*By Liu Yao * The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8 this year. It is attracting more young people as the first Asian Games with Esports as a medal event. There were seven events under the sport, namely, Arena of Valor Asian...
*By Liang Yanhua * On the vast blue sea, the Maritime Silk Road is a link between different civilizations, bearing witness to the communication and exchanges between the Chinese nation and the world with rich cultural heritage resources. The ruins site of the Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, a city...
*By Hang Kan * To protect cultural heritage and pass it down through generations is a shared responsibility of mankind. So far, the number of world heritage sites in China has grown to 56, including the Great Wall and the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, northwest China's...
MENTOUGOU, China - On the banks of the Yongding River west of Beijing on Thursday, Chen Xiaoyuan stared at the remains of a bridge that once led to his village. Cleanup has begun after the region's worst rainfall in years battered northern China, killing at least twenty people, destroying...
SEOUL, South Korea - A man went on a "stabbing rampage" near a South Korean subway station, police said Thursday, with as many as 10 people reported wounded two weeks after a similar attack killed one person. The attack took place near the Seohyeon subway station in Bundang, about 20 kilometres...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's parliament on Thursday postponed a vote to choose a new prime minister after a Constitutional Court ruling, prolonging the kingdom's political deadlock nearly three months after an election. The reformist Move Forward Party (MFP) won the most seats in May's polls...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's anti-corruption watchdog said on Thursday that it detained an armed forces official accused of helping draft-age men flee the country in exchange for a cash payment. Since Kyiv introduced martial law after Russia's invasion last year, able-bodied men between 18 and 60...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A burnt-out car transport ship was towed to a northern Dutch port on Thursday more than a week after catching fire at sea, averting a feared environmental disaster. The Fremantle Highway arrived at Eemshaven port after a journey from a holding position, with local media...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- United States captain Lindsey Horan has called on the holders to "raise the standard" heading into the Women's World Cup knockout phase but defended her team against criticism that followed their goalless draw with Portugal. *United States Women's Football captain Lindsey Horan....
MELBOURNE (AFP) -- Goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer says Jamaica's historic run into the knockout stages of the World Cup will put pressure on football bosses at home to take the women's team seriously. *Jamaica's players celebrate qualifying for the next round after the Australia and New Zealand 2023...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Kadidiatou Diani hit a hat-trick as France marched into the last 16 of the Women's World Cup on Wednesday, Aug. 2, in a 6-3 thriller against Panama. *France's forward Kadidiatou Diani scores from the penalty spot during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup Group F...
United States basketball team head coach Steve Kerr is looking forward to competing in the 2023 FIBA World Cup next month at the SM Mall of Asia Arena and bared their ultimate design by way of a chilly warning to the opposition. “My staff and I are thrilled to have the opportunity to coach such...
