Having just completed his 29th summer harvest season, 50-year-old Song Zhijie has spent nearly three decades working in agricultural machinery operations. Looking back on a dust-covered and sweat-soaked summer harvest in 1997, he paused for a moment, reflecting on how far things have come. "Back th»»»

Beijing: The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged “all out” rescue efforts. Dramatic video shared by state broadcaster CCTV showed a torrent of mudd»»»

July 7 (UPI) -- A Chinese court has sentenced a former executive deputy director of a government management committee to death for taking bribes worth more than $323.7 million in property over a 30-year period. Yang Youlin, the 69-year-old former executive deputy director of the Nanjing Economic an»»»

New Delhi: Indian officials said Friday they had taken down two smartphone apps following reports that some e-rickshaws could be remotely shut down, exploiting a security gap in the budget vehicles. Many e-rickshaws, the battery-powered version of the popular mode of transportation in India, often »»»

Dubai: The UAE is restoring crude oil exports to near-record levels following disruption caused by the recent regional conflict, with alternative export routes and infrastructure helping maintain supplies to rest of the world. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply»»»

Doha: Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ), Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani, met with Executive Vice President & CEO of BYD, Stella Li, to explore opportunities for future cooperation in advanced manufacturing and innovation within Qatar’s free zones. The meetin»»»

Doha, Qatar: BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of New Energy Vehicles, has reached a new agreement to be the Official Automotive Partner of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) and the Khaleeji 27 tournament. The announcement marks BYD's first official sponsorship of a major Gulf footb»»»

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish Egypt’s first wind turbine manufacturing plant and develop a 2-gigawatt (GW) wind power project in the Gulf of Suez, marking a significant step towards localising renewable energy tech»»»

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday warned of "serious consequences" if governments fail to step up regulation of artificial intelligence as he addressed the World Economic Forum in Dalian, known as the "summer Davos". The world risks "losing control" of frontier technology such as artificial int»»»