First Chinese imperial firearm sells for $2.5m

The first Chinese firearm with an imperial reign mark ever to be offered at auction sold for $2.5 million, the auction house Sotheby's London said on Wednesday.

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Zika can break out 'anywhere'

The Brazilian doctor who first linked the Zika virus to brain damage in babies has warned that rich countries are not safe from the disease, urging them to increase research funding.

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Trump pledges to seek national unity

US president-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would bind the nation's deep wounds and be a president "for all Americans", as he praised his defeated rival Hillary Clinton for her years of public service.

Tensions surface after results no-one foresaw

Two plebiscites barely five months apart in the United Kingdom and now the United States have ripped apart the thin veneer that held together people of various cultures, religions and ethnic origins and caused deep divisions that may take decades to heal.

Trouble ahead if new president's policies match the rhetoric

A popular backlash against what a swath of US voters see as the negative impact of globalization and free trade has carried Donald Trump across the finishing line to the White House.

What they say

Trump becoming US president will not disturb the general trend of China-US relation. Unlike Hillary Clinton's adamant attitude toward China and Russia, I believe Trump is more flexible and he will make some strategic adjustments to strike a balance between the big countries, not against them like Clinton.

From reality TV to the White House: WHO IS DONALD J. TRUMP?

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York, the fourth of five children of Frederick and Mary Trump.

Reminder of the wisdom of a well-placed quip

When I lived in Kenya, there was a sign often posted on the walls of bars and saloons, an admonishment apparently aimed at keeping the peace. "Never argue with a fool," it read. "People might not know the difference."

Seeing the funny side of high drama

While not many in China have seen Donald Trump's reality TV shows, the US president elect has always been viewed more or less as an entertainment figure in the Middle Kingdom.

Park to let Parliament choose PM

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday she will withdraw her nominee for prime minister if Parliament recommends a candidate and is willing to let the new premier control the Cabinet, seeking to defuse a crisis rocking her presidency.