieved by Shen Hong and ...

China's winning score of 29.230 secured the gold medal ahead of the U.S., with the trio embracing emotionally, draped in the national flag. Israel earned the bronze with 28.480, while Germany narrowly ...

CHENGDU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boat made its debut as an official sport at the World Games on Saturday, with Indonesia claiming the first gold medal in the open 8-seater 2,000m pursuit race.

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted east of Kuril Islands at 1404 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Water Resources activated a Level IV flood-control emergency response on Saturday for five provincial-level regions, as heavy to torrential rains are ...

Zhengding is making headway in this direction. Beyond the culinary delights of its night market, the historic county is also inviting tourists to dress in traditional Chinese attire and savor its ...

LANZHOU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, northwest China's Gansu Province, had left 13 dead and 30 missing as of noon on Saturday, provincial emergency authorities said.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The expansion project of Brunei's Muara Port container terminal is progressing steadily, and is expected to be completed as scheduled by the end of 2027, the ...