Tag: Xinhua News Agency
Tropical Storm Tapah makes landfall in southern China, forcing evacuations and school closures
HONG KONG (AP) — Schools closed, flights were disrupted and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week
BEIJING (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to…
Typhoon Kajiki drenches southern China’s Hainan island and heads toward Vietnam
BEIJING (AP) — Strong winds and heavy rain whipped southern China's Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong…
Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers
BEIJING (AP) — The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in China has killed…
Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibet as 60 years of Chinese rule celebrated
China’s President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Tibet to mark the 60th anniversary of the…
China’s Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule there
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet on Wednesday to mark…