Schengen nations are opening dozens of visa centers in China's smaller cities this year, following last fall's policies requiring biometric data that make applying thornier for those outside the few main megalopolises. Xu Lin looks at how the need for Chinese fingerprints has expanded the EU's visa-center footprint in the country.
The number of Chinese visitors to Vietnam has risen by 65.9 percent year-on-year in the first three months of 2016, the country's General Statistics Office said on Friday.
A bilingual book seeks to shed light on the evolution of vertebrates through the trove of fossils discovered in China. Yang Yang reports.
A long time ago, after an island had separated from a vast landmass, its plants and animals grew in relative isolation.
An ongoing exhibition featuring celebrated foreign artists like Damien Hirst, Marina Abramovic and Ann Hamilton may help raise Wuzhen's profile. Deng Zhangyu reports in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province.
Near the riverside a tree wrapped in metal sheets catches the attention of almost every passer-by. Most of them ask the same question: What's wrong with the tree?
Bayi Laoye presents classic Xinjiang fare in glittering surroundings, Mike Peters reports.
With its leather chairs, glass tables and London prices, The Clink seems like any other restaurant. But the cutlery is plastic, the kitchen knives are kept locked up and the view from the window is of barbed wire.
The last of a five-year series of Italian art shows in Beijing has begun, bringing Venice into focus. Lin Qi reports.
The Beijing International Art Biennale will return to the National Art Museum of China in September 2017, with the seventh exhibition themed "Silk Road and the world's civilizations".
A radar scan of William Shakespeare's tomb has discovered signs of tampering with his final resting place that lend credence to a story about his skull being stolen in the 18th century, researchers say.
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