Poll: 'Yellow vest' protests must stop

Six out of ten French people favor an end to weekly protests orchestrated by the yellow vest movement, which has turned to social rebellion against French President Emmanuel Macron's leadership, according to a poll released on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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737 Max jetliner pushes Boeing earnings down

Problems stemming from the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max aircraft drove Boeing's net earnings down 13 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the first quarter of 2018, the company said on Wednesday in its quarterly earnings report.

Serbia's first industrial park to break ground

Serbia's first industrial park will break ground this year with the aim of hosting global companies tapping into central and eastern Europe markets, thanks to China's Belt and Road Initiative, said Nenad Popovic, Serbia's minister responsible for innovation and technology.

From modest beginnings, Weichai Power becomes a diversified conglomerate

Weichai Power, headquartered in Weifang, East China's Shandong province, has transformed itself from a small regional State-owned diesel combustion engine producer into a diversified global conglomerate with a strong presence in fields such as heavy-duty trucks, transmissions, forklifts, hydraulic parts and automatic logistics systems, after being listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for 15 years.

Analysts warn of rise in extremism

For three minutes, the whole nation of Sri Lanka stopped everything to observe a nationwide silence on Tuesday to remember the more than 320 victims of the Easter Sunday blasts.

More than 50 feared dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine

YANGON, Myanmar - More than 50 people are feared killed after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping, local police said on Tuesday, the latest deadly accident in a notoriously dangerous industry, Agence France-Press reported.

UK sees spike in Channel crossings

Warmer weather in the United Kingdom has been accompanied by a sharp rise in the number of people attempting to enter the country illegally.

Kremlin: DPRK's Kim to meet Putin in Russia on Thursday

The Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un will meet in Russia's Far East on Thursday, According to Agence France-Presse.

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Ukraine's Zelensky wins presidential vote

Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian with no political experience other than playing the role of president in a TV show, won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election, with near-complete official counting results showing he has won 73.15 percent of the vote.

EU urges Washington to adopt privacy law

The European Union's top privacy official has called on the United States government to adopt a European-style of tough new privacy law as a precursor to broader talks between Brussels and Washington on sharing of data by big business.