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China's top legislator meets Japanese parliament delegation

China's top legislator Li Zhanshu met with a delegation of the House of Representatives of the Japanese parliament Thursday in Beijing. Li, chairman of the National Pe

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Stars of tomorrow race for gold at Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

01:51 The Swiss city of Lausanne will be flying its Olympic colors even more proudly than usual over the next two weeks: starting on Thursday, it will host the best young athletes from

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Bach 'saddened' by rehearsal accident at Winter Youth Olympics

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 20, 2019. The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics is starting in Lausanne,

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Bach 'saddened' by rehearsal accident at Winter Youth Olympics

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 20, 2019. The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics is starting in Lausanne,

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Wushu to make its Youth Olympics debut as official sport in Dakar 2022

After appearing as special exhibition events at both the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Wushu, widely known as Chinese Kungfu, will make its debut as an officia

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Liverpool star Sadio Mane wins CAF African Player of the Year award

Liverpool's Sadio Mane was crowned Africa's 2019 Player of the Year for the first time at an awards gala in Egypt on Tuesday.The 27-year-old Senegalese striker was up against his Liverpool teammat

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Wushu to make its Youth Olympics debut as official sport in Dakar 2022

After appearing as special exhibition events at both the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, wushu, widely known as Chinese kungfu, will make its debut as an offic

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Indonesia sets three-gold target in 2024 Olympics

Indonesia has targeted to secure at least three gold medals during the forthcoming 2024 Olympics in France, a senior official has said. The gold medals were expected t

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APD | Maldives asserts importance of relationship with China

By APD writer EaswaranMALE, Jan 7 (APD) -- The Maldives has asserted the importance of its relationship with China, especially as a devolopment partner.Maldives Preside

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Liberians rally in anti-government protest

Thousands of protesters in the Liberian capital Monrovia on Monday rallied against a deepening economic crisis in the impoverished country./ PHOTO: Christopher Kieh Thousands of Liberians took

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FA Cup: Liverpool kids sink Everton, Lucas rescues Spurs

Liverpool's 18-year-old midfielder Curtis Jones (L) celebrates after scoring a goal to seal his team's 1-0 win over Everton during the FA Cup at Anfield in Liverpool, UK, January 5, 2020. Live

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Looking into Olympics and Asian Games: Chinese Taipei Baseball Team

Chinese Taipei baseball team line up during the Men's Team Baseball Super Round game between Japan and Chinese Taipei during 2018 Asian Games on August 31, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Popular

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Pakistani PM inaugurates special economic zone under CPEC

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Allama Iqbal Industrial City, a special economic zone (SEZ) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in th

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Chinese mainland charms Taiwan youths with start-up incubator

A start-up incubator on the outskirts of east China's Jiangsu Province is laying out sweeteners for budding entrepreneurs from Taiwan, including office space, business registration, legal consulti

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U.S. unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes

Spike Babaian, owner of the VapeNY.com vapes, in New York, January 2, 2020. /AP Photo The U.S. government on Thursday announced a countrywide ban on some e-cigarette flavors as it tries to cur

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Big goals for China in 2020

Editor's note: Timothy Kerswell is an assistant professor in the Department of Government and Public Administration at the University of Macao. The article reflects the author's opinions and not n

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Saudi uses sports 'soft power' as lever of influence

Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Dakar Rally this month is just the latest international sporting event to take place in the kingdom as part of a multi-billion-dollar push