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Customized travel takes to the skies in Chinese tourist market

China's customized travel market - which crafts holidays tailor-made to meet the special needs of increasingly affluent and demanding tourists - grew fast last year, according to a new industry report.

Afternoon tea given a floral flourish at Ritz-Carlton

The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street has joined hands with Mizu Botanical Laboratory, a local flower shop, to launch a new afternoon tea in early April.

Le Meridien brings Shenyang culture to life through artwork

French hotel brand Le Meridien is integrating its romantic, artistic approach with the local culture of Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, providing an innovative experience when guests explore the city during their stay at Shenyang Heping Le Meridien Hotel.

New Cuba president takes office

Cuba got a new president on Thursday as Miguel Diaz-Canel, who had been first vice-president, assumed the reins as the successor to outgoing president Raul Castro in a historic generational change for the first time in almost six decades

Ex-NY mayor opposes tariff plan

Former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will be in Washington this week to lobby against US President Donald Trump's plans to slap punitive tariffs on China's exports.

Trump keeping options open on DPRK summit

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he hoped his May or early June summit with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, would lead to lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn, applause

The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause as Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther premiered in Saudi Arabia's first movie theater.

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Trump: Talks with DPRK have started

US President Donald Trump said that high-level talks have started between officials of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as he will probably meet DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un in May or early June outside the US.

Russia shows no interest in new draft of Security Council resolution on Syria

UNITED NATIONS - Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Tuesday branded a new draft Security Council resolution on Syria, which was circulated by France, Britain and the United States, as "untimely and unnecessary".

Woman killed after jet blows engine; fleet to be inspected

PHILADELPHIA - A Southwest Airlines jet blew an engine at 9,800 meters and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window, setting off a desperate scramble by passengers to save a woman from getting sucked out. She later died, and seven others were injured.