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Batang river makes waves

[2016-08-01 07:49]

It was not very well known before it was hit by a massive earthquake six years ago, but its charm has been bubbling over ever since.

A perfect getaway - unique, affordable and not too far away

[2016-08-01 07:49]

Yin Rui and his wife were very excited to see a lion in the forests not far away from their cross-country vehicle. In Sri Lanka's Yala National Park, elephants cast curious glances at tourists like the couple, and monkeys approach the vehicle to beg for food.

Why you need to ditch what you learned with cameras to shoot 360 video

[2016-07-30 07:02]

As cameras that shoot 360-degree photos and videos become affordable, curious users will face a new challenge: Figuring out how to take meaningful and compelling shots in what's effectively a new medium.

Mr. Robot, Suicide Squad debut in VR format Comic-Con

[2016-07-30 07:02]

The anti-heroes of Mr. Robot and Suicide Squad are breaking into San Diego Comic-Con in 360 degrees.

Neapolitan treat

[2016-07-29 07:35]

Located in southern Italy, the Mediterranean port city of Naples is one of the most ancient in Europe, and its contemporary urban fabric preserves the elements of its long and eventful history that date back to the 9th century BC. The rectangular grid layout of the ancient Greek settlement of Neapolis is still discernible in the historic center of the city, which was listed as world heritage by UNESCO in 1995.

Princely pork

[2016-07-29 07:35]

In 1879, Spanish entrepreneur Rafael Sanchez Romero founded 5J Cinco Jotas to offer meats from 100-percent Iberian black pigs, an animal species descended directly from the prehistoric Mediterranean boar.

The liquid luxury of the Forbidden City

[2016-07-29 07:35]

Attila Balint is showing his romantic side this summer. Not only is he newly married, but he's found a way to express his enchantment with the Forbidden City, one of his favorite places in Beijing.

A swahili spring

[2016-07-29 07:35]

China always made Fadhhili Mpunji curious. The 42-year-old journalist from Tanzania was familiar with Chinese during his childhood: They stayed in his hometown to help operate a railway built by a Chinese company in the late 1970s.

Ex-model reveals her life with music idols

[2016-07-29 07:35]

Pattie Boyd, who was married to musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton at different times, on Tuesday unveiled two of her iconic outfits that formed part of her exhibition George, Eric and Me at The Beatles Story in Liverpool. One of the exhibits, a jacket and short skirt, was made especially for Boyd by The Fool, while she bought the other outfit, a floaty Thea Porter dress, in Italy for an Italian Vogue shoot in 1970.

Buddhist forum talks of ways to usher in world peace

[2016-07-29 07:35]

At a meeting with the venerable Buddhist monk Jingkong, Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad once asked him if there would be peace in the world.

Same old stunts

[2016-07-28 07:19]

Globally recognized kung fu giant Jackie Chan's latest film Skiptrace has raked in 400 million yuan ($60 million) in its first weekend, to top the box-office charts. But fans are calling it a hodgepodge of cliches. Xu Fan reports.

Big-budget project set to cement ties with Australia

[2016-07-28 07:19]

Cinematic ties between China and Australia are set for a quantum jump as the upcoming China Australia Film Festival will see the launch of a big-budget coproduction by the two countries.

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