TEARJERKER MAKES IT TO STAGE

The lead player in a new version of a hit musical tells of how the latest rendering pulls on her heart strings, Cheng Yuezhu reports.

From the summit of success to real joy

It took Zhu Yujie three years and uncountable sleepless nights to reach the position of features director of the Chinese version of the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar.

Europe urged to unify around BRI

ROME - The opportunities and challenges of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative could be more easily addressed if the European Union forges a common position on the development plan, experts highlighted here on Monday in a seminar.

May upbeat on UK's post-Brexit future

British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to reassert her authority with her keynote address to the Conservatives' annual conference on Wednesday, a day after Boris Johnson made an overt pitch for the leadership of the party.

Volcano rattles island as quake aid trickles in

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A volcano erupted on Wednesday morning on the same central Indonesian island as an earlier earthquake and authorities warned planes about volcanic ash in the air.

Iran welcomes UN court order on US to lift sanctions

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation.

Japan launches new robot toward asteroid

TOKYO - A Japanese probe launched a new observation robot toward an asteroid on Wednesday as it pursues a mission to shed light on the origins of the solar system.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

Survivors grow desperate as toll rises

PALU, Indonesia - Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered more rescuers to be sent in to find victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday as the official death toll rose above 1,200 and looting raised fears of growing lawlessness.

New NAFTA deal 'won't fix' loss of competitiveness

MEXICO CITY - The revamped North American Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States fails to address the region's eroding competitiveness, according to a leading Mexican economist.

Abe keeps 'firm foundation' as key ministers retain cabinet posts

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe retained key ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday in the hope of maintaining the "firm foundation" as he pushes for his long-cherished goal of revising Japan's pacifist Constitution.

Scientist suspended in sexism row

A top scientist who claimed before an audience of young, female physicists that physics "was invented and built by men" and that men were now suffering from pro-female discrimination has been suspended from working with the European nuclear research center CERN.