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The escalator down to the deepest metro stop in China won't help

Everwonderedhowdeepitcanbewhengoingundergroundtotakethesubway?Well,ChongqingMetroinsouthwestChinawillbejustsomagicalandeye-openingformanywhenyoutaketheescalator

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Huge fire engulfs tower block in London

AhugefirehasbrokenoutonWednesdaymorningatatowerblockontheLancasterWestEstateinNorthKensingtonofLondon,UK,theLondonFireBrigadeconfirmedonitsofficialTwitteraccoun

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Political advisors discuss building cultural confidence

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese political advisors met on Tuesday to discuss how to build the country's cultural confidence and tell China stories well.

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At least 10 dead in east China hotel fire

​At least 10 people were killed in a hotel fire Saturday morning in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, firefighters said.

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Diverse themes of male-male manga appeals across the board

“Boys’ love” comics dealing with male-male romance are shooting up in popularity ... especially among women.

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US college dean awarded $3 mn in Rolling Stone defamation case

A federal jury has awarded $3 million in damages to a University of Virginia official found to have been defamed in a discredited 2014 story about a purported gang rape on campus.

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Asian investors alter skyline of Los Angeles, enter retail businesses

Asian investment, including billions of dollars from China, is changing the skyline of downtown Los Angeles. Investors have begun to diversify away from low-risk properties and into sectors such as retail and development projects, expanding their search outside gateway cities.

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Fake story online sparks concern over credibility of cyberspace

China's netizens have been urged to avoid damaging the credibility of cyberspace after a story that went viral over the Spring Festival holiday turned out to be fabricated.

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Cronenberg tells Hollywood story, Miller's on sport screened at Cannes

Canadian director David Cronenberg tells a very human ghost story of a Hollywood family in his new movie Maps to the Stars, which was screened on Monday in Competition at the 67th Cannes Film Festival.

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Story of Australia's Vegemite inventor to be shown on screen

The story of Australia's famous food Vegemite inventor, Cyril Callister, will be brought to screen soon after the creator's grandson sold the movie rights to his book, the local media reported on Friday.

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U.S. ambassador rejects Brazil's accusation of spying

The U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Thomas Shannon, Monday rejected Brazil's accusation that the U.S. government has been spying on Brazilians citizens and companies over the past years.

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"The Story of Luke" premieres

Family comedy "The story of Luke" was a Hollywood film that premiered in Beverly Hills on Tuesday.