British enthusiasts have launched a bid for jousting - an ancient sport in which riders in steel armor charge and try to knock each other off their horses with a 3.7-meter pole - to be made an Olympic sport.
In a room full of bright-colored cubes and giant mattresses, giggling children climb bars, try somersaults and walk gingerly on a low balance beam. Some stand on their hands, showing off their bellies under the guidance of four coaches.
The quality and presentation of fashion shows in the country have changed dramatically with China's rapid economic development. Fashion models (above) at a runway show in Beijing in 1991. Such shows were combined with concerts at the time.
The California-based Themed Entertainment Association recently announced its list of the world's 25 most-beloved theme parks, according to Jiemian.com. The parks combined entertained more than 235.6 million visitors in 2015. As in the past nine years, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in the US state of Florida, holds down the No 1 position.
More than half of the $60 billion in support China has promised Africa will go to building infrastructure, Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Ming said on Friday at a media briefing on the coming China-African Cooperation meeting in Beijing.
The World Trade Organization chief said on Friday that terms of the Accession Protocol of China's entry into the WTO must apply to all members equally, while China urges EU to fulfill WTO obligations and stop launching unfair anti-dumping investigations.
President Xi Jinping called on Friday for better supervision of reform efforts. Xi made the remarks at the 26th meeting of the Leading Group for Overall Reform, which he heads.
An Air Koryo flight carrying more than 60 people from Pyongyang to Beijing made an emergency landing in the northeast Chinese city of Shenyang on Friday morning because of smoke in the aircraft.
The Vietnamese embassy and consulates in China dismissed on Friday reports that Chinese mainlanders' tourist visa applications have been suspended, saying the applications are being handled normally.
Thousands flock to hear Panchen Lama teach on 'propitious' day
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