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Gold Coast meter maids cry foul over Commonwealth Games

TheGoldCoast'siconicmetermaids,famousfortheirflowinglocksandgoldbikinis,haveaccusedCommonwealthGamesorganisersofbootingthemoffthestreetsduringthecompetition.The

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Team China Wrap-up: Host of next Winter Games collects 9 medals

China,thehostofthenextWinterOlympics,collectedjustninemedalsinPyeongChang,butthefuturelooksbrightforthe2022Gamesonhomesoil.Shorttrackspeedskatingisthecountry'ss

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China's short track coach Li: 'Happy to get what we deserve.'

ShorttrackspeedskatingcompetitionsatthePyeongChang2018WinterOlympiccametoanendonThursday.Aftertheevents,TeamChina’scoachLiYandiscussedWuDajing'striumph,theteam’

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6 dies, 1 injured in landslide in Myanmar's northern state

SixpeoplewerekilledandanotheronewasinjuredinlandslidenearajademineinMyanmar'sKachinstateonThursdayevening,theInformationMinistrysaidonFriday.Thelandslideoccurre

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In pics: Colorful S-shaped road opens to traffic in China's Chongqing

A185-meter-longone-wayroadwithcolorfulsurfacewasputintooperationasaleisureplacefordriverstoexperiencetherealityofSnakeGame.Carsrunonasnake-shapedroadinChongqing

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India: Increasing dust pollution causes worry

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,August1(APD)-DustpollutioninDelhihasincreasedalarminglyandrelapsedtothe2010levelwhenitwasdisturbinglyhigh.TheCentralPollutionC

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World's longest suspension bridge opens in Switzerland

A494-meter-long,85-meter-highpedestrianbridgewasinauguratedonSaturdayinsouthernSwitzerlandnearthefamousskiresortofZermatt.Accordingtothelocaltourismboard,itisth

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New airport to be built near China-Russia border

The construction of a new civilian airport is expected to start soon along China's border with Russia in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.

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World's highest glass bridge to reopen after one-month overhaul

The world's longest and highest glass bridge, in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, will reopen for China's Golden Week holiday in October, after a month long safety overhaul.

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Once taboo, athletes' love now blooms

Chinese athletes might not be delivering their best-ever Olympic performance at Rio, but it seems they have improved in one sport over the years - expressing their love.

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Japanese firm develops wireless charging system for electric vehicles

Japanese electronic components maker TDK has developed a wireless charging system for electric and plug- in hybrid vehicles, which it hopes will be in use around 2018.

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Malaysia receives French satellite images showing possible jet debris

Malaysia on Sunday received new satellite images from the French authorities showing potential debris along the southern corridor missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 might have taken, according to a statement of Malaysian Ministry of Transport.

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Wang Dongling creates huge calligraphy work in HK

As a part of the Chinese Lantern Festival celebration, renowned Chinese calligrapher Wang Dongling made spontaneous calligraphy performance on Sunday in Hong Kong.

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58 die in road accidents amid holiday travel rush

Five road accidents in the past two days have claimed 58 lives as hundreds of millions of Chinese journeyed home amid the Spring Festival travel rush that started last week.