Birthplace draws on artist's legacy to attract visitors

SAGUA LA GRANDE, Cuba - At a midday, sunshine falls vertically on a dusty street in the Cuban town of Sagua La Grande, the birthplace of the late Wifredo Lam, the son of a Chinese-Cuban couple and one of Cuba's most revered artists.

Small Iraqi town a factory for raising weightlifting champs

BADRA, Iraq - While some places are known for producing oil or textiles, a small town in eastern Iraq boasts its own special conveyor belt - churning out weightlifting champions.

Painful past gets a novel approach

NEW YORK - Not a single copy of The Poppy War was left, even for Rebecca F. Kuang herself, after a signing event at BookCon 2018 held in Javits Center over the weekend.

Tourism keeps water puppets afloat

HANOI - In a darkened theater in central Hanoi, a wooden dragon emerges from a pool to the sound of cymbals crashing in a traditional water puppet show that lures hundreds of tourists daily but is largely shunned by locals.

Afghan shoppers go online to avoid attacks

KABUL - Shoppers in the Afghan capital are going online for everything from fashion to furniture to avoid bomb attacks and sexual harassment, with dozens of startups doing a brisk trade where there were few on the ground two years ago.

Holiday snaps of artist Warhol in China to go on display

LONDON - A selection of private photographs taken by iconic US artist Andy Warhol on a holiday to China are to be displayed in Britain for the first time ever.

Joining the Scottish nobility for just $40

GLENCOE, Scotland - Fancy joining the ranks of Scottish nobility? An industry has grown up in Scotland allowing ordinary people to do just that - some with more legal justification than others.

New mighty dredger set sail for trial

China started sea trials on Friday of Asia's largest and most advanced cutter-suction dredger, which is expected to become a mighty "island-maker".

Scientists find artificial cream substitute

Chinese scientists have developed a substitute for artificial cream that has a similar taste but contains no harmful trans fat, a major culprit in cardiovascular diseases.

Websites ordered to take down 'sleep aid' porn

China's anti-pornography office has told online media companies to clean up vulgar content posted under the guise of a sleep aid.

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Eyewitness to decades of progress

UNITED NATIONS - "I'm very fortunate to have been a beneficiary, participant of and witness to China's reform and opening-up policy over the past four decades," said Chen Feng at United Nations headquarters.