By Wang Haonan, Zhang Shuaizhen and Yang Yanfan Beijing, the capital of China, is witnessing expanding scenarios and business forms of the cultural industry. It has enriched residents' spiritual life and empowered the city's development. For instance, Jixiang Theater, a time-honored Peking Opera...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU said Wednesday assistance from Germany, Romania and Finland had been dispatched to Libya after flooding killed at least 2,300 people, with thousands more missing. A European Commission said the aid was "on the way" to the devastated city of Derna and the bloc had...
LAHORE, Pakistan - The British-Pakistani father of a 10-year-old girl found dead at her home in England last month was on a plane back to the UK with his partner and brother, Pakistan police said Wednesday, after the trio went on the run for weeks. Sara Sharif was found dead in the southern UK town...
MOSCOW, Russia - Kim Jong Un told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday he was sure Russia would win a "great victory" over its enemies, as Ukraine's Western allies warned of a possible Russian arms agreement with North Korea. Russia became a pariah in the West after launching full-scale...
DERNA, Libya - Libya was reeling Wednesday from a massive flood that killed more than 2,000 people, wreaking havoc in the eastern city of Derna where bodies wrapped in blankets were lining the ravaged streets. Relief missions gathered pace with Turkey, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates among the...
TUNIS, Tunisia - Four Tunisian migrants died and 21 others were rescued after their boat sank while trying to reach the Italian coast, a judicial source said on Wednesday. The boat capsized after leaving Sfax in eastern Tunisia on Tuesday, court spokesman Faouzi Masmoudi told AFP, noting that an...
HANOI, Vietnam - Fifty-six people died in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, police said Wednesday, with witnesses reporting screams from inside and a small boy thrown from the building. Vietnam's deadliest fire in 20 years started just before midnight on Tuesday (1700 GMT) in...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would oversee a display of the potential of Russian warships in the Far East. "There is also a military component in Vladivostok, on the lines of the defence ministry, but it is simply to...
An 18-year-old man was arrested by police allegedly after he stole four mobile phones from a mother who owns a store in Ermita, Manila early Tuesday morning, Sept. 12. The Manila Police District-Ermita Police Station (MPD-PS-5) identified the suspect as Daniel Celso Pumaren, a resident of Sta. Ana,...
Several groups of street dancers performed along the streets surrounding the Immaculate Conception Parish Cathedral and Minor Basilica and Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in the City of Malolos during the Indakan Sa Kalye 2023 on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The dance competition, which was part of the Singkaban...
The Las Piñas City government issued a traffic advisory in anticipation of heavy traffic during the 2023 bar examinations at San Beda Alabang in neighboring Muntinlupa City on Sept. 17, 20 and 24. Photo from Las Piñas PIO Mayor Imelda Aguilar advised residents to plan their trips and routes...
The Pasig City local government announced on Wednesday, Sept. 13, the extension of application period for the “Private Education for the Advancement of the Grassroots through Academic Scholarship Assistance Program” or PAG-ASA program. The deadline for submission of applications has been...
