In the midst of despair from the tough economic situation in the country, some Syrians have opted to help their communities through self-initiated initiatives. The eco
Editor's note: Ji Xianbai, PhD, is a research fellow with the International Political Economy Program of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
A giant mural featuring former NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, painted after their death, is seen at a basketball court in Manila, the Philippines, January 28, 2020. The company
China's women's football team are in a training session in Busan, South Korea on December 9, 2019 ahead of the 2019 East Asian Cup. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)Football Fede
FILE PHOTO: Locusts are seen in the Menabe region of western Madagascar, March 29, 2013. /Reuters Climate change may be powering the swarms of desert locusts that have invaded eastern Africa,
03:04 An academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and director of the State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, provided suggestions on preve
As one of the executive producers of the last Mad Max movie, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin might have been interested in the apocalyptic climate warnings of Gr
U.S. officials confirmed late Thursday that some American troops were injured in Iran's missile attacks on American service members in Iraq despite prior claims no one
A second patient infected with the new type of coronavirus, which has caused the recent pneumonia outbreak in the central China city of Wuhan, has been confirmed dead,
Passengers arriving at the Hong Kong International airport in Hong Kong, January, 2020. /AP Photo Hong Kong's full-year provisional visitor arrivals in 2019 amounted to 55.9 million and recor
Three viable embryos have now been created of the "functionally extinct" northern white rhino, and a surrogate is being sought.
Hong Kong's full-year provisional visitor arrivals in 2019 amounted to 55.9 million and recorded a year-on-year decrease of 14.2 percent, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (
Editor's note: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University of Sciences
Editor's note: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University of Sciences
The Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, October 1, 2019. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects t
With bushfire conditions set to deteriorate once more, Australian firefighters and communities scrambled with whatever preparations possible to help reduce the risk to lives and property over the di
Heavy rainfall over Jakarta for at least 15 hours on New Year's Day forces displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and claims at least 66 deaths. /CGTN Photo Jakarta is reeling from th