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Crime thriller 'Shock Wave 2' tops Chinese mainland box office

Chinese action crime thriller Shock Wave 2 led the mainland box office chart Thursday, grossing 78.34 million yuan (about 11.99 million U.S. dollars) on its debut day.Domestic romantic drama I Remembe

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U.S. third quarter GDP up 33.4 percent

Gross domestic product rebounded at a 33.4% annualized rate last quarter, the U.S. Commerce Department said in its third estimate of GDP.

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Disaster action film 'The Rescue' continues to lead Chinese box office

Chinese disaster action blockbuster The Rescue continued to top the Chinese box office chart with a daily box office of 62.7 million yuan (about 9.57 million U.S. dollars) on Sunday, according to data

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COVID surge in the U.S. could ruin Christmas festivities

02:12 Even with coronavirus vaccines starting to reach those who need them most, Christmas in the U.S. is going to look very different this year.In the third part of our series from Te

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G20 GDP showed strong recovery in third quarter of 2020

The gross domestic product (GDP) in the G20 area bounced back by 8.1 percent in the third quarter of 2020 following the unprecedented falls in the first half of the year due to COVID-19 containment m

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Chang'e-5 – A new era of lunar exploration: RAZOR

12:39 Named after the Chinese goddess of the moon, the Chang'e-5 mission is China's first space mission designed to return lunar samples – and if successful, it will ma

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Daily new COVID-19 cases top 1,000 for first time in South Korea

South Korea on Sunday reported 1,030 new COVID-19 cases, crossing the 1,000 daily mark for the first time since its first reported case in January, according to the Kor

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Brazil launched new COVID testing campaign to avoid virus spreading

02:28 The state of Rio de Janeiro has the second highest COVID-19 case and mortality rate in Brazil after Sao Paulo and there has been a sharp spike in both since November.On Thursday,

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Another shipment of China's COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Brazil

As much as 600 liters of China's novel coronavirus vaccine arrived in Brazil on Thursday.This is the second batch of China's vaccine sent to the country, after the first 120,000 doses arrived two wee

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Mexican President addresses country two years into administration

02:24 Mexico’spresidentisbeginninghis third year in office and says his program for social progress is on-track.PresidentAndres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivered a state-of-the-nation add

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UFC: 'Tibetan Eagle' Su Mudaerji gets a KO win in just 44 seconds

"The Tibetan Eagle" Su Mudaerji of China knocked out Malcolm Gordon of Canada in the 44th second during a flyweight bout of UFC Fight Night late Saturday in Las Vegas. It was Su's third fight and

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Brazil surpasses 6M COVID cases, hospitals overwhelmed

02:19 Brazil is seeing a worrying growth in COVID-19 cases and many experts believe the country may be entering a second wave of infection.The country topped six million total cases la

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US COVID-19: Arizona reports more than 4,500 new infections

Arizona reported 4,544 new COVID-19 cases today, according to the state's data dashboard. /Getty Images Arizonareported 4,544 new COVID-19 cases today, according to the state's data dashboard.

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Germany's economy rose 8.5% in third quarter

Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 8.5 percent in the third quarter of 2020, compared with the second quarter, which offsets a large part of the economic setback due to the coronavirus

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China to advance 56 spots in global per-capita income rankings

China's surging economy is expected to raise the country 56 spots up in the world's per-capita income rankings between 2000 and 2025, and rank it 70th out of 191 measured countries and regions in

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Latin America reacts to RCEP trade deal

03:08 The​newly signedRCEPtrade deal createsa trading bloc of 15 countries,coveringnearly a third of the world’s population, and​about 30 percentof global GDP.Andwhile celebrationsmay

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Ancient Greek god's bust found during Athens sewage work

A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, was discovered in central Athens during sewage work, authorities said Sunday.The Greek Culture Ministry said that the head, one of many that serve