Cuban Vice President Jose Ramon Machado on Thursday urged tobacco farmers in his country to tap further into the national advantage and increase output.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Thursday gave all thumbs up to the volunteers who served at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games between Aug.16-28.
Chinese lawmakers on Thursday acknowledged a draft decision on the granting of universal suffrage in Hong Kong and suggested putting it to vote before the top legislature ends its session on Sunday.
The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games came to a successful close in east China's Nanjing on Thursday evening after 12 days of competition.
Two major Chinese cities joined dozens of others nationwide to scrap housing purchase restrictions on Thursday in a bid to boost their property market.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members passed a declaration on Thursday calling for the establishment of a new partnership focusing on maritime cooperation in the region.
New dada from the New York City Health Department show that, from 2010 to 2013, drug overdose deaths in the metropolis increased by 41 percent -- from 8.2 to 11.6 per 100,000 New Yorkers.
Islamic State (IS) militants killed more than 160 Syrian soldiers in Syria, according to online video footage published on Thursday, while U.S. President Barack Obama said his country has not developed a strategy in combating the Islamic group.
Chinese milk products are slowly earning back trust of the country's consumers, a recent survey found.
China Unicom, a major state-owned telecom company, said on Friday it will partner with U.S. electric carmaker Tesla to build charging stations in 120 cities to expand the service network for electric cars.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday called on militia in southeastern Ukraine to open a humanitarian corridor for encircled Ukrainian servicemen.
Hu Wenge, student of Mei Lanfang's son Mei Baojiu, has been the only successor of male Dan, a female role in Peking Opera, in Mei school of Peking Opera for the past 50 years.
Chinese milk products are slowly earning back trust of the country's consumers, a recent survey found.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has decided not to send any cheering squad to South Korea for the upcoming Incheon Asian Games next month, a senior official said Thursday.
Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has continued its reign over the Chinese smartphone market in July, holding on to the top spot with ease for the fourth consecutive month, according to the latest smartphone sales data.
Australian researchers have found that junk food can suppress a person's appetite for a balanced, healthy diet.
Cering Yangzom, an ethnic Monba living deep in Tibet's mountains, never thought her pastime singing to the odd tourist traveling through her small village would ever become more than a pleasant diversion.
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