British Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne has promised to give Scotland more power if voters there reject independence in the forthcoming referendum.
The genome of coffee has been sequenced, revealing how one of the world's favorite drinks evolved and providing insights into the beverage's flavor and aroma, an international team of researchers said Thursday.
South Korea's top diplomat said Wednesday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has recently taken active diplomatic moves to break from isolation and reduce economic difficulties.
Good news for the millions of Chinese housewives hooked on online shopping: the more they spend online, the greater discount they will get on a home purchase under a new scheme.
The ice bucket challenge -- "raising awareness" of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- has gone viral among China's celebrities from tech executives to movie stars.
China's manufacturing expanded at a slower pace in August, a sign of weak momentum in its ongoing economic recovery.
Italy's finance minister said Tuesday he is convinced that compatriot, European Central Bank governor Mario Draghi, will begin taking steps to combat the risk of deflation -- a risky prospect all across the euro-zone but an especially dangerous one in heavily indebted countries like Italy.
The fruits of Australia's largest ever tourism drive, the Greater China Corroboree held last month, have begun to yield dividends with a new strategic direction that Tourism Australia's (TA) ambitious new Tsar, John O'Sullivan, hopes will boost Australia's chances in the global race for tourism's highest prize: the outbound Chinese tourists with a taste for sophisticated adventure.
Nearly 40 percent of surveyed hotels in Taiwan said mainland tourists have generated more than 20 percent of their total revenue, according to a report on Wednesday.
The eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou on Monday became the latest region to ease home purchase restrictions.
The eastern Chinese city of Jinan on Thursday became the latest region to lift home purchase restrictions and bring some light to the gloomy property market.
Israeli war jets launched a large- scale offensive on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday with more than 100 airstrikes on militant targets, killing 23 Palestinians and wounding more than 90, medics and security officials said.
Cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are on the rise, as President Xi Jinping's visit to Seoul this week is sure to provide more impetus.
As more and more formerly powerful officials find themselves behind bar, preventing their previously privileged lifestyle from seeping in to their cells has become an issue.
"A harsh winter has come for Xinjiang's tourism after the terrorist attack in May," said Zhang Ru, a 26-year-old in charge of Xinjiang tours in a Beijing-based travel agency.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel Tuesday to compile a fixed proposal of the details of a corporate tax cut plan as part of the government's bid to overhaul its economic and fiscal policies to be ratified this month.
Children are overweight because of homework and parents should ban it from their homes, according to a controversial child care expert.
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