Russia denies its UK ambassador was spy in US

The Russian government has denied a British newspaper report that a senior diplomat now serving in the United Kingdom was once a Soviet spy and was expelled from the United States in the 1980s.

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Dialogues needed to ease tensions

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reiterated that issues between Pakistan and India should be resolved through dialogue and diplomatic channels.

ROK, US cut biggest joint drills

The Republic of Korea and the United States are eliminating their biggest joint military exercises, in a move to support efforts to continue the denuclearization process on the Korean Peninsula after a recent summit breakdown.

Bernie Sanders launches 2020 presidential campaign

NEW YORK - US Senator Bernie Sanders kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign as a second-time runner on Saturday in his hometown borough of Brooklyn, New York, reiterating his Democratic socialist views that have been reshaping the Democratic Party.

Russia says ready to talk with US on Venezuela stalemate

MOSCOW - Russia is ready for consultations on the Venezuela crisis with the United States in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

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High-tech fueling rise of Chinese sci-fi

Building on the know-how gained in the making of The Wandering Earth will be key to developing the genre in the future, Kong Wenzheng and Judy Zhu report in New York.

Mayor Ed Lee biopic set to get festival screenings

SAN FRANCISCO - A documentary film on Ed Lee, the first Chinese-American mayor of San Francisco, has been selected for a film festival and is scheduled for more screenings in the United States.

Knight at the museum

Two recent nights of dazzling light shows at the Palace Museum in Beijing has fetched the former imperial seat of government a lot of media attention..

New restaurant allows visitors to eat like royalty in the Forbidden City

The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) emperor, Qianlong, ate hotpot more than 200 times in one particular year, according to the imperial dining archives.

China's friend Edward Nixon passes away

Edward Nixon, like his older brother Richard the former president of the United States, had a special relationship with China.