New Vanke board swears by new biz model

Vanke Co Ltd, China's real estate major, has constituted a new board of directors at its shareholder meeting on Friday.

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Music, art bring respite from slum life

Rap outlet to resist violence that permeates the favelas

Historian laments lack of fanfare over bicycle's birth

DOMAZAN, France - For the next month, the eyes of the sporting world will be on the Tour de France, yet few people know what a significant year this is for the bicycle.

Zoo's white lion marks first birthday

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi zoo showed off a rare white lion cub to mark the animal's first birthday this week, as officials revealed that they hoped to welcome another of the rare big cats in the coming weeks.

'Woke' among words added to dictionary

LONDON - More than 600 new words, phrases and senses, including "woke" and "post-truth," have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in a recent quarterly update.

Berry, Rodriguez speak out on diversity and Hollywood

LOS ANGELES - Halle Berry, the only black woman to ever win a best actress Oscar, said her 2002 win turned out to be meaningless, and Fast and Furious star Michelle Rodriguez warned she may quit the action movie franchise unless filmmakers "show some love for women".

Creator of 'refugee bear' dies aged 91

LONDON - Michael Bond, the British creator of Paddington Bear, a marmalade sandwich-loving refugee from Peru who entertained generations of children with his exploits in London, died on Tuesday after a short illness. He was 91.

China offers equitable, open economy

Premier Li Keqiang delivers the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017, also known as the Summer Davos, in Dalian, on Tuesday. The following is the full text of his speech:

ROK vice-minister says sorry for THAAD push

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea's vice-defense minister who was appointed by the new government apologized to residents on Tuesday for the previous administration's push for the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile interception system in their hometown.

'Pay as you like' bookstore saved by online effort

AMMAN, Jordan - For years, Hamzeh al-Maaytah nurtured a community of book lovers in Jordan, keeping his bookstore in Amman's old center open around the clock, encouraging customers to linger over rare treasures and often allowing them to set the price for a purchase.

Temer formally accused of corruption

BRASILIA - Brazil's top federal prosecutor charged President Michel Temer on Monday with accepting bribes, the first of what is expected to be a series of formal graft charges against the leader in the coming weeks.