TOKYO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan on Friday raised its policy interest rate to 0.5 percent from 0.25 percent, in line with market expectations and marking another step to unwind its ...

People visit the Dunhuang Art Festival at Wellington College of Technology in Wellington, New Zealand, Jan. 23, 2025. The exhibition was organized by the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand. (Photo by Meng ...

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 3 pips to 7.1705 against the U.S. dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign ...

MANILA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' total external trade in goods fell by 1.9 percent in December 2024 to 15.45 billion U.S. dollars from 15.75 billion dollars in December 2023, the ...

According to the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Sichuan has nearly 50 snow and ice tourism areas and 16 key ski resorts, attracting numerous tourists and snow sports enthusiasts ...

TOKYO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan's consumer price index (CPI) for December 2024, excluding volatile fresh food items, reached 109.6, up 3 percent year-on-year, government data showed Friday.

SINGAPORE, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Friday a slight easing of its monetary policy, marking the first such move since 2020 and the first adjustment in ...

An article in The Wall Street Journal, citing sources close to Trump, reported Tuesday that the U.S. president wants to renegotiate the USMCA by leveraging tariff increases on Mexico and Canada. The ...

MADRID, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona has announced that Uruguayan central defender Ronald Araujo has signed a new contract until the end of June 2031.

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange ...

TURIN, Italy, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese skaters delivered a thrilling performance in the men's 5000m short track speed skating relay final on the last day of the Torino 2025 FISU World University ...

Exposing mammals bred in captivity to natural predators before releasing them into the wild can improve their chances of survival, Australian research has found. In a study published on Friday by the ...