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One month after Beirut blast

00:43 One month after the devastating blast on a Beirut port killed over 180 people and left thousands of people homeless, rescue workers and citizens are working to rebuild after the

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Beijing film festival opens, boosting confidence in recovery

Director Zhang Yimou delivers a speech at the launch ceremony of the 10th Beijing International Film Festival on Saturday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] More than a month after China re

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China establishes research center for Dunhuang relics protection

A research center has been established at Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest China's Gansu Province, aiming to tackle major is

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China donates new batch of medical aid to Tunisia

China on Thursday donated a new batch of medical aid to Tunisia to help its fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese Embassy in Tunisia announced in a statement that the donation included 100,00

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China to hold 2020 space conference in September

The 2020 China Space Conference will be held from Sept. 18 to 21 in Fuzhou, capital city of east China's Fujian Province, its organizers said. Jointly hosted by the Chinese Society of Astronautics

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China hands over 1,000 ventilators to Pakistan to fight COVID-19

China handed over 1,000 BiPAP ventilators to Pakistan on Thursday at the Islamabad International Airport in an effort to help the South Asian country battle the COVID-

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Israel successfully tests Arrow-2 anti-missile system: ministry

Israel has successfully tested its Arrow-2 ballistic missile interceptor, the defense ministry said Thursday. The test was conducted at a test site in central Israel t

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Folk artist adds color to paper-cut tradition

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Li Baofeng, a 54-year-old folk artist, recently attended a reality show where her innovative approach to paper-cuttings, which look as colorful as oil pain

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Billionaire Sumner Redstone dies aged 97

Billionaire Sumner Redstone, chairman and chief executive officer of National Amusements, has died at the age of 97, ViacomCBS said on Wednesday.For nearly 30 years, Redstone led Viacom as executi

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Political parties in Southeast Asia assert to jointly safeguard peace, stability in South China Sea

More than 10 political parties in Southeast Asian countries have recently expressed their support for dialogues and consultations between countries directly involved to solve disputes over the Sou

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Xi, Putin congratulate 8th meeting of China-Russia dialogue mechanism between ruling parties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday respectively sent congratulatory letters to the eighth meeting of the dialogue mechanism between the ruling parties of Ch

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Sierra Leone cancels football season over COVID-19 pandemic

Sierra Leone is the latest country in Africa to cancel its domestic football season due to the coronavirus pandemic. /CAF The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) cancelled the Sierra Leon

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Germany pledges extra 3 billion euros for Global Aid at G-20

FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) speaks during an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, February 19, 2020. /Reuters German Finance Mini

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Shenzhen airport resumes international passenger flights amid enhanced anti-virus measures

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport resumed its regular international passenger flights on Friday after an over three-month suspension of its international flights d

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Barcelona residents urged to stay home

The regional government of Catalonia has announced new restrictions in Barcelona and its surrounding metropolitan area in an effort to control outbreaks of coronavirus

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What Black Lives Matter protests mean to Asian American communities

03:42 As the Black Lives Matter movement sweeps through America, it's not only African Americans who find themselves calling for justice.Asian American activists are also joining the c

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Chinese medical experts return home after aid mission in Palestine

A team of 10 medical experts sent by the Chinese government returned to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Thursday after completing mission of aiding Palestine'