On March 28, 1959, the Chinese central government announced the dissolution of Tibet's local government after the latter staged an armed rebellion in order to retain the politico-religious serfdom in the region, and established the Tibet autonomous region organizing committee.
Will the United States revert to protectionist policies to perpetuate its hegemony or stick to the principle of free trade at the risk of suffering relative decline?
Longjing, or Dragon Well, tea, is grown in Hangzhou, the capital of East China's Zhejiang province, and is believed to have been introduced to the country by the Buddhist monks of Fajing Temple. The monks follow a long and rigorous process to make the tea, beginning with the blessing, cleansing, picking and drying of the leaves.
World leaders on Friday welcomed a framework nuclear agreement clinched between major powers and Iran, saying it paves the way for a final comprehensive pact by the end of June.
Kenya's interior minister vowed on Friday that the country would not bow to terrorist threats, a day after the massacre of 147 students by al-Qaida-linked Shebab fighters from Somalia.
German prosecutors said on Thursday they believed the co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings plane in the French Alps last week had searched on a computer for ways to commit suicide shortly before the crash which killed 150 people.
A legendary store where Soviet children once flocked to snap up the latest toys has reopened in Moscow after massive, if controversial, renovations as a glitzy mall boasting "the biggest of everything".
An Albanian lawmaker from the ruling coalition was arrested on Thursday on murder charges filed in Belgium, the latest twist in a political scandal involving allegations of contract killings, false testimony and police cover-ups.
The International Olympic Committee's evaluation commission remains positive that Beijing is capable of hosting a successful Winter Olympics in 2022 despite concerns about serious air pollution.
Two people suspected of bribery have been brought back to face trial after three months on the run in Laos, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Ma Jian, former vice-minister of State security, reportedly has been found to have six mistresses and two illegitimate children, two months after the country's top anti-graft body announced an investigation into his alleged corruption.
Sui Xujia never expected that her suggestion would be selected by the government, let alone that she would be invited to a conference in Beijing on Thursday that was attended by members of the team that drafted this year's Government Work Report.
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