MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a 250-million-U.S.-dollar policy-based loan to strengthen Bangladesh's social protection system.

MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a 250-million-U.S.-dollar policy-based loan to help Pakistan drive sustainable investments in ...

According to Zhu Wei, director of the Coordination Department at the Nanjing Development and Reform Commission, Nanjing ...

BAGHDAD, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani held a phone call with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to discuss security coordination between the two nations ...

DHAKA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government has set an ambitious goal to expand the country's tree cover from 22.37 percent to 25 percent and forest coverage from 14.1 percent to 16 percent ...

BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on ...

COLOMBO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka will establish 10 new botanical gardens in identified districts of the country, based on its climatic conditions, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told ...

BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The second China-Russia Library Forum, themed on the application of artificial intelligence in libraries, concluded in Beijing on Wednesday.

BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with deputy speakers of the National Assembly of Serbia Marina Ragus and Snezana ...

ADEN, Yemen, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Six Yemeni government soldiers, including a high-ranking officer, were killed and several others wounded in a "massive" Houthi attack on government positions in the ...

NAIROBI, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank, United Nations agencies, and regional organizations have called for more investment in water management as the climate crisis is heightening water stress in ...

BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Special Envoy of Cuban President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Wednesday at the Great Hall of People ...