By Shi Fang In Beijing, there is a north-south axis known as the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, running through the city. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the 7.8-kilometer central axis serves the function of a "book spine", forming a unique Beijing city pattern of...
By Li Zhongwen and Liu Junguo Hangzhou city, capital of east China's Zhejiang province, is gearing up to make the 19th Asian Games, which is slated to run from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8 in the city, the first carbon-neutral Asian Games in history. Determined to host a Green, Smart, Economical and Ethical...
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...
This handout picture taken on September 12, 2023 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 13 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) alongside Alexander Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, inspecting Russian guard of honor at...
This picture taken and released by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on September 13, 2023 shows rescue workers carrying victims following a major fire at an apartment block in Hanoi. (Photo by STRINGER / Vietnam News Agency / AFP) HANOI, Vietnam - Dozens of people have been killed after a huge fire at...
