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Films, food and fun: Universal Beijing Resort opens for trial run

02:05 Universal Beijing Resort (UBR), a new landmark in China's capital Beijing that is set to open to the public on September 20, began trial operations on Wednesday, offering eager in

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Universal Beijing Resort to open for trial run on September 1

01:55 Universal Beijing Resort (UBR), which will be the fifth and largest Universal Studios in the world, is set to start its trial operations on September 1 after undergoing three mont

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UNESCO inscribes a total of 34 new properties on World Heritage List

The Luoyang Bridge is one of the 22 component sites featured in the serial property of "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China," which is added to the World Heritage List during the 4

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Quanzhou, China's ancient port now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

01:24 China's ancient port of Quanzhou was bestowed the much-coveted title of World Heritage Site by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee during its extended 44th session held in southeast

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Extended 44th session of World Heritage Committee kicks off in China

The extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee kicked off in Fuzhou, capital city of southeast China's Fujian Province as the opening ceremony was held on Friday night at Fuzhou Strait

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Mega tourism expo opens in Shanghai

A mega exhibition for the tourism, hospitality and lifestyle sectors opened in Shanghai on Monday.The Tourism Plus Shanghai 2021 is basically three different fairs and a show rolled into one and r

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China's 'lipstick king' Li Jiaqi makes 2021 TIME100 Next list

China's "lipstick king" has left his indelible mark on the country's livestream selling industry and is now appearing on the 2021 TIME100 Next list, an expansion of the TIME100 franchise.Li Jiaqi

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Chinese Lunar New Year photo exhibition makes global debut online

As the most important festival for Chinese people approaches, a photo exhibition on the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, has been launched online with a series of festive act

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Kenneth Branagh to play UK PM Boris Johnson in TV drama about COVID-19

Sir Kenneth Branagh attends the "Cinderella" premiere at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 13, 2015. /CFP BAFTA and Emmy award-winning actor Sir Kenneth

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U.S. Postal Service to issue new series of Year of the Ox stamps

The United States Postal Service (USPS) will issue a special set of stamps to commemorate the Year of the Ox in the Chinese lunar calendar, which will begin on February 12.The New Year of the Ox s

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Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble to be launched on Nov. 22

The Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble (ATB) is being launched on November 22 as scheduled, while all arriving passengers from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will now be requir

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Paris Fashion Week rolls out first-ever online showcase of designs

Ever imagined viewing catwalk shows from the comfort of your own home to take a sneak peek at the newest collections of Christian Dior or Valentino? It is not a dream anymore.Paris Fashion Week on

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Princeton to remove Woodrow Wilson's name from public policy school

Princeton University will remove former President Woodrow Wilson's name from its School of Public and International Affairsand one of its residential colleges as his "racist views and policies mak

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Famed landmarks across Washington defaced amid heated protests

Spray paint that reads "DO BLACK VETS COUNT?" is seen on the World War Two Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, May 31, 2020, the morning after protests over the death of George Floyd. /A

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Online exhibition marks 50th anniv. of China's first satellite launch

The National Museum of China will run an online exhibition in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the launch of China's first satellite, Dongfanghong-1 on April 24. /National Museum of China

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Shanghai Fashion Week 2020: The show must go on, but how?

Amid the global gloom of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shanghai Fashion Week (SHFW) has gone virtual, putting its fancy roster of over 150 catwalk shows online and engaging hundreds of thousands of v

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UN issues stamps featuring endangered migratory species

A special set of stamps featuring 12 endangered migratory bird, mammal and marine species was issued by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) on Monday in a collaborative project with th