Priceless Japanese fish make a splash

KAZO, Japan - Handreared for their color and beauty, koi carp have become an iconic symbol of Japan that can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars and are becoming more popular elsewhere in Asia.

Germany, Turkey move to heal ties

BERLIN - The foreign ministers of Germany and Turkey on Saturday held meeting in the German city of Goslar, in a bid to seek reconciliation after two years of tensions.

DPRK to top Trump's 2018 agenda

WASHINGTON - Washington's relations with Pyongyang are expected to be US President Donald Trump's greatest foreign policy challenge in 2018, as tensions continue to simmer between the two nations, US experts said.

Teheran, Islamabad get closer over threats

TEHERAN - The Iranian and Pakistani defense ministers held talks on defense cooperation amid US President Donald Trump's recent Twitter spree against both nations, Iranian PressTV reported on Friday.

US East Coast paralyzed after massive storm

NEW YORK - A massive winter storm paralyzed much of the US East Coast on Thursday and Friday, dumping as much as 46 centimeters of snow from the Carolinas to Maine. It also caused flooding on the streets of Boston due to swelling storm tides, forced the cancellation of nearly 5,000 flights and closed businesses, offices and schools.

UK looks to benefit from China's desire to upgrade its pig stocks

The United Kingdom will send its largest shipment of pig semen to China this month, as the latter looks to improve the genetics of its domestic herd.

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Ivory trade ban wins applause

NAIROBI, Kenya - The historic decision by China to terminate commercial processing and sale of ivory will usher a new era for the protection of Africa's elephants and other iconic species, campaigners and officials have said.

Tsukiji market holds final New Year auction

TOKYO - In the final New Year's auction at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market on Friday, the owner of an international sushi restaurant shelled out $320,000 for a prime bluefin tuna and said he was "very happy" with the result.

Cosmic dust, not 'alien megastructure,' veils mysterious star

MIAMI - It's been called the "most mysterious star in the universe", bigger than the sun and yet brightening and dimming in an odd way that suggested to some an alien megastructure might be circling it.

Chinese cargo locos arrive in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES - A new shipment of Chinese-made locomotives have arrived in the Port of Buenos Aires to revive Argentina's key Belgrano Cargas cargo train network.

Top 10 Stories Of The Year

It proved to be another year in which world peace was elusive, but amid the gloom there were a few positive glimmers. Here China Daily lists its top world news stories of 2017.