Xi'an evolving into a hub for high-quality development and business innovation

To stimulate market players' vitality, social creativity and economic growth, Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, has exerted great efforts to boost advancement in mass entrepreneurship and innovation, or shuangchuang, amid the tide of the nation's plan to drive high-quality development.

EU trying to save Iran nuclear deal

The European Union is trying to salvage the landmark Iran nuclear agreement after Iran threatened to breach the deal this week and even quit the agreement if other parties cannot honor their obligations.

Knowledge City becoming highland for biopharmaceuticals sector in Bay Area

The China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, a State-level project between the two countries, is raising efforts to grow in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

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Trump, Kim may hold third summit

SEOUL - The United States is in behind-the-scene talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea over a possible third summit, and has proposed working-level negotiations that have been stalled since a Hanoi meeting ended without any agreement in February, Republic of Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday.

Head of US border agency resigns amid uproar over migrant children

HOUSTON, Texas - The acting head of US Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, resigned on Tuesday amid an uproar over the discovery of migrant children being held in pitiful conditions at one of the agency's stations in Texas.

Bacterial infection kills 12 in UK

Twelve people have died in an outbreak of a rare bacterial infection that has spread in the southeast county of Essex in the United Kingdom.

Robots to replace 20m jobs, worsening inequality

WASHINGTON - Robots are expected to take over more than 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending a trend of worsening social inequality while boosting overall economic output, a new study shows.

Pompeo meets Indian leaders amid rising trade tensions

NEW DELHI - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Indian counterpart downplayed growing disagreements over trade and tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that the two nations can work through the issues.

Joint efforts urged for global growth

BEIJING/TOKYO - Ahead of the two-day G20 summit in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, the international community is calling for joint efforts by major economies to help maintain global growth as the world is increasingly threatened by protectionism.

Turkey to receive first S-400 in July

MOSCOW - Russia will make first delivery of its S-400 air defense systems to Turkey in July, Russian news agencies cited the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport as saying on Wednesday, in accordance with the earlier-stated plans.

Japan fights waste ahead of summit

In a country where cleanliness and neat packaging have long been considered good service, almost everything, from single bananas to individual pieces of vegetables, pastries, pens and cosmetics is sold plastic-wrapped.