Japan is set to host US President Donald Trump for a second time, an approach an analyst said makes Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe appear to be fawning over Washington to achieve bigger ambitions.
The possibility that Formula 1 auto racing might one day have a driver from the Chinese mainland came a step closer when the Renault manufacturing team last week unveiled teenager Zhou Guanyu as its newest development driver.
CARACAS - Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza met with US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams over the weekend to address the two countries' relationship.
PUERTO MADRYN, Argentina-Argentina's growing prawn exports to China represent another facet of win-win bilateral ties based on shared profit and mutual benefit.
LONDON - The United Kingdom is to set out plans to overhaul its recycling system on Monday, including making plastic packaging producers pay the full cost of dealing with their waste and introducing a deposit return scheme for cans and bottles.
PARIS - Camille Pepin is part of a very rare breed. She is a female composer.
Activists and some politicians cheered Amazon's cancellation of its plan to build a second corporate headquarters in New York, but others said the decision will kill 25,000 new jobs, erode future tax revenue and make it difficult for the city to attract companies in the future.
LAUCHRINGEN, Germany - A group of German friends claimed a world record on Saturday for the highest number of Smurfs gathered in one place.
BAGHDAD - After decades of war and conflicts that tarnished the Iraqi streets, Iraqis held a rare cycling event with the participation of dozens of Iraqi women, reflecting the revival of life in the once war-torn city.
MUMBAI, India - Wearing only underpants, Pavel Kalina twists his body up a wooden pole before performing a handstand at the top in the first world championships of an ancient Indian sport.
KNARESBOROUGH, United Kingdom - At a flag-making workshop in northern England, orders for Union Jacks are flying off the production line while the European Union's blue-and-yellow standard is proving less and less popular.
HANGZHOU - Gliding silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's futuristic "FlyZoo" hotel, black disc-shaped robots about a meter in height deliver food and drop off fresh towels.
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