Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) continued Tuesday to expand its military presence in the war-ravaged Arab country, defying repeated calls by the internationally-recognized government to withdraw its forces from the strategic provinces of Hadramout and Al-Mahrah, a military official told Xinhua.


Militia Group STC Expands Presence in Yemen

Chinese state media Xinhua has launched 'digital collectibles' and decided to jump on the non-fungible token (NFT) bandwagon. In a bid to boost blockchain technology, the news agency will issue a digital media photo collection via NFTs.

Chinese state media Xinhua launches 'digital collectibles' and NFTs

Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue's study in Beijing, tokens of China's mania for "blind boxes" that has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power.

'Blind box' craze grips China's youth and mints toymakers a fortune

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signaled plans to free up more cash for the country's banking system in a bid to boost lending to small businesses as leaders look to kick start the world's number two economy.

China set to boost lending to small businesses to kick start economy

China announced on Monday the establishment of a national oil and gas pipeline company in a move intended to boost competition, the Xinhua state news agency said.

China sets up national oil, gas pipe firm in drive to 'boost competition': Report

When Beijing said this week that it saw the "first signs of terrorism" among Hong Kong's young pro-democracy protesters, it marked an ominous step in a progression of escalating rhetoric.

From silence to 'terrorism': Beijing's evolving rhetoric on Hong Kong

As many as 56 Taliban terrorists, including seven group commanders, were killed and 30 others sustained injuries in an operation carried out by Afghan forces in the country`s northern province of Baghlan on Tuesday.

56 Taliban terrorists, including 7 group commanders killed in Afghanistan

Huawei Technologies on Friday released its first 5G phone in China and said it would soon launch smart TVs equipped with its Hongmeng operating system. Huawei, which is grappling with sanctions from Washington that threaten to cut its access to US technology and components, on Friday rolled out the Mate 20 X 5G phone for the China market with a price tag of 6199 yuan ($901).

Huawei rolls out 5G phone and flags first Hongmeng device

American delivery firm FedEx Corp likely withheld more than 100 packages of Huawei, a report said, while the Chinese tech giant also blamed US-listed Flex for seizing its goods, as Sino-US tensions further strain business ties.

Huawei's ties with partners FedEx, Flex fray on US-China tensions

At least ten people lost their lives after being struck by lightning across three districts in Bangladesh on Saturday. Most of the people who died were farmworkers in the districts of Pabna, Mymensingh, and Chuadanga, according to Xinhua.

Ten dead after being struck by lightning in Bangladesh

Pollution increased in some of China's major lakes, rivers and reservoirs in the first quarter even though the country's overall water quality improved, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, citing the environment ministry.

China's water quality improvements 'imbalanced' in first quarter: Report

Twenty children were wounded in an attack at an elementary school in Beijing Tuesday with three suffering serious injuries, local authorities said, as state-run media reported that the assailant used a hammer.

Beijing: Man attacks schoolchildren with hammer, wounds 20

China's top policymakers Friday signalled more support for the economy next year with tax cuts and other policy measures as a bruising battle on debt and a trade war with the US have weighed on growth.

China signals more support for economy next year with tax cuts

'The two sides reached a consensus, will not fight a trade war, and will stop increasing tariffs on each other," Xinhua reported Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He as saying

China-US agree to abandon trade war, not raise tariffs: Xinhua

President Donald Trump has threatened a new round of tariffs on $100 billion worth of Chinese products that could target mobile phones, computers and other consumer goods. China retaliated against an initial round of US tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese exports

China's Premier Li says open to trade negotiations with United States

Aamir's 'Secret Superstar' was released on January 19 and has topped the Chinese box-office for five days since then

Success of Aamir's films can warm Sino-India ties: Chinese media

Lack of transparency around the crackdown could mean an opportunity for President Xi Jinping to eliminate political enemies, say critics

Ex-Chinese President's close aide gets lifer over graft charges

Officials believe an oil leak caused by the bus crashing into a roadside guard rail may have caused the fire

30 dead after bus catches fire in central China

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