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China is planning to raise the retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as society confronts the prospects of a shrinking workforce and an increasingly strained pension system.Aged 55, Dr. Li shows no sign of s

The US Justice Department has blasted tech-giant Apple, for attempting to resist an order to unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino County shooters. It has urged a federal judge to force the Silicon Val

Kabul -- A senior commander of Islamic State (IS) has been killed following a US airstrikes in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, US forces in Afghanistan said in a statement released on Saturday.US Forces-Afghanista

Syrian Arab Red Crescent confirmed that around 100 trucks carrying much-needed food and medicine entered five besieged areas in Syria Wednesday.Three of the areas are being controlled by Syria government forces, while th

China aims to build a digital silk road as it identifies innovation as the driving force to pursue the Belt and Road Initiative, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.The nation will focus on frontier areas such as digital

Now that married couples in China are allowed to have a second child, whether they are willing to do so is essential to the nation's plan of tackling the problems on ageing population and labor force.However, a recen

Two days after the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers went into force, the United States has imposed fresh sanctions on Iranian companies and individuals over links to a ballistic missile test last October.Iran

DES MOINES, the United States - It sounds too abstract to say economic and trade cooperation is the most dynamic and lasting driving force for China-US relations, one of the world's most important bilateral ties.Howe

The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that a military accord with the United States is constitutional. That paves the way for more US forces in the former American colony as tensions simmer in the South China Sea.The 10

The tense situation on the Korean peninsular has intensified after the US flew a B-52 bomber over South Korea on Sunday in a show of force. The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Monday reacted to the incident, urging

The Force Awakens opens across China

CHONGQING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping urged the strengthening of the armed forces through reform, loyalty to the Party and lawfulness when inspecting troops in southwest China this week.President Xi Jinping

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2-R) welcomes US President Donald Trump (L) with a coffee ceremony in the Royal Terminal after he arrived aboard Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in

A member of the U.S. armed forces was killed and two others wounded in southern Afghanistans Helmand province, a fierce battleground between the Taliban insurgents and the U.S.-backed Afghan government forces.The Pentago

The World Economic Forum will hold special discussions on how to implement the Belt and Road Initiative in the best ways to leverage global market forces.The organization plans to include discussions on how to further st