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World's plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep

Since1950morethan9.1billiontonsofplastichavebeenmade.Itdoesn’tbreakdownlikeotherman-madematerials,sothree-quartersofplasticendsupaswasteinlandfills,litteredonla

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China's powerful drone ready for global market

Chinaisreadytomass-producetheCH-5reconnaissance/combatdrone,thenation'slatestofferingtotheinternationalarmeddronemarket.Thefirstmass-producedCH-5madeitsdebutfli

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Actress Song Hye-kyo secretly donated 100 mln won to hospital

Actress Song Hye-kyo, who made a surprise announcement of her wedding plans with actor Song Joong-ki, recently made a secret 100 million-won donation to a children's hospital, sources said Thursday.

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Actress Song Hye-kyo secretly donated 100 mln won to hospital

ActressSongHye-kyo,whomadeasurpriseannouncementofherweddingplanswithactorSongJoong-ki,recentlymadeasecret100million-wondonationtoachildren'shospital,sourcessaid

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Second year in a row, India's home-made assault rifles fail basic test

India'shome-madeassaultrifleshavefailedbasictrials,thusbeingrejectedbytheIndianArmy,mediareportssaidThursday.The7.62x51mmindigenousassaultrifles,whichweremadeby

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High-level plenary meeting of B&R Forum starts in Beijing

ChineseVicePremierZhangGaoliisdeliveringaspeechattheHigh-levelPlenaryMeetingoftheBeltandRoadForumforInternationalCooperationinBeijingonSundaymorning.ChileanPres

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DPRK leader guides firing drill on front-line islet

​DPRK leader Kim Jong-un has inspected an artillery unit stationed on an island bordering South Korea and ordered a firing drill on the spot, the North's state-run newswire reported Friday.

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Post-80s generation rich list announced for 2016

Hakim Unique's Wang Qicheng and Wu Yan couple, with a fortune of 24.5 billion yuan ($3.62 billion), have become the richest post-80s self-made billionaires, according to a new report.

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China's first home-made aircraft carrier assembling

The main hull and design of China's first locally made aircraft carrier has been completed, and now workers are installing equipment on the carrier.

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Philippines not leaving UN, says foreign secretary

Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said on Monday that the Philippines is not pulling out of the United Nations, saying his country is committed to the organization despite its "frustrations."

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Made-in-China jetliner makes first commercial flight

The first regional jet produced by a Chinese government initiative to compete in the commercial aircraft market has made its debut flight.

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Google tests black links in searches

Why would Google want to strip out its famous blue? Perhaps the money’s too good to refuse

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S.Korea urges Japan to face up to history after Abe's offerings to war-linked shrine

​South Korea on Thursday urged Japan to squarely face up history in a right way after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ritual offerings to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.

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AIIB will address Taiwan's membership bid under "One China" principle

​The Chinese mainland said Wednesday that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) would address the issue of Taiwan's membership request under the "One China" principle.

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Left-wing Mexican senators campaign against Donald Trump

A group of left-wing Mexican senators announced on Tuesday the start of a campaign against U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump who made a series of disparaging comments against Mexican people.

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All major targets of 12th Five-Year Plan fulfilled: Premier

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Saturday the country has successfully fulfilled all the main tasks and targets set out in an economic and social development road-map for the 2011-2015 period, striking an optimistic tone for the implementation of the country's next five-year plan.