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Xi extends congratulations to Oman's new sultan

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to Haitham bin Tariq al-Said on his succession as the new sultan of Oman. In the message, Xi said

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Retro games highlighted at CES 2020

00:53 Don't call it a comeback – but retro gaming had a big showing at this year's CES 2020. Take a look at how the gaming industry is cashing in on nostalgia.

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Take a look at the Social Media Command Center at CES 2020

01:15 Social media platform analyst Buzz Radar has created the Social Media Command Center to follow real-time data on what people are talking about, playing with and following at CES

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Robot technology at CES 2020

00:58 At CES 2020, robots and autonomous technology made a big splash. Take a look at the latest in robots, from a ping-ping coach to a personal companion named Walker.

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Chinese president's special envoy to attend Mozambique's presidential inauguration

Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Cai Dafeng will attend the inauguration ceremony of Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi scheduled to take place on Jan. 15,

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Series of bomb letters reported in Dutch cities

Following several bomb letters in recent days, a new bomb letter was reported on Friday at the Okura Hotel in the south of Amsterdam, according to the Dutch police. Employees from the mail room of th

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China to maintain manufacturing growth, upgrade service outsourcing

China will take measures to boost steady growth of the manufacturing sector and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the service outsourcing industry. A Stat

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Xinjiang to hold press conference and take questions

The Information Office of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will hold a press conference Friday. It will address Xinjiang-related issues and t

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Google's $249 AI-powered Clips camera is finally on sale

AtitsPixel2launcheventlastyear,GooglealsorevealeditstinyClipscamera,thatusesAItofigureoutwhenitshouldtakeapictureorvideo.Nowthe$249devicehasquietlybecomeavailab

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QR code, new pass to Chinese subway

Recently,ShanghaimetrosaidthatitwillallowQRcodepaymentthroughthewholesubwaynetworksinceJan.20.PassengerscanpayfortheirticketsviaAlipayorChinaUnionPaysimplybysca

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Venezuela shuts down air and sea traffic with three island neighbours

PresidentNicolasMaduroofVenezuelaonFridayorderedatemporaryshutdownofairandmaritimetrafficwiththreeCaribbeanneighbours,accusingsmugglersthereofseekingtoplunderhi

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Hamas leader says U.S. may recognize Israel as Jewish state

HeadofIslamicHamasmovementIsmailHaneyasaidSaturdaythatitispossiblethattheU.S.administrationtakemoremeasuresagainstthePalestinians,includingrecognitionofIsraelas

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SpaceX's mysterious Zuma mission won't launch tonight

Westilldon'tknowwhatNorthropGrummancommissionedSpaceXtolaunchfortheUSgovernment,butwhateveritiswon'tgettheretonight.InamovethatleavesElonMusk'scalendaropenforth

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1.2 trillion digital photos to be taken in 2017, thanks to smartphones

Thankstosmartphones,millionsofpeoplearoundtheglobeareturningintoprolificphotographers.AccordingtoestimatesfromInfoTrends,peoplewilltakeahundredbillionmorephotos

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A scary 'Annabelle' leads N.American box offices

Horror,waroranimal-centeredcomedy--takeyourpick.Thisweekend,horrorprevailedonNorthAmericanmoviescreens,with"scaryashell"film"Annabelle:Creation"pullingin$35mill

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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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Toshiba to close 2nd round of bids for chip unit

StrugglingelectronicsmakerToshibaplanstoselloffitschipbusiness.ThedeadlineforthesecondroundofbiddingisonFriday,butthesalefacesanumberofuncertainties.AJapan-USco