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Cafe owners create new haunts for night owls

[2019-10-03 07:35]

At least twice a week, Chen Zhaoru frequents Visitant Bay Coffee in downtown Beijing's Xicheng district. But unlike most people who enjoy drinking coffee in the afternoon, she prefers to drink it at night.

More city dwellers enamored with unique, exotic animal themed cafes

[2019-10-03 07:35]

Situated in Beijing's Shichahai scenic area, CAVE looks no different from any other cafe in the city on the outside, but people stepping in for a cup of coffee will find it interesting inside - some customers are holding and caressing hedgehogs in their palms.

A toy story in Chinese culture

[2019-10-01 08:53]

Even after two months, Wang Zhenhua is furious with the tour guide at Hemudu Neolithic cultural site in Zhejiang province for opening her remarks on the ancient Chinese mortise-and-tenon joint (sun mao) culture by asking the 30-odd about-12-year-old visitors whether they have played with Lego building toys.

Secondhand toy market remains tepid

[2019-10-01 08:53]

Most parents might have faced one thorny question: What to do with the toys their children no longer like or have no use for?

China vows to boost ties with Kazakhstan

[2019-09-27 07:48]

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan, - Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China, and Kazakh leaders have agreed to boost mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas.

US deemed winner in trade pact, but Japan also gains

[2019-09-27 07:48]

The United States has come out ahead in a trade agreement struck with Japan on Wednesday, but Japan gains by avoiding extra tariffs on automobiles and keeps its rice market protected, some experts said.

Amazon rainforest blazes raging out of control

[2019-09-27 07:48]

Firefighters in Bolivia are losing their battle against fires that are burning huge tracts of the rainforest, as the international support they are receiving appears insufficient.

Iran demands US 'pay more' for wider deal

[2019-09-27 07:48]

UNITED NATIONS - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Wednesday that the United States "pay more" for any agreement that goes beyond the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Washington abandoned.

Wang Yi: Ancient wisdom can fix today's problems

[2019-09-27 07:48]

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has suggested looking to ancient civilizations to solve today's problems.

Johnson under fire over heated Brexit rhetoric

[2019-09-27 07:48]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of stoking dangerous divisions over Brexit after angry exchanges dominated the first House of Commons debate since the United Kingdom Supreme Court ruled his five-week prorogation, or suspension of Parliament, unlawful.

IMF has first leader from 'emerging market'

[2019-09-27 07:48]

Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva was confirmed as the new chief of the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, on Wednesday, becoming the first person from an emerging-market economy to lead the fund since its inception in 1944, the fund's executive board noted in a statement.

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