A Chinese television drama that was pulled off the air for "technical reasons" after the characters were shown in revealing clothing is now back on TV showing only the actor's heads.
Online retailing in Australia experienced a slowdown in November, with sales contracting 0.2 percent compared to October, and sales now only 3.9 percent higher compared to a year ago, a new report revealed on Tuesday.
Turkey's president has urged the international community to escalate attacks against the Islamic State (IS) militant group, warning that the armed group could expand its reach beyond Iraq and Syria.
The siren that howls over northeast China's Shenyang city each year on Sept. 18 is a solemn reminder of a shameful time decades ago, when the country backed down in the face of invasion.
Luc Besson's new sci-fi thriller Lucy may be laden with car chases and fight scenes, but the French director underlined the movie's "philosophical" side when addressing the press in Taipei on Tuesday.
The central authority launched a nationwide campaign on Tuesday to encourage people to work and live frugally, and it not the beginning of the top-down war against extravagance.
While tens of thousands of rural Chinese have flocked to big cities for higher salaries, Lei Yingguo's decision to pursue green agriculture in the country has paid off, if only financially.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung is bound to bring back the idea of setting up the Innovation and Technology Bureau in his policy address, which was part of his commitment as a Chief Executive candidate.
Although production and release of Chinese animation films has increased in recent years, domestic cartoons still have a long way to go before it can gain a larger share of market.
A railway connecting Beijing to Berlin is said to be being built according to Chinese netizens.
According to local authorities, more than 17.06 million people in 1,311 towns have been affected by the drought since July, with 3.17 million lacking drinking water.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Caroline Kennedy, the elder daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, as the ambassador to Japan.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Caroline Kennedy, the elder daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, as the ambassador to Japan.
Eurozone finance ministers late Thursday agreed on the main features of a mechanism to allow the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to directly inject capital into failed banks.
Russia must take into account the possibility of a preemptive nuclear strike against its interests and include it in its defense strategy, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
The White House said Tuesday that Pyongyang's latest call for foreigners to leave South Korea will only escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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