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Xi Focus-Quotable Quotes: Xi Jinping on revitalization of China's northeast

Chinese President Xi Jinping keeps a close watch on the revitalization of northeast China. He has spoken of the issue on many occasions. The following are some highlig

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CBA to allow spectators into arena from July 26

The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league will see limited spectators back in arenas from July 26 before being fully open to fans from July 31 when the playoffs commence, the league's governin

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Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy launches rocket carrying UAE's Mars orbiter

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on Monday launched a rocket carrying a Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates. At 6:58 a.m. local time, the H2A ro

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Kung Fu bear

00:22 Watch out! This Kung Fu bear is showing off his Bruce Lee's nunchaku skill at Yagiyama Zoological Park in Japan.Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter.Subscribe he

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Nigeria vows to fight graft, recover stolen money

The Nigerian government has vowed to continue with the fight against rampant corruption and spare no efforts to recover all resources stolen. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, whose government on

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Volkswagen to deepen partnership with Chinese auto company JAC

German carmaker, Volkswagen, will invest about 1 billion euros to jointly develop electric cars in China with Chinese vehicle brand JAC. Watch the new episode of Discovering Anhui to see their latest

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Original Content podcast: Yep, ‘Hamilton’ is still very good

With the release of “Hamilton” on Disney+, Jordan and Darrell finally got to watch the musical biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton — albeit in recorded form, rather than live o

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U.K. allows outdoor theater and music events from July 11

Tourists watch actors perform at the house where William Shakespeare was born during celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Britain, April 23

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No int'l sport events in China this year apart from Beijing 2022 trials

China will not hold any international sporting events in 2020 apart from trial events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the country's General Administration of Sport announced on Thursday. T

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Tribes in a flux: San Director's cut

03:37 The production team working on the San section of the Tribes in a Flux series shares their thoughts on the San culture and the struggles they face in modern times. Watch this and

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Trailer: Fences around us

01:13 Fences can either keep us in or out. For the San in Botswana, it's a bit more complicated than that. Watch the trailer for "Fences Around Us," a documentary film on the San tribe

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No int'l sport events in China this year apart from Beijing 2022 trials

China will not hold any international sporting events in 2020 apart from trial events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the country's General Administration of Sport announced on Thursday. T

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Dutch cinemas reopen, but strict rules keep pressure on finances

02:05 Movie fans can head to cinemas in the Netherlands again, but reduced capacity and strict measures mean it is not yet the mass-market entertainment it previously was.And it is far

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Passenger on Baltic cruise confirmed with COVID-19, hundreds possibly exposed: Finnish authority

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) said on Monday that a passenger traveling on a cruise ferry between the Finnish capital Helsinki and the Estonian capital Tallinn had been confirme

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Gantz: Israel's launch of new spy satellite a 'mighty achievement'

A new Israeli spy satellite, called Ofek 16, is shot into space from a site in central Israel, July 9, 2020. /Reuters Israel on Monday launched a new spy satellite that it said would provide h

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Tribes In A Flux: Survive or die out?

04:33 People are the link to culture and tradition, in Morocco where members of the Berber tribes live. A big part of this culture is in the intricately woven rugs, whose trade has bee

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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll becomes the second highest in the world

02:37 Brazilhas become the world No. 2 hot spot for COVID-19 cases, reaching 1,368,195 cases with total of 58,314 deaths.In early June, the government stopped updating the total number