Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han traveled to four Asian cities last month, taking six flights and performing the same number of concerts.
Diplomacy and tango have key things in common: keeping in step, meeting people and partnership. That is certainly the case for diplomat Juan Cortelletti, whose introduction of the romantic and melancholy tunes of the dance to Chinese people seemed a perfect act of cultural promotion.
After decades of running her own business, Zhang Huamei, 58, from the Lucheng district in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, plans to retire next year.
For Beijing residents who yearn to get away from the hustle and bustle on weekends, the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall is one of the best choices.
With this year's Spring Festival approaching, Hualuxe Hotels and Resorts revealed its family reunion dinner menu in mid-December, offering delicacies from regions across China.
LABUAN, Indonesia - Indonesia on Thursday raised the alert level for the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano to the second-highest, and ordered all flights to steer clear, days after it triggered a tsunami that killed at least 430 people.
TOKYO - It's a rite of spring in Japan: Major corporations hire fresh university graduates en masse every April, starting them all at the same salary with assurances of rising pay and lifetime employment.
HONG KONG - The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative entered its fifth year in 2018, offering fresh impetus to economic development and integration in the Asia-Pacific region, while bringing tangible benefits to the people along the route.
BORDEAUX - A 71-year-old Frenchman set sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, hoping to reach the Caribbean within three months thanks to ocean currents alone.
KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday announced that key elections due to take place nationwide on Dec 30 would be postponed to March in two regions troubled by violence.
SUMUR, Indonesia - Indonesian rescue teams on Wednesday struggled to reach remote areas on the western coast of Java amid an "extreme weather" rain warning after a tsunami killed more than 400 people last week.
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