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An exhibition featuring artworks of Uruguay's Guarani people was unveiled at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing on April 20.
A damaged electric pole after a dust storm in Alwar, in Rajasthan, India, May 3, 2018. A huge dust storm and lightning strikes killed at least 125 people across India.
A new study on mice, published on Thursday in the open access journal PLOS Biology offered insights into why some people's hair may turn gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress.
India's environmental court National Green Tribunal (NGT) has urged Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Bihar to respond to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on 20 most-polluted cities in the world, officials said Friday.
Located next to Shanghai Disneyland in Pudong New Area, Hengmian Town has always been known for its traditional culture and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) buildings.
Members of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South Korea table tennis teams pose for a photograph after deciding to combine their teams to avoid playing against each other in the Quarter Finals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships at Halmstad Arena in Halmstad, Sweden, May 2, 2018.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday against scrapping an international deal on Iran's nuclear program unless there was a good alternative in place.
Global passenger traffic results for March showed that demand rose 9.5 percent compared to the same month a year earlier, the fastest pace in 12 months, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Thursday.
Students turned stairway into "library" with 3D design at Lanzhou University in Gansu Province on Thursday. It took the students from the university's art academy more than a week to transform the stairs.
Establishing diplomatic ties with China has generated expectation among Dominica's productive sectors, including the tobacco industry, which see closer relations with Asia's largest economy as an opportunity to expand trade.
China's recent tax reduction move will boost the growth of small and micro-businesses and encourage stronger technological innovation, a senior official said.
The Shanghai-London stock connect will be launched within this year with Shanghai aiming to be the first to open the financial industry to foreign companies and institutions.
China's top legislator Li Zhanshu met with the delegation of Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union on Thursday.
Train attendant Guo Li works at a railway station in Chongqing.
China's trade with countries along the route of the Belt and Road Initiative has grown significantly over the years, especially with the 10 ASEAN member countries, and the trend will continue to gain traction, chief economist of a regional economic surveillance unit said on Thursday.
Britain scientists have produced a 3D nanoscale reconstruction of the mineral structure of bone and explained how it could own an adequate toughness and strength in a study published on Thursday in the journal Science.
Pandas at a Canadian zoo can now enjoy fresh bamboo straight from China for the first time thanks to a non-stop route from Beijing to Calgary.
The offshore submersible aquaculture facility can dive to a depth of 50 meters, and is able to rise or descend according to ambient water temperature, which helps create a suitable environment for nurturing salmon to maturity.
In the history of human thought, there are no other theories that have had such a wide and profound influence as Marxism has, said Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A view of a stretch of road running above the Three Gorges Reservoir in Xingshan County, Central China's Hubei Province, May 2, 2018.
There is already an intense race among Chinese express companies on the streets of Beijing and other major cities in China, where couriers on motorized tricycles try to beat the traffic each day to quickly reach their drop-off locations.
The finance ministers and central bank governors of China, Japan and South Korea stressed on Friday the need to resist "all forms of protectionism" and agreed to ensure "an open and run-based multilateral trade and investment system."
Signal interference likely caused the poor performance of hundreds of drones during a show in Xi’an City, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on May 1.
Blind Chinese singer Zhou Yunpeng and his guide dog were not allowed to check into a Sheraton Hotel in Shanghai, local media reported.
"The most valuable and influential spiritual wealth left by Marx is the scientific theory named after him, Marxism," said Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A ceramic pillow is on display at an exhibition in the Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang City, North China's Hebei Province, May 3, 2018.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) combines the basic principles of Marxism with the realities of new China and has brought historical achievements, as well as deep and fundamental historical changes to the country, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said.
Allan Jumba, a 27-year-old Kenyan, is a well-known specialist in agriculture and greenhouse technologies in Kenya's Vihiga county. He helps local farmers prevent common crop diseases, provides pest control services and gives greenhouse-building advice.
Dunlin fly over a wetland in Qingdao City, East China's Shandong Province, May 3, 2018. The migratory birds make a stop at the wetland to replenish their reserves before continuing on their journey.
Chinese universities are offering students the chance to gain work experience with international organizations as the nation aims to better express its ideas on the world stage.
A team led by University of Washington researchers reported on Thursday in the journal Science a new way to encode information using magnets that are just a few layers of atoms in thickness.
Crawfish, a popular delicacy that appears regularly on Chinese dining tables, has seen its price climb sharply, as the supply fails to keep pace with growing demand. May, when crawfish mature, is the start of the peak season for crawfish eating, which runs until September.
Karl Marx House, where Karl Marx was born, will be reopened to public on May 5 with new permanent exhibition, after a remodeling since Sept. 16, 2017.
A U.S. study published on Thursday in the journal Science revealed a new model for how plant cells communicate like and unlike animal neurons.
Arizona-based electric truck producer Nikola Motor Co. announced Thursday that it had scored an "up to 800" electric truck order from Anheuser-Busch, the largest beer maker in the world.
Domestic technology companies are stepping up efforts to develop new businesses and strengthen their research and development in the artificial intelligence industry to make their mark in the local and global markets.
Serving as an Olympic volunteer can be a gateway to a lifetime Olympic passion. In the spirit of this passion, several young organizers for Beijing 2022 are vowing to give their best for a successful winter Games to mark Chinese Youth Day falling on May 4.
President Xi Jinping extended Youth Day greetings to a group of students at China University of Political Science and Law and encouraged them to contribute to advancing law-based governance.
People view the tomb of Karl Marx, which is being renovated ahead of the 200th anniversary of his birth, at Highgate Cemetery, in London, Britain on May 3, 2018.
Chung Eui-yong, top national security advisor for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, is currently staying in the United States ahead of the summit between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), local media reported Friday citing the Blue House of South Korea.
Shanghai is implementing an action plan to improve its ability to allocate global resources and achieve high-quality development in the service economy by 2020.
Once rising stars in China's push for new-energy vehicles (NEVs), domestic carmakers have been facing tough times, particularly electric bus manufacturers, as the Chinese government rolls back heavy subsidies and competition intensifies.
Beijing, Tianjin and surrounding areas dramatically exceeded their air pollution reduction targets through the fall and winter months, while the mayors of three cities were summoned after failing to meet their own targets, according to China's top environmental authority.
Two centuries on, despite huge and profound changes in human society, the name of Karl Marx is still respected all over the world and his theory still shines with the brilliant light of truth, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday.
A video of a number of drones falling from the sky during a performance in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, went viral online, embarrassing a new Guinness World Record winner, Ehang Egret, a drone-maker in Guangdong province.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Russia's cooperation with China and the Group of G20 (G20)sets an example for interaction on the international arena.
As part of China's effort to further improve its participation in global governance and the cultivation of talent in international organizations, Fudan University in Shanghai and the Shanghai Rong Chang Foundation launched a program in March to train talent in the field of global governance.
President Xi Jinping attended a conference to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx on Friday morning.
China still has enormous potential for economic growth through the services sector, and is capable of curbing financial risks like the debt of State-owned enterprises and local governments, a senior official said.
Fearing the U.S. might be falling behind China in the development of fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology, U.S. officials and companies have vowed to step up their efforts to deliver essential research in a wide range of areas.
China's leading electric vehicle maker BYD announced Wednesday to team with US Hybrid Corporation to develop a hydrogen fuel cells battery-electric bus.
A dedicated team of young maintenance workers is helping keep the lights shining on 671 kilometers of railway line in Yunnan province.
Shenzhen is using facial recognition technology to identify traffic violators and levy fines as it builds toward its goal of being a smart city.
A Chinese consortium's bid to acquire 25 percent stake in Bangladesh's biggest stock exchange and become its strategic partner has been approved by the country's securities regulator.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the violence in Central African Republic (CAR) that resulted in at least 22 deaths and over 100 people injured, a deputy UN spokesperson said Thursday.
The central government is taking precautions against possible currency fluctuations in the future by forbidding domestic financial institutions from exchanging yuan for other currencies in offshore investment.
China's central bank said Thursday that it has inked a currency swap agreement with its counterpart in Nigeria.
China launched a new communication satellite "APSTAR-6C" on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center, May 4, 2018.
Thriving demand in China boosted first-quarter sales at Birkin bag maker Hermes, underscoring an upbeat start to the year for some of the luxury sector's biggest names.
A ceremony is held to mark the 90th anniversary of the Jinan Incident, also known as the May 3rd Tragedy, in Jinan City, East China's Shandong Province, May 3, 2018. The Imperial Japanese Army killed over 6,500 Chinese soldiers and civilians on May 3, 1928.
Cambricon Technologies Corp Ltd, a successful Chinese startup specializing in artificial intelligence or AI chips, unveiled the MLU 100, a cloud-based AI chip, in Shanghai on Thursday.
Like many other Chinese born in the 1960s, Bao Zhenhua's given name was imbued with the cultural significance of the time - literally meaning "to revitalize China".
Ambassador Joanna Wronecka of Poland, this month's UN Security Council president, said on Thursday that the United Nations has to act when Rohingya refugees are suffering.
Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un meets with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, the DPRK, May 3, 2018.
"I was so little and I was shaking. I found myself next to dead people ... I am a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre."
"Lixia" marks the seventh solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar. It is a folk custom for the local people in Tangqi ancient town to greet "Lixia", which falls on May 5 this year, by making various kinds of traditional food.
It will be something of a homecoming for the Boston Bruins when they clash with the Calgary Flames in a pair of NHL preseason games in Shenzhen and Beijing, on Sept. 15 and 19 respectively.
Troops from the Philippines and the United States will kick off next Monday a series of joint military exercises designed to hone their interoperability skills in fighting terrorism, including chemical attack, and disaster response, said a Philippine military officer on Thursday.
Visitors look at Karl Marx's original manuscript called Brüsseler Hefte, Brussels Notes, at an exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth at the Nanjing University in Nanjing City, East China's Jiangsu Province, May 3, 2018. The exhibition introduced the life of Karl Marx as well as the development of Marxism.
Some giant pandas are suffering from a disease that turns their eye patch from black to white, as the official explanation of the cause of the disease remains undisclosed.
Ticket sales for the 2018 Russia World Cup will be a great success as 89% of tickets have already been sold, CEO of the Local Organizing Committee Alexey Sorokin said Thursday.
The European Commission said on Thursday that the eurozone growth was still set to remain strong, but warned an escalation of trade protectionism poses threat to global economic growth.
Beijing has released rules on the management of public credit information, saying that individuals who have a bad credit record would not get promoted, and that departments are banned from collecting an individual's religious and genetic information.
Tens of thousands people rallied across Japan on Thursday to protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to amend the nation's pacifist Constitution as the nation marked its 71st Constitution Memorial Day.
Questions were raised about the fate of the upcoming elections, after the deadly Islamic State (IS) suicide attack on the headquarters of the Libyan Higher Commission of Elections in the capital Tripoli.
Cuba will host the 37th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) between May 7 and 11 and assume the presidency of the regional United Nations organization for two years, a senior Cuban official said Thursday.
This month marks the 200th anniversary of Marx's birth, and despite claims to the contrary, the German philosopher's legacy has never been more relevant.
U.S. agricultural sector will suffer the heaviest blow from a simmering trade bickering between the United States and China as American farmers will lose 15 percent of their net farm income and about 181,000 jobs, a report said Thursday.
India's Meteorological department Thursday warned of another dust storm in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in the next 48 hours, where it has claimed at least 112 lives so far.
Scholars, students and university officials are drawing inspiration from the speech President Xi Jinping made in his visit to Peking University about boosting China's innovation on its own and improving the country's talent lineup.
Groundwater in some parts of China is decreasing, according to new research on the subject.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that its board of governors voted to expel Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski from its membership.
China has always played an active role addressing the Korean Peninsula issue and makes consistent efforts to push for the denuclearization of the peninsula.
The earnings of German sportswear manufacturer Adidas have experienced a boost from the strong development of its U.S. and Chinese markets, quarterly figures published by the company on Thursday show.
China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) held talks on Thursday with leading government officials in three cities in north China that failed to meet air improvement targets.
China's first cloud artificial intelligence (AI) chip was released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Thursday in Shanghai.
The Chinese mainland will remain the world's largest mobile app market in 2022, a report showed Thursday.
China's technology giants are placing a slew of fresh bets on artificial intelligence by investing in startup firms that are set to disrupt the burgeoning sector.
Beijing supports the Korean Peninsula's shift from armistice to peace as well as Pyongyang's shifting focus to economic buildup, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
A possible United States withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal would be a huge blow in the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
Three books commemorating the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth have been published, according to a workshop Thursday.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Thursday published a circular on its website, requiring procuratorates at all levels to step up efforts to implement the new law protecting the reputation and honor of heroes and martyrs.
Routing Austria 3-0 on Thursday, China will play the Hong Kong team in the women's semifinal of the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships.
A U.S. teenager criticized on social media for wearing a traditional Chinese dress to her high school prom defended her decision and has won support from netizens in China.
Research vessel Dayang Yihao, or Ocean No 1, returned to its home port in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Thursday and "deep sea research facilities aboard the vessel displayed outstanding performance".
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday ruled out renegotiating the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal or holding talks over its missile program.
To mark the 200th birthday of Karl Marx on May 5, the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau (CCTB) published a series of books Thursday about the life and theory of the German philosopher.
China launched a new communication satellite "APSTAR-6C" at 12:06 a.m. Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
China's first private rocket producer is quietly preparing for what it calls the first flight of a carrier rocket designed and made completely by a private company from China.
Twelve giant pandas in Sichuan Province have contracted an eye disease, medical experts said recently.
China is stepping up its support for small and micro businesses by offering new tax cuts and better financial services, officials said Thursday.
Building a space station, probing Mars, setting up a lunar base and going deeper into the universe - artificial intelligence will be at the cutting edge of China's space odyssey.
"Karl Marx is the pride of Trier!" Mayor Wolfram Leibe told Xinhua ahead of the upcoming celebrations of the 200th birthday of the thinker, which falls on Saturday.
Several well-known foreign investors are ready to enter the Chinese financial market, a swift response to the country's vow to accelerate opening-up and the reflection of an optimistic outlook on the stability of the world's second-largest economy.
