Editor's note:Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's international relations and "socialism wi
Afghan negotiators are to resume talks with the Taliban on Tuesday aimed at finding an end to decades of relentless conflict even as hopes wane and frustration and fear
Editor's note:Millions of lives took a dramatic turn in 2020. As we move into a new year, it's time to look back at the most startling events over the past 12 months in China and beyond. The fifth
Polish divers say they have found the wreckage of a German World War II ship, which could solve the mystery of a missing ornate chamber. /Thomasz Stachura/Baltictech/Reuters. Polish divers say
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the 75th annual UN General Assembly, September 22, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note: Wu Changhua is executive director of the Profess
Asia's stock markets had their worst session in two weeks on Friday following a tech-led plunge on Wall Street, though gains in safer assets like bonds and dollars were muted as investors awaited U.S
China on Monday launched the second phase of an underwater survey on a Chinese battleship sunk in the Yellow Sea by the invading Japanese fleet in 1894. The survey wor
Lebanese rescue teams pulled out bodies and hunted for missing in the wreckage of buildings on Wednesday as investigations blamed negligence for a massive warehouse exp
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says Iran must continue economic, social and cultural activities while observing health protocols. /AFP Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for b
Photo taken on April 14, 2020 shows containers at the Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's foreign trade showed signs of stabili
“We’re living through extraordinary times,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella opened his Build 2020 keynote on a somber note. It was an odd tonal shift following the event introduction by hosts Seth Juarez
Editor's note: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data, as of May 19, there are more than 4.62 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 312,000 deaths across the world. On CGTN's li
Editor's note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is professor of sustainable development and professor of health policy and management at Columbia University, director of Columbia's Center for Sustainable Developm
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 takes off during a flight test in Renton, Washington, January 29, 2016. /Reuters Boeing Co on Saturday pulled out of a 4.2 billion U.S. dollars deal to buy Embraer's commerc
Most of NASA’s facilities around the country have been shut down, and while some teams can work (and drive a Mars rover) from home, others are knuckling down to get some crucial missions out th
Staff members from Bank of China New York Branch and a representative from nursing facility The Hebrew Home at Riverdale pose for a photo on the occasion of handing ove
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that SoftBank Group is using regulatory investigations as a way to back out of its commitment to buy $3 billion in shares from existing WeWork shareholders.WeWork&