Kyrgyzstan's rail freight volume reaches record high in 2025
BISHKEK, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The volume of rail freight transport in Kyrgyzstan in 2025 exceeded 10 million tonnes, reaching a record high in the history of the country's railway system, the state railway company Kyrgyz Temir Zholu reported Tuesday.
Leading central bankers voice full solidarity with U.S. Fed amid Trump pressure
FRANKFURT, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A group of major central bank governors said on Tuesday that they fully support the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and its chair Jerome Powell, following an escalation in the Trump administration's confrontation with the Fed.
Cameroon signs agreement with Chinese constructor to enhance professionalism in university
YAOUNDE, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cameroon's Ministry of Higher Education on Tuesday signed a framework partnership agreement with China First Highway Engineering Co., Ltd. (CFHEC) to promote professionalism in university education and improve graduate employability.
French regulator says some crypto firms unresponsive as EU licence deadline approaches
PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Nearly a third of crypto companies without an EU licence in France are still to tell the regulator whether they intend to get the licence required under new EU rules or will cease operating by July, the country's markets regulator warned on Tuesday.
Scientists create framework to detect extreme underwater darkness events
WELLINGTON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A New Zealand-led study has created the first framework to detect short but intense underwater darkness events, or "marine darkwaves," that can harm marine ecosystems.
Zimbabwe's foreign currency earnings rise to 16.2 bln USD in 2025
HARARE, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's foreign currency earnings rose to 16.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, up from 13.3 billion dollars in 2024, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mushayavanhu said Tuesday.
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Jan. 13
MANILA -- The death toll from a landfill landslide in the central Philippine city of Cebu climbed to 13, authorities said on Tuesday.
Feature: Namibian TV host finds new creative horizons in Beijing
WINDHOEK, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- As China-Africa relations continue to deepen, more young Africans are choosing China as a destination to study, create and connect across cultures.
Meta mulls doubling output of Ray-Ban glasses by year end, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Meta and EssilorLuxottica are considering doubling the production capacity of their artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to 20 million units annually by the end of this year, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
Musk's X recovers after outage hits thousands globally
Jan 13 (Reuters) - An X outage eased on Tuesday after thousands of users worldwide reported issues with accessing the social media platform, according to Downdetector.com.
