Arguments for the so-called China "debt trap" by some critics are without foundation, Australian researchers have concluded, questioning the objectivity of such narratives against Beijing.
Chinese designer Guo Pei, whose gold gown will be sold at auction in London on Tuesday, is described as China's "queen of couture" after bursting onto the international stage when superstar Rihanna wore one of her extravagant creations to the prestigious Met Gala 2015 in New York.
Experts and business leaders said on Monday that people in the United States need to enhance their understanding of modern China in order to promote collaboration opportunities in technology innovation between the two countries.
About 30 dancers gathered in the Houston Ballet's fifth-floor practice hall on a Friday afternoon in mid-August. Under the guidance of Zhang Disha, a Chinese dancer and choreographer, the dancers repeatedly rehearsed a segment of roughly five minutes.
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A Nepali mountaineer on Tuesday smashed the record for climbing the world's 14 highest peaks, racing up all "8000ers" in just seven months, according to a post on his social media accounts.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Peronist candidate Alberto Fernandez swept to a first-round triumph in Argentina's presidential election after President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat on Sunday evening, official results showed.
Former Japanese trade minister Isshu Sugawara continued to be grilled as lawmakers demanded accountability and a poll showed 48 percent of voters wanted him to quit as a member of the House of Representatives as well.
The European Union has granted the United Kingdom a new Brexit extension till Jan 31, 2020 - meaning Britain will not leave the bloc as planned on Thursday.
HEALDSBURG, California - California's governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as a huge blaze, fanned by strong winds, forced mass evacuations and power blackouts as it bore down on towns in the famed Sonoma wine region.
The driver arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck in Essex in England last Wednesday has been remanded in custody and will appear at London's Old Bailey court on Nov 25.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo seeks to set the country on course to an advanced economy as he starts his second five-year term with a new Cabinet for development and enhancing international cooperation.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - On a quiet morning outside a library in Salt Lake City, about 70 people are kicking and slicing at the air as they practice the ancient martial art of tai chi.
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