YANGON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Sagaing region, Myanmar, at about 11:26 a.m. local time on Friday, the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) reported.

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 24 people lost their lives and 15 others sustained injuries in rain-triggered incidents across Pakistan in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management ...

New Zealand's Minister for Agriculture, Trade and Investment Todd McClay said the latest 5 percent tariff hike, raising the minimum rate for certain countries to 15 percent, was posing significant ...

As of Friday morning, several major rivers, including Kharaa, Eruu, Tuul, Terelj, have surpassed warning levels by 35 cm to 50 cm, the agency said, adding that water levels of these rivers are ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has recorded a 48.2 percent rise in the number of Chinese tourists in the first seven months of 2025, said the Ministry of Tourism's latest report released on ...

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's textile exports surged by over 32 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year 2025-2026, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, ...

BANGKOK, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's criminal court on Friday acquitted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on royal defamation charges over his remarks to foreign media a decade ago. The ...

MOSCOW, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian perfume and cosmetics retailer Golden Apple will enter the Chinese market in 2026 with the opening of a store and the launch of online sales in Shanghai, the ...

The China Coast Guard on Friday urged the Philippines to immediately stop all infringement activities, provocations and false accusations, vowing to carry out law enforcement activities in accordance ...

MANILA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Friday that it has approved up to 410 million U.S. dollars in financing for the Reko Diq copper-gold mine in Pakistan.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China welcomes Shehbaz to visit China and looks forward to working with Pakistan and all ...

YANGON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 37.1 kg of heroin in eastern Shan state, the state-owned daily Myanma Alinn reported on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police ...