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Kenya rings changes as older devices fade

[2017-11-10 07:41]

NAIROBI - Older phones are on their deathbed in Kenya, with time running out for the gadgets that have been on sale in the East African nation for close to 20 years.

Philippine fears over AI influx

[2017-11-10 07:41]

MANILA - The outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centers in the world, is worried that the rise of artificial intelligence will eat into the $23 billion sector.

Newly opened Louvre Abu Dhabi a 'bridge between civilizations'

[2017-11-10 07:41]

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - More than a decade in the making, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors on Wednesday, winning praise from visiting French President Emmanuel Macron as a "bridge between civilizations" and religions.

Truffle hunters in Greece sniff out new source of income

[2017-11-10 07:41]

ATHENS - At an altitude of 1,500 meters, 51-year-old Marios Blanas and his dog Lacta, an Italian Griffon, start their day hunting "black diamonds", the valuable delicacy of truffles to be found on Menalon Mountain, in Peloponnese, southwest Greece.

Robbers targeting cash-flush visitors

[2017-11-10 07:41]

PARIS - Leon Chen looks frazzled as he shepherds a group of Chinese tourists through the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, past stands stacked with luxury bags, perfume, jewelry and caviar.

China shows support for new era of Laos relations

[2017-11-09 07:42]

VIENTIANE, Laos - President Xi Jinping's first overseas trip after his re-election, which includes Laos, reflects the fact that China attaches great importance to relations with the country, the Chinese ambassador to Laos has said.

Ambassador urges Britain to be ready

[2017-11-09 07:42]

The recently concluded 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China opened the door to deepened economic and trade cooperation with the United Kingdom, China's top envoy to Britain said on Tuesday during a keynote speech in London to more than 100 senior representatives from Britain's business community.

Typhoon death toll surges to 89 in central Vietnam

[2017-11-09 07:42]

HANOI - Typhoon Damrey has killed 89 local people and left 18 others missing in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Wednesday.

Indian govt, opposition parties lock horns over one year of cash ban

[2017-11-09 07:42]

NEW DELHI - India on Wednesday completed one year of demonetization, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government observing it as "Anti-Black Money Day" and opposition parties marking it a "Black Day" in protest against the move.

Syria to join Paris climate accord

[2017-11-09 07:42]

Syria said on Tuesday that it intends to join the 2015 Paris accord on slowing climate change.

Students honor 'unsung' volunteers

[2017-11-08 07:19]

The sacrifice and unsung contributions by members of the Chinese Labor Corps during World War I was marked by students in London on Monday.

China aiming to appeal to more European tourists

[2017-11-08 07:19]

A tourism milestone will be reached next year with an initiative between China and the European Union, said the chief representative of the China National Tourism Administration in the United Kingdom.

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