A grand plan to create a globally competitive cluster of metropolises in the Pearl River Delta is one of the highlights of the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the return of Chinese sovereignty to Hong Kong.
As part of the celebrations to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the financial hub is hoping to gain momentum from the Chinese mainland to orchestrate Belt and Road Initiative undertakings.
Zhang Quanxi may be the world's most unlikely professional underwater photographer. Four years ago, not only did Zhang not know how to dive, but he also had severe aquaphobia.
Postdoctoral student Yang Jian wants to change the way people buy rice in China.
As the United Kingdom marked the first anniversary of the electorate's decision to quit the European Union on Friday, voters on both sides of the debate are still none the wiser about the shape of their post-Brexit future.
US index provider MSCI's decision on Tuesday to include the Chinese mainland's stocks in its widely tracked MSCI Emerging Markets Index and All Country World Index in June 2018 could create a windfall of tens of billions of US dollars from asset managers, pension funds and insurers for the mainland's equity markets over the next decade, according to analysts. The MSCI's decision will also help China open up its capital market, though the road to the internationalization of China's A-share market is still not as smooth.
Scientists watching a major rift in the Antarctica, which has grown in the past few years, say it will soon cause a section of the ice shelf to break off and "collapse" into the ocean. The ice sheet that could break off from the West Antarctica, known as Larsen C, is the size of the US state of Delaware, or about 5,000 square kilometers.
Modern Britain, particularly London, has always prided itself on multiculturalism, something that was never more evident when people of all faiths, backgrounds and cultures came together to stand united in the face of four bloody attacks, three by Islamic extremists and the last one, just last week, by a troubled white man.
Turdigul Ali sat staring up at a clock hanging on a wall in her brother's house in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on June 12. She was waiting for it to reach 10:30 pm, so she could perform a short prayer and bring an end to her daylong fast.
Abudulreheman Roz always attends the outdoor livestock market in the western suburb of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Sundays so he can sell his sheep at the highest price.
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