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Vietnam's biggest int'l food expo opens

​Vietnam International Food Industry Exhibition (FoodExpo) 2016, the largest one in food industry in the country, kicked off here Wednesday.

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HK holds large-scale event to commemorate 150th anniv. of Sun Yat-sen's birth

​A large-scale event commemorating the 150th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth was held here Wednesday by all circles in Hong Kong, with more than 1,000 people participating.

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Osaka police close road to block “reckless driving” show

Police closed a 2-kilometer stretch of a national road here to thwart an annual “reckless driving” event of cars and motorbikes, drawing protests from onlookers expecting to witness the predawn spectacle.

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Many Thais gather to sing royal anthem in honor of late king

​A huge crowd of Thais gathered on Saturday outside Bangkok's Grand Palace to sing the royal anthem in honor of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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Taste 'Dream of the Red Chamber' during National Holida

The 7th Cao Xueqin Cultural and Art Festival will be held at the Beijing Botanic Garden during the National Holiday.

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Taobao iFashion and Internet Celebrities Stage 14-hour Live Streaming Event in Tokyo

​On September 20, iFashion, a dress collocation platform of Taobao Ali, staged a unique and themed live streaming event in Tokyo.

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Iranians bathed in diverse culture from China's Xinjiang

The one-week event, titled "2016 Experience China in Iran," is open to public from Aug. 22 until Aug. 28 and features Xinjiang through a photo exhibition, seminars and other cultural activities.

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Katie Ledecky Leads U.S. to Gold Medal in 4x200 Freestyle Relay

The Katie Ledecky-led U.S. team struck gold in the women’s 4x200 freestyle relay. So what else is new? Since the event became a part of the Olympic program in 1996, the Americans have won five of the six golds.

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China's Olympic equestrian star Hua Tian wins 8th place

China's Alex Hua Tian won 8th place in the Olympic equestrian event on August 9 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and made a breakthrough in this event for the country. Don Geniro, Hua's horse, has moved up to 8th after taking down one fence in a strong first round of show jumping.

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Trump supporters blast Clinton for corruption, calling for her arrest

Supporters of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted his rival Hillary Clinton for corruption at an event in Virginia, while demanding the Democratic nominee be locked up.

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Clinton tries to capture the "Pokémon Go" vote

Hillary Clinton joked on Thursday that she wanted people to develop a game called “Pokémon Go to the Polls.” Some of her young volunteers turned her questionable pun into reality this weekend, using the viral app to register new voters in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland.

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Taster's choice on Beijing's Brunch Week

With no chef, no kitchen-not even a knife and fork in their inventory, Onno Schreurs and Toine Rooijmans' may sound incredibly brash with their culinary ambition: building a better dining experience in China-and all of Asia.

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Leah Dou debuts, diva mom shows support

Leah Dou, daughter of China's diva Faye Wong, has made a rare public appearance with her mother while promoting her debut English album Stone Cafe over the weekend.

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Eleven tons of trash left after San Francisco 420 smokeout

Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts who joined a massive smokeout on "Hippie Hill" in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to celebrate the informal pot holiday named 4/20 left behind 11 tons of trash, officials said on Thursday.

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N.K. leader to represent military in upcoming party congress: Yonhap

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been selected to represent the military in the upcoming party congress in May, the country's state-run media said Thursday, as Pyongyang moves toward its first party congress in more than 30 years.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef being threatened by global bleaching event

Australia's great barrier reef is now being threatened by the third global coral bleaching event, the longest the world has ever seen, as the devastation could last well into 2017.

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Annual White Night festival expected to draw 700,000 partygoers to Melbourne

Up to 700,000 Australians are expected to flock to Melbourne's city center on Saturday evening, when the White Night art festival returns to wow audiences from sundown to sunrise.