President Xi Jinping emphasized the need for greater capacity among the country's senior officials to prevent and defuse major risks to enable the sustained, healthy development of the economy and social stability.
Unscheduled absences of airport security officers nationwide hit a record 10 percent on Sunday, compared to 3.1 percent one year ago, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Monday.
As partial U.S. government shutdown enters its 31st day on Monday, Americans will be able to visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta on the federal holiday to celebrate King's life and legacy thanks to a private grant.
A recent poll showed Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval has further declined, local media reported on Monday.
The United States and China are expected to work together and communicate better for the prosperity of the two nations and the world, experts and politicians have said.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday held a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart over the situation in Syria, the State Department said in a statement.
"It is impossible that she (Tursun) would have witnessed nine people dying in a crowded cell with more than 50 other women as the (CNN) report said," Hua said.In late November, Tursun traveled to Washington to tell her version of events to the United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
China's A-share market is showing signs of a slow recovery, with the Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.56 percent to close at 2610.51 points on Monday and the Shenzhen Component Index gaining 0.59 percent to close at 7626.24 points.
China's monetary authority will undertake the task to ensure sufficient lending and maintain adequate liquidity, supporting the economy to bottom out this year, investors expected.
In the midst of a complex external environment, China's economy ended 2018 on firm footing, with better quality and improved structure.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday that global expansion has weakened and that the world's economy is expected to grow at 3.5 percent in 2019, and 3.6 percent in 2020.
The United States and China are expected to work together and communicate better for the prosperity of the two nations and the world, experts and politicians have said.
President Xi Jinping emphasized the need for greater capacity among the country's senior officials to prevent and defuse major risks to enable the sustained, healthy development of the economy and social stability.
The death toll from a gasoline pipeline explosion in central Mexico rose to 91 after two more victims died in the hospital, Governor Omar Fayad told local media. "Unfortunately, we have 52 wounded, the vast majority of whom are in very serious condition, with a very bad outlook," he said.
Coding lessons are gaining popularity in China despite an overall fundraising slump in the country's education industry.
Ability-oriented training has become a new frontier for China's skyrocketing online education sector, even though the segment has seen stricter regulations implemented recently.
When Dutch professional wildlife photographer Marsel van Oosten's picture of two golden snub-nosed monkeys resting on an outcrop of rock in the Qinling Mountains won the most recent Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, he became the latest in a long list of shutterbugs to win praise for images taken in China.
Ecological protection efforts in the Tibet autonomous region have presented nomadic herdsmen with a perplexing challenge: what to do when Tibetan wild donkeys are competing for sparse pasture with domesticated yaks.
All major bodies of waters in China are now subject to seasonal fishing bans as the latest fishing moratoriums were approved.
An amusement park that features a giant swing that hurls people over a hundreds-meter-high cliff in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is offering "regret medicine" allowing riders who lose their nerve to stop the launch of the swing.
A first-year graduate student in East China's Jiangxi Province is an accomplished portrait painter but instead of a paint brush he uses a cigarette lighter to gently scorch an image on paper.
To alleviate his 2-year-old son's fear of going to the hospital, a doctor in Northeast China conducted some very successful major surgeries on… fruit.
A woman who posted a picture of a chocolate souvenir she bought in the ancient city of Xi'an likely never imagined the image would start a friendly online war of one-upmanship featuring Terracotta Warriors.
A family in Leshan, Sichuan province, received unwanted attention recently, after a photo of the family hanging a large amount of preserved pork sausages over the balcony fence was posted online.
Video of a man in Southwest China seemingly cooking a steaming hotpot on the hood of a car not only went viral on social media, but also earned him a warning from local traffic police.
A Chinese naval escort fleet, composed of three vessels, has concluded its five-day good-will visit to the Philippines.
China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning might be embarking on a new sea trial on Monday after more than half a year's maintenance and modification. Military experts say the warship will come back not only replenished but also strengthened.
Two pilots have been found and rescued at sea following a collision between two Su-34 fighter jets over the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Two Su-34 jets accidentally collided in Russia's Far East region while performing training flights on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement.
Russian Ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora on Friday dismissed as unfounded the U.S. allegation that Pyongyang acquired Russian missile defense technology, Sputnik reported.
The U.S. government will roll out a new strategy for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by others.
Coding lessons are gaining popularity in China despite an overall fundraising slump in the country's education industry.
Can you imagine going to a movie and having the power to determine how its plot will play out – just by thinking about it? A creative festival in Hong Kong proved this has now become a reality.
The initiative, called We Light and launched in July, is the country's first cooperative project between the police and an enterprise to help those thinking about killing themselves.
German car manufacturers BMW and Daimler are planning to cooperate in the development of autonomous driving systems, the German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Monday.
A new study led by Chinese and American researchers has found that ocean heating in 2018 grew to a record high, surpassing 2017, which was the previous warmest year ever recorded.
A study of Northwestern Medicine found the 10-to-14-year-old children of women who had untreated gestational diabetes are more likely to have pre-diabetes and obesity than children whose mothers did not have higher blood sugar.
The Palace Museum released a set of 24 books Monday aiming to introduce the Twenty-Four Solar Terms to China's younger generation.
An ancient printing technique is in danger of disappearing despite efforts to revitalize it.
A four-volume anthology of modern Chinese lyrics was released in Beijing recently. And it includes lyrics of 1,537 modern Chinese songs from 838 songwriters that were created between 1902 and 2013.
Among over 100 stories exhibited at the Museum of Broken Relationships in Chengdu, one writer muses on forgetting a past lover.
China has launched an annual "Happy Chinese New Year" global celebration campaign as the 2019 Spring Festival draws near.
Kuwait Friday held the International Food Festival in the Ahmadi Governorate, with the participation of embassies from more than 30 countries.
The wait ended in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as Marcello Lippi's squad eked out a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Thailand to reach the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup.
The National Basketball Association's appointment of a milky-faced talent show pop star as the NBA Chinese New Year Celebration Brand Ambassador has sparked a macho backlash among some fans who deem the dainty idol unfit for the role.
On a chilly Sunday morning in Xiamen, stirring music blares from loudspeakers as over 35,000 people limber up for one of the nation's ever-popular marathon race.
This winter, China's tourism and recreation industry is seeing new activities: helicopters rides to go skiing and later eat hotpot food at custom resorts; shooting pictures with reindeer; visits to ice and snow museums.
Intensive vocational training is underway to equip Yanqing residents with the knowledge and skills needed to host an international horticultural expo and the Winter Olympics.
Jian Zihao, username "Uzi" in video game League of Legends (LOL) and member of the Chinese eSports team Royal Never Give Up (RNG), was invited to speak at the 70th anniversary event of the People's Republic of China held by Martian Club and China Daily on Saturday.
A giant panda is seen at the Panda World of Everland, a South Korean theme park located in Yongin, 40 km south of capital Seoul, on Jan. 15, 2019. The Panda World of Everland has opened to public for 1,000 days.
A group of researchers have recently found that giant pandas have particularly clever tooth enamel, which can recover its structure and geometry to counteract early stages of damage.
The second giant panda born in Malaysia celebrated her first birthday at the Malaysian national zoo on Monday. The baby giant panda is the second offspring of her parents Xing Xing and Liang Liang who arrived in Malaysia in 2014.
The Japanese people want Xiang Xiang to stay, and are asking for her stay to be extended.
A giant panda rests in an air-conditioned room at the Beijing Zoo, Jan. 10, 2019, as the city's temperatures continued to drop.
Since last December, Chinese researchers have been working on a project to manage bamboo forests that used to grow naturally in Sichuan province in order to increase the number of plants and help giant pandas return to nature.
Being a teacher is not an easy job, and the groups just make our work harder." A file photo of students on the way to school.In reality, however, these groups are simply a means for teachers to tell parents "Do as you are told." They are not channels for parents to file complaints or challenge decisions.
After nine years working to protect Siberian tigers in northeastern China's Jilin province, ranger Yang Jun says courage and passion, rather than knowledge and skills, are the most important qualities needed for the job.
