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Xi's visit ushers new era in China-DPRK relations

Kim Chu-ill is still full of excitement when he recalls the staging of a grand gymnastics and artistic performance in Pyongyang during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea last month.

Secondhand bookstore run by homeless provides hope

ATHENS, Greece - An elderly homeless man, the generosity of hundreds of people and donated warehouse space in the center of Athens have combined to create Greece's first secondhand bookstore run by homeless people.

Nike to expand in Chinese market despite trade row

While some US corporations are diversifying their supply chains and moving operations from China to avoid tariffs, Nike Inc will expand its operations in the Asian economic powerhouse, which it sees as a growing consumer market for US companies, a top executive of the footwear giant told China Daily.

Fishing for plastics on Amsterdam's canal cruises

AMSTERDAM - Equipped with fishing rods and thick gloves, passengers peer into the water from one of the many boats that line Amsterdam's famous canals.

Digital tech deepens China-ASEAN ties

The rise of digital technology has helped the information and media sector to deepen the relations between China and Southeast Asian countries, allowing these countries to build a shared community and future together, according to senior officials attending the ASEAN-China High Level Media Forum held last week in Jakarta.

Iran links tanker dispute to ailing nuclear deal

VIENNA - Iran said on Sunday it considered Britain's seizure of an Iranian oil tanker a breach of the ailing 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, as the remaining parties to the accord meet in Vienna in another attempt to salvage the agreement.

8 killed and 60 injured as quakes hit far northern Philippines

MANILA, the Philippines - Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early on Saturday, killing at least eight people, injuring about 60 and damaging ancestral houses famous among tourists.

Horn of Africa loses youths to war-torn Yemen

Lack of economic opportunities has driven thousands of young adults from the Horn of Africa to war-torn Yemen, according to a recent study by the International Organization for Migration, or IOM.

Analysts see push to integrate European defense accelerating

France's goal of building a European army still has a long way to go, but European defense cooperation has been boosted in the past few years, analysts said.

Federal death penalty to resume after 16 years

After a gunman killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, synagogue last year, US President Donald Trump told reporters the perpetrator "should really suffer the ultimate price".

Russia parades warships, aircraft to mark Navy Day

Russia showed its navy muscle by displaying its latest frigates at a parade to mark its Navy Day on the Baltic Sea on Sunday.