Maotai Township, a remote town tucked away in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is drawing tourists thanks to China's "national liquor."
The UN Security Council on Monday condemned "in the strongest terms" the consecutive terrorist attacks in Lebanon's northeast town of Qaa, stressing the need to bring perpetrators to justice.
The townsfolk of what is reputed to be Britain's oldest town gathered in their market square Saturday to celebrate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth.
Located in a woody, mountainous area and with a crystal-clear river passing through the small town, Kamikatsu in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island deserves to be listed as one of Japan's most beautiful villages.
Five policemen were killed and 14 others wounded on Saturday in three suicide bomb attacks by Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source told Xinhua.
At least 15 Al-Shabaab militants were killed and weapons recovered on Wednesday in a joint security operation at an area close to Galcad town in Galgudud region in central Somalia.
The spread of the huge wildfire in western Canada that has forced a massive evacuation in the oil sands town of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta province appeared to be slowing down on Sunday, partly thanks to favorable weather.
"China's most beautiful old town" will stop charging an admission fee after swathes of complaints from the public.
A growing number of Chinese tourists are helping to save a dying Australian town, after a little-known tourist attraction was featured on a number of Chinese travel blogs.
Somalia's security forces on Monday arrested six Al-Shabaab suspects in connection to the deadly twin blast in the Baidoa town in south-Somalia's central Bay region.
Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday at the resort town of Vrnjacka Banja in central Serbia to watch an annual kissing competition.
With over 30,000 visitors expected every day, celebration of Chinese Spring Festival has brought vitality to Nanjing town, the second largest Chinatown in Japan, as well as economic benefits to the region.
The Syrian army wrested complete control over the town of Rabiah, the second most important rebel stronghold in the coastal province of Latakia, a week after the military forces captured the town of Salma, the the number one most important rebel bastion in that area near Turkey, state news agency SANA reported.
As many as 40,000 people are reeling under a six-month-old siege imposed on the Syrian town of Madaya by government troops to expunge rebel troops.
It took Wuzhen just 30 years to turn from a remote quiet town with its newly first built road to reach the outside world into a test field covered with Internet-oriented services and a hotspot for people from around the globe to connect.
The government of a southern Chinese town famous for processing electronic trash has ordered all recycling firms to move by the end of the year to an industrial park designed to cut pollution.
An iron ore tailings dam in the southeast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais collapsed Thursday, killing at least 15 people, according to local media reports.
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