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Chinese contractor fast-tracks building of Kenya's expressway

Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2020 shows the Nairobi Expressway is under construction at Bellevue in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. /Xinhua At Nairobi's Nyayo roundabout in Kenya, massive pillars holdin

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Taiwan vloggers: Digital platforms now a bridge across the Straits

05:19 "Through our eyes and creations, I want to show the facts we see," says Tonk Hsueh, a filmmaker and vlogger.Hsueh is one of many vloggers and entrepreneurs from T

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Myanmar protesters clap to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis

Protesters in Myanmar clapped together on Monday in the latest show of dissent against the military junta, as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has

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China wants to dismantle Alibaba’s media empire: reports

Over the years, Jack Ma has accumulated a media portfolio in China that rivals that of Jeff Bezos in the United States. But now the future of Ma’s media empire is in the crosshairs of the Chines

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China's new phase: Equitable, inclusive and sustainable growth

Editor's note: Decision Makers is a global platform for decision makers to share their insights on events shaping today's world. Matteo Marchisio is the country director and representative for Chi

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China debates 'masculinity' education for boys

Education authorities in China call for efforts to cultivate "masculine spirit" in schools. /CFPAs the stage lit up, five Chinese boys, fair-skinned, dyed-haired and do

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Three Hong Kong youths pursue dreams on Chinese mainland

Three Hongkong Youths.mp300:00Three people who were born and raised in the international metropolitan city of Hong Kong, but for some reason they choose to live and wor

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Hundreds of thousands protest in the streets of Myanmar

Click arrows to view gallery Hundreds of thousands of protesters continue to march across Myanmar in a general strike against the military takeover. It is one of the lar

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Sporting moments of the week (February 8-14)

With the support of his ski poles, Maxence Muzaton of France successfully avoids falling after an incredible display of balance during the Alpine World Ski Championships men's downhill event i

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The Palestinians are not forgotten

Palestinian youths throw stones at Israeli forces as they raid Takku Village east of Bethlehem, West Bank, February 9, 2021. /Getty Editor's Note: Wang Jin is a research fellow of Charhar Inst

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Chinese culture has enduring vitality

A boy plays with his sister next to red lanterns that were put up for Chinese New Year to mark the Year of the Ox in a commercial area in Beijing, February 11, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Timo

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Why are young Chinese increasingly into writing wills?

03:25 "Writing a will is the biggest and the bravest decision I have ever made."The significance of writing a will to me is that I'm prepared for death. It's almost lik

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Ugandan opposition claims troops raided its offices

Supporters of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni celebrate the announcement of him winning the presidential elections, in Kampala, Uganda, January 16, 2021. /Reuters Bobi Wine, leader of Ugand

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Nigeria bird singing competition

02:59 Culture and sports are intertwined and that's part of the reason for the appreciation of traditional sports in many countries across the world. Some of these sports are not as po

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More Chinese drafting wills at younger age to plan ahead

A woman writes her will at a will registration center in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 21, 2020. /CFPAn 18-year-old Chinese undergraduate sparked a

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Inside China's first baseball team for underprivileged children

Power Baseball boys in action during a training session in Beijing, China, December 11, 2020. /CGTN In a beautiful mountainous area, children jump over creeks clear as mirrors, laughing and ra

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Obama-era program for immigrants faces new court challenge

A federal court on Tuesday will consider whether to invalidate a program that shields from deportation immigrants brought to the United States as children, potentially