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Cultural exchanges urged to bolster LatAm-China ties

[2018-06-20 07:47]

MEXICO CITY - Cultural exchanges between Latin America and China over the past four decades have brought the two distant regions closer together, Latin American academics, students and diplomats said.

Sacred snappers: The African village where crocodiles are revered residents

[2018-06-20 07:47]

BAZOUL, Burkina Faso - Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso, it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles.

Railway gets Kenyan lives on track

[2018-06-19 08:00]

NAIROBI - Felix Asuma was determined at a tender age to pursue civil engineering with the aim of participating in modernization of Kenya's transport infrastructure.

Grueling experience aboard rescue ship Aquarius

[2018-06-19 08:00]

VALENCIA, Spain - Photojournalist Oscar Corral, who arrived on Sunday at the eastern Spanish port of Valencia along with more than 600 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, said he had experienced the most intense week of his life.

Scientist launches hunt for Loch Ness 'monster DNA'

[2018-06-19 08:00]

INVERNESS, Scotland - Tales of a giant creature lurking beneath the murky waves of Loch Ness have been around for more than 1,500 years - and one academic hopes the marvels of modern science can finally unravel the mystery.

California to vote on split proposal

[2018-06-19 08:00]

For the first time since the US Civil War, voters in California will decide on a proposal to divide their state.

Winemaker's final batch sold for $35m

[2018-06-19 08:00]

GENEVA - The last batch of late legendary winemaker Henri Jayer's Burgundies - which include some of the world's most expensive wines - was sold for a mouthwatering 30 million euros ($35 million) in Geneva on Sunday, well in excess of the estimated price.

PUTTING WORDS INTO PRACTICE

[2018-06-18 07:27]

Like many other fields, the translation industry has been significantly reshaped by the growth of artificial intelligence in recent years.

China turns to AI for healthcare boost

[2018-06-18 07:27]

Artificial intelligence is being increasingly used in medicine to examine medical scans and spot signs of diabetes, among other applications. In China, artificial intelligence is expected to play a much bigger role than many other countries, especially since there are only 1.5 doctors for every 1,000 people in the country, compared with 2.5 for every thousand in the United States, according to MIT Technology Review.

Driverless vehicles edge closer to reality

[2018-06-18 07:27]

More driverless vehicles are entering people's daily lives in the Chinese transportation sector.

Exporting sci-fi beyond imagination

[2018-06-16 07:53]

Best-selling science fiction was made in the West and exported to China for over a century. This trend was reversed in 2014, however, when Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem was published in English and became the first Chinese sci-fi novel to win a Hugo Award, the Oscars of the science-fiction world.

Meet the authors

[2018-06-16 07:53]

The rising stars of China's science-fiction scene are far from the author stereotypes. They are internationally minded, highly intelligent young men and women in white-collar jobs.

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