It’s party time today (Wednesday) for the world’s only living panda triplets. Mengmeng, Shuaishuai and Kuku are celebrating their first birthday at the Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park with a special cake.
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At least 15 people have been killed and dozens injured in a deadly terrorist explosion at a hotel in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia.
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Stocks dived on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai index tumbling the most in eight years, amid concerns that a government-supported market rebound is unsustainable. The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,725.56, down 8.5 percent, while the Shenzhen Component Index sank 7.6 percent to 12,493.05.
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Barack Obama met the Ethiopian prime minister on Monday on the first visit by a serving U.S. president to a nation with one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa.
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A woman in Jingzhou city, Hubei Province, died on Sunday after falling through the flooring at the top of an escalator in a mall. It took the rescuers over four hours to find her body, and people across the social media sphere have been demanding […]
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The Chinese government has recently unveiled the logo for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and World War II.
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Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the Potsdam Declaration, when the Allies called on Japan to surrender.
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This week the European regulators recommended approval for the world’s first malaria vaccine. The World Health Organization will be the next body to evaluate its use. It will have to consider some major issues. It’s only about 30 percent effective. Its protection fades over time and it requires […]
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From Chinese silk to Arabia’s incense, all that and more passed through the city of Petra in ancient times. The city was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. But now, Jordan’s national treasure is eroding.
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They are poor neighborhoods in Buenos Aires called villas. The government says there are 38 of them. But for the most parts these hidden slums are off the political agenda, and in some cases they’re literally left off the map.
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It’s a new development in green technology that you could say bends the rules. Using discarded tires to construct a home.
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Sometimes life’s challenges can turn you into a pioneer. Take the case of one musician who is our Urban Voice this week. Papo Vazquez spent his childhood growing up on the rough streets of Philadephia and his family’s native Puerto Rico. It was then he […]
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Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on earth. But heavy rainfall can turn this most arid of landscapes into a bright, blanket of flowers. In fact, when it happens, Chileans refer to it as the Flowering Desert.
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Egypt has held its first trial run for the new Suez Canal. Egyptians are ecstatic about the project’s official inauguration next week.
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Hong Kong has been labeled the most superstitious city in China. Feng Shui is said to create harmony between people and the natural environment. And, it is said you can feel its power everywhere in the city. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on how companies […]
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Zimbabwe has announced plans to return some farms to their former white owners. This comes 15 years after the government sanctioned widespread land grabs that plunged Zimbabwe into economic chaos. But many say the announcement is as confusing as it is exciting.
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South Africans have been dealt another blow. With an already weak economy, rising food and fuel costs and ongoing power price hikes, they now have to pay more for credit. The Reserve Bank hiked the repo rate for the first time in a year.
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Fuel cells are a clean source of energy, usually mentioned in terms of hydrogen power cars. But the renewable energy source can also be used to power homes.
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70 years after the Japanese surrender, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently revealed that he is not familiar with the 1945 Potsdam Declaration.
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Japan’s Kyodo News agency reports that the construction company Mitsubishi Materials plans to apologize to forced laborers from China during World War Two and to compensate them financially. It will be the first time that a Japanese company has apologized to Chinese war victims.
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A governor in Cameroon says a suicide bombing blamed on Islamic militants has killed at least 10 people.
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American figure skating powerhouse Michelle Kwan is one of the world’s most accomplished athletes and her triple lutz jump on the ice is the stuff of legends.
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Olympic gold medalists Rafer Johnson hopes that every athlete, regardless of their intellectual ability, can say that they are the best that they can be.
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Dustin Plunkett could be a very unhealthy man sitting on the couch and watching basketball on TV, but instead he’s playing on the court.
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Athletics, like the world-class events unfolding at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, unite people regardless of race, language and culture. The same can be said about the truly universal language of music.
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Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has won a third term in office, an electoral official announced Friday, amid controversy over whether his new term is constitutional.
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Thousands are getting ready to attend China’s most popular grassland music event, Zhangbei Music Fair, in Zhangbei County of Hebei province.
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Pickpockets in Paris are a big problem. In May, the Eiffel Tower shut down for a day when staff walked out in protest against aggressive petty crime around the site. Police in the French capital have set-up a ‘pickpocket task-force’ to combat the problem.
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North America’s National Hockey League has taken on its first Chinese player. It could be years before his first official game, but Beijing-born Andong Song already has big plans for his new role.
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Russia is attracting nearly a half-a-million Chinese tourists every year. CCTV’s Anya Ardayeva reports on an agreement between the countries that is meant to develop tourism.
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Afghanistan’s fragile economy has lost around a third of its value in the past year. While international organizations scale back following the withdrawal of NATO forces, China has promised millions of dollars in investments. China is also mediating between the Afghan government and the Taliban. […]
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The Turkish government is determined to continue fighting terrorism full force as operations continue both in Northern Iraq and across the Turkish – Syrian border. Turkey has targeted both ISIL and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in recent attacks.
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ISIL gave Iraq’s Christians an ultimatum: cooperate or suffer harsh consequences. Many of them feared that even if they complied, they would eventually be killed. So they fled. Now living as urban refugees in Jordan, they cling to the church and push away thoughts of […]
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President Barack Obama mixed blunt messages to Kenya’s leaders on gay rights, corruption and counterterrorism Saturday with warm reflections on his family ties to a nation that considers him a local son.
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In Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff’s approval ratings are dropping big time.
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E-commerce has taken China by storm, but it isn’t just consumer products that are being sold online. Online sales of medicines are rising and offering customers convenience.
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Police rushed in just after the shots rang out. Investigators say 59-year-old “drifter” John Russell Houser stood up in a crowded theatre and open fired. Two people were killed in the attack and nine others were wounded. Today as their investigation continues, police are learning […]
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The 2015 Conference on Urban Development and Planning wrapped up in south China’s Guangzhou city on Wednesday. Officials and experts exchanged views on urban planning, green transport, eco-cities, environmental protection and other topics. During a forum on the development of Guangzhou, experts said the city […]
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In this edition of Women at Work, we’re taking a look at women and the challenges they face every day, no matter the job. This particular focus is on the gender pay gap.
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It’s official: GPS has grown up. The Global Positioning System, the space-based navigation system that provides the world valuable time and location information, turned 20 years old. GPS is a technology we’ve all grown to depend on. It’s a technology that has changed our lives. […]
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As rapid urbanization takes over China, car owners are increasingly forced to contend with deteriorating driving conditions and tighter regulations.
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The Greek economy began this year with modest prospects, but now is forecast to see zero growth given its loan obligations. Ireland meanwhile is the fastest growing economy in the eurozone, expanding nearly 5 percent this year.
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Hundreds of suspected ISIL militants and members of pro-Kurdish militant groups are also under arrest as Turkey is now engaging in direct combat with ISIL.
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A spider’s web may just hold the key to the future of battery life.
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The popularity of commercial drones is rapidly expanding in Latin America. Brazil uses them to protect the Amazon rainforest and in Peru, they’re being used to monitor archeological sites. The demand for drones is growing fastest in Mexico where Latin America’s first drone academy has […]
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U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya for his first visit as President to his father’s homeland. The visit is meant to boost trade and strengthen security ties with eastern Africa.
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Top U.S. negotiators have mounted a vigorous defense of the multi-national nuclear deal with Iran.
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Tea trading is an ancient international trade for China. It dates back to China’s Song Dynasty over a thousand years ago, when tea was exported across the world through the ancient maritime Silk Road.
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Puerto Rico’s governor says the island’s $72 billion debt can’t be paid. The federal government has no plans for a bailout. So, how will the U.S. territory avoid economic collapse?
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Syrians are fleeing their war-torn country at a rate of several thousand per day, but some are actually choosing to return. As the crisis moves towards its fifth year, host countries are seeing an increasing number of refugees going home.
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