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Timeline: DPRK’s nuclear development and talks

China tops list as largest consumer of mobile apps

Some 90 billion mobile apps were downloaded in China last year, accounting for nearly half of all new downloads globally. With the market becoming very lucrative for app developers, Chinese firms are cashing in on the trend.

Beauty pageant for cancer patients boosts awareness, self-esteem

A beauty pageant for child cancer patients in Mexico City boosts their self-esteem, as well the world’s awareness of their plight.

Progress reported in high-level trade talks in Washington

While no breakthrough is expected during the current round of high-level trade negotiations in Washington, progress is reported. Enough so that a March 1 deadline to reach an agreement could be pushed back.

Defying stereotypes, Black Girls Surf strives to teach women of color to surf and compete

The history of Jim Crow Laws and racism in California hindered whole generations of black people from enjoying the sport of surfing. CGTN’s talked to the women behind Black Girls Surf, who are teaching more women of color to surf and compete.

Timeline of major events in the Mueller investigation

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has to end with a report. Even with numerous indictments and guilty pleas, including six former advisors to U.S. President Donald Trump, the final outcome is uncertain.

Fire devastates historic district in Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka

A large fire has swept through a historic district of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Dozens of people have been killed, with reports as high as 110.

Manila Bay: Philippine gov’t clamps down on polluters in next big clean-up project

The beaches on Boracay in the Philippines have been returned to their pristine conditions after a six-month clean up, and now the Philippine government has set its sights on another polluted coastline.

US: Shared definition of “denuclearization” remains summit goal

U.S. officials laid out priorities for the upcoming summit between DPRK Chairman Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, and said the two-day summit will be similar in structure to the first summit between the leaders last year.