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Grammy winning U.S. composer and conductor Eric Whitacre hopes to revisit China "as soon as possible" as Chinese audiences are amongst "the most passionate audiences" that he has ever seen.
The sharp decrease in the issuance of U.S. visas to Russian citizens is a deliberate move by Washington to exert more pressure on Moscow and will possibly result in the suspension of direct flights between the two countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Aerial photo taken on April 18, 2018 shows Kanbula national park in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
Over the past 30 years, maritime sports have developed rapidly in Hainan, ranging from the traditional sailing and windsurfing to the emerging new sports such as kite surfing and diving.
A Chinese air force formation conducted island patrols recently during a training exercise with an aim of improving the ability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, an air force spokesperson confirmed Thursday.
An international team of researchers has found that diamond, the strongest of all natural materials, can bend and stretch much like rubber and snap back to its original shape.
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp said on Friday that it won't accept the United States' ban on the company, calling it "extremely unfair".
Moscow on Thursday accused British secret services of poisoning ex-spy Sergei Skripal in order to discredit Russia.
Over the past four decades, the southern Chinese city Shenzhen has been the vanguard in Beijing’s efforts to liberalize China's economy. But the city’s growth model has changed several times.
A kangaroo at an animal park in South China died after being pelted with jagged stones by visitors, while another was injured in a separate incident days later.
Plastic is a material human use in more products than they know, from the permanent to the disposable. Yet as recyclable and reusable as people think it is, plastic is one of China’s top pollutants.
Cuba got a new president on Thursday as Miguel Diaz-Canel, who had been first vice-president, assumed the reins as the successor to outgoing president Raul Castro in a historic generational change for the first time in almost six decades.
China on Thursday voiced support for a possible peace treaty between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) at an early date.
An aviation brigade of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force held a live-fire exercise off the country's southeastern coast on Wednesday, according to a statement from the PLA Ground Force.
The White House on Thursday denied that Secretary of Defense James Mattis had advised U.S. President Donald Trump against striking Syria before seeking Congress sanction.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry has returned to France the Legion d'Honneur granted to President Bashar al-Assad in 2001, according to the Syrian Presidency media office.
A police investigation is underway after four masked men broke into a museum in the city of Bath in Southwest England and stole valuable Chinese artifacts.
A South China base for deep-sea research vessels is under discussion and pending approval for completion in Hainan Province by 2019, project organizers said on Thursday.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism will continue to regulate the order of the tourism market, and will take stronger action against the problems nationwide, the ministry said in a statement Thursday.
A reform plan for the Central School of Communist Youth League (CYL) of China has been published by the general offices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council.
A government action plan addressing air pollution in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has achieved better-than-expected results, the country's top environmental authority said on Thursday.
St. Petersburg in Russia is partnering up with Alibaba's Alipay to attract more Chinese tourists.
East China's Nanjing city announced measures to limit the number of taxis and for-hire vehicles Thursday.
China is reviewing U.S. smartphone chip supplier Qualcomm's bid to acquire its Dutch rival chipmaker NXP Semiconductors based on anti-trust laws, the country's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday.
After two years of efforts to enhance cyber security, China's internet has been significantly purified, with citizens' interests better safeguarded.
The speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of Hainan Province and the Hainan Special Economic Zone has been published.
A survey on reading habits shows that Chinese adults read nearly eight books on average last year and children and teens under 17 read nearly nine.
China will send 19 peacekeeping police officers to South Sudan and Cyprus to carry out UN peacekeeping missions, according to the Ministry of Public Security on Thursday.
Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should stand on high alert against "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, said a mainland spokesperson on Thursday.
Venture capital and private equity fundraising had an almost 75 percent year-on-year drop in the first quarter of this year; however, strong investment is still flowing into the internet, information technology and manufacturing industries.
Queen Elizabeth told the heads of more than 50 states Thursday that she wants the heir to the British throne, her eldest son Prince Charles, to succeed her as head of the Commonwealth.
The ban launched by the United States on Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp has caused market worries about the trade and investment environment in the U.S., the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said on Thursday that the multilateral lender would increase lending to lower middle-income countries over time.
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Thursday urged policymakers to steer clear of all protectionist measures amid rising trade tensions between the United States and its major trading partners.
A Chinese air force formation conducted island patrols recently during a training exercise with an aim of improving the ability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, an air force spokesperson confirmed Thursday.
A team of researchers in Hong Kong is working on an application that will draw on artificial intelligence and big data to guide people away from air pollution hot spots.
Upgraded security will protect an exhibition featuring some of China's famed Terracotta Warriors in Cincinnati, Ohio, after one of the artifacts was damaged at a U.S. exhibition last year.
It is time for China to promote research and development in and the application of homegrown chips in various sectors either by leveraging government procurement plans or giving tax rebates to innovative local semiconductor companies.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he hoped his May or early June summit with the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea would be a success, and that there would have lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The impact of Sino-U.S. trade friction on China's balance of international payments is "overall controllable".
China will ban the import of 32 types of solid waste, as part of its latest move to reduce environmental pollution, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Thursday.
China has always opposed the easy use of force in international relations and the tension in Syria should be eased as soon as possible, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday called on Australia to learn to listen to other countries' voices.
Chinese cinemagoers watched many more documentaries in 2017 thanks to high-profile productions and new online promotions.
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Miguel Diaz-Canel on his election as the new Cuban president in a message on Thursday.
China said on Thursday that unilateralism and trade protectionism will inevitably harm others without benefiting oneself as the global economy is deeply integrated.
China and Turkey should maintain high-level exchanges and deepen strategic mutual trust, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over phone on Thursday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed on Thursday to further promote the "Golden Era" of bilateral ties between the two sides.
Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has introduced three smart pedestrian crossings to increase the safety of pedestrians, the city's traffic police said Wednesday.
Chinese courts will step up the judicial protection of cultural relics and severely punish theft, illegal excavating and resale, damaging, and smuggling of cultural relics, sources with the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Thursday.
Nanozymes, nanomaterials with intrinsic enzyme-like activities, have been widely used in cancer diagnosis in recent years, but controlling their performance in treating a target tumor cell remains a challenge.
Ke Jie, one of the world's best Go players, will compete against another artificial intelligence Go program, China's Golaxy, on April 27 in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian province, according to chinanews.com.
Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has issued license plates for self-driving vehicles owned by seven automakers for public road testing on Wednesday.
The Queen Elizabeth 2 is moored off the Mideast city-state of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2018.
Chinese commercial banks reported a significant drop in net foreign exchange sales in the first quarter as cross-border capital flows remained balanced and stable, the country's forex regulator said Thursday.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that a dramatic change is going on in the Korean Peninsula citing the successive summits between the two Koreas and between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
A view of the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 18, 2018.
The Russian Defense Ministry said a military satellite has been sent into space early Thursday.
Local police have installed lines of yellow poles on two sides of a zebra crossing, which can spray water on pedestrians who ignore red lights. The system also gives the warning of "please obey traffic rules."
Tulips beneath stars in night sky in Konya, Turkey, April 18, 2018.
China's civil aviation authorities have allowed ticket prices on 1,030 domestic air routes to be set based on the market.
A total of 73.3 percent of respondents agreed that making divorce procedures more complex could help save more marriages, according to a survey released by the China Youth Daily Thursday.
Members of Bolivia's Special Fighting Force Against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) guard 582 kg of cocaine hydrochloride, seized from a ranch -where allegedly was due to be refined- in the locality of Guayaramerin, in the northeastern border with Brazil, April 17, 2018.
China does not want to see World Trade Organization trade remedy measures abused or used for protectionism, the country's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
One of China's most polluted cities may need 1,000 giant air purifiers capable of reducing by 15 percent PM2.5 concentrations within 10 square kilometers.
China ranks first in a survey conducted in three African nations about relations with other countries, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
China's famed Terracotta Warriors will open a four-month set in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday, albeit under some tighter security.
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will be in Washington this week to lobby against US President Donald Trump's plans to slap punitive tariffs on China's exports.
A Starbucks coffee cup is seen close to a Starbucks coffee shop in Washington. Starbucks will close 8,000 company-owned U.S. cafes for the afternoon on May 29 so 175,000 employees can undergo racial tolerance training in response to protests and calls for boycotts after the arrest of two black men waiting in a Philadelphia store.
Mount Kirishima on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu erupted on Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Wen Wei's ongoing solo exhibition at Shanghai's Duoyunxuan Gallery shows ink paintings that are themed on classic Chinese literature, displaying the artist's salute to aesthetic and cultural values held dear by ancient scholars.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Thursday that it will impose provisional anti-dumping measures on chlorobutyl rubber imported from the United States, the European Union, and Singapore.
China's anti-dumping measures on U.S. sorghum will not have a great impact on China, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday.
A painter demonstrates the making of a thangka painting during an exhibition at the Qinghai Art Museum in Xining City, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 18, 2018.
China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announced Thursday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution.
Technology giants, including Tencent and JD.com, plan to invest 3 billion yuan (US$476 million) in Leshi's smart TV and online video business to relieve its capital shortage, the Shenzhen-listed firm said today.
A 1.9-meter-long sturgeon is caught in the Yalu River in Dandong City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 17, 2018.
The remains of a large building dating back around 2,000 years have been discovered in an ancient city site in northeast China's Liaoning Province, local authorities said Thursday.
The mountain, where the swing was installed, is famous for its height and the magnificent view of a "clouds sea" facing it. Tourists could also experience a breathtaking tightrope walk and chute-sliding while enjoying the natural beauty.
Chinese singer and actor Wang Junkai was designated a UN Environment National Goodwill Ambassador in Beijing on Wednesday.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council Wednesday heatedly debated a new report on the alleged nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain, with some members asking to identify and apprehend the perpetrators and others urging restraint.
A competition to flip a heavy tyre is held on a glass-bottom bridge in the Shiniuzhai National Geological Park in Pingjiang County, Central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2018.
China will get a first-hand look at “the Process” next season when the Philadelphia 76ers play two preseason games there against the Dallas Mavericks.
A French man has become the first person in the world to have two face transplants, according to media reports.
Food tastes tend to grow more specific and diverse amid Asian population shifts, rapid urbanization and lifestyle changes, said Isabelle Esser, executive vice president for food research and development at Unilever, in a keynote speech on Wednesday.
Chinese short video platforms promised to increase manpower in content review and overhaul their services, after the country's authority moved to straighten out irregularities with popular livestreaming and short video websites and applications to create a clean online environment.
The Shan-Shaan Guildhall was co-built by merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces who then lived in Sheqi County in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The Guildhall possesses a style of Chinese imperial architectures.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that high-level talks have started between officials of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as he will probably meet DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un in May or early June outside the U.S..
Britain's armed forces are suffering their biggest staffing crisis in years, with the vital area of intelligence analysis being one of the worst affected sections.
China’s new high-speed railway for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is at a critical stage in construction.
China's first in-flight first aid handbook was released in Shanghai on Wednesday to guide flight attendants and passengers in dealing with mid-air emergencies.
Though the dust raised by the joint Western airstrikes on Syria is settling, its shockwaves continue to ripple through the European continent.
A survey of reading habits shows adult Chinese read 7.78 books a year on average, and children and teenagers under 17 read 8.81 books, according to survey results released on Wednesday in Beijing.
China Thursday officially inaugurated the China Media Group as part of its wide-ranging institutional reshuffle.
The first batch of BYD K9 battery electric buses manufactured by Chinese automaker BYD Auto have been delivered to Auckland, New Zealand, a Taiwan-based newspaper reported.
Wes Anderson's stylish new film about a pack of stranded dogs draws inspiration from Japanese masters such as Akira Kurosawa.
Though repeating a lie creates the illusion of truth, yet myths, unlike the plain truth which is sustained by fact, can't stand the test of time.
In geographical terms, Chile marks the farthest point from China, but the two countries have succeeded in forging a free trade agreement (FTA) that has brought them closer, and Europe in the bargain.
Anger management for young parents in China is all the rage, as classes aiming to school parents in staying cool continue to pop up in cities across the country.
Over the past decade, many Chinese films that have earned massive amounts at the box-office records in the domestic market have often flopped in North America.
Boston ivy covers the old Shicheng Gate of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Nanjing City, the capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, April 18, 2018.
Despite a shaky global recovery and rising trade protectionism, the Asian economy will maintain robust growth in the upcoming years, as countries in the region deepen economic cooperation and benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative, renowned economists and officials recently said at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference.
The Chinese government has vowed to exempt tariffs on imported cancer drugs from May 1 and has encouraged healthcare companies to introduce more innovative cancer drugs to the market, major steps in improving national health.
One of China's leading drone makers is developing unarmed versions of its military drones in order to enter an expected larger civilian market, China Daily reported Thursday.
