When Li Meiyu found her first job as a sommelier in China in 2009, she was appointed to do many things, including work as a hostess - but none really leverage to her wine expertise.
It's hard for Li Erguo to forget the time when she left her impoverished village to visit the city at the age of 8 years old, and the surprise she felt when she first set eyes on a two-story building.
Esperanto is an orphan language. It does not have a single country or region that it calls home but it aims to unite mankind. It may sound unfamiliar to most people but Chen Ji finds it a way to make friends from different backgrounds and use it as a platform to spread the culture of China.
Eugenio Bregolat, who has served an unprecedented three terms as Spanish ambassador to China, has a deep sentimental attachment to the country.
Queen Elizabeth and British Prime Minister Theresa May led commemorative events on the south coast of England on Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northern France in World War II.
TOKYO - A social media campaign against dress codes and expectations that women wear high heels at work has gone viral in Japan, with thousands joining the#KuToo movement.
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday picked Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, permanent representative of Nigeria to the UN, to be its next president.
BANGKOK - Thailand's Parliament convened on Wednesday for a vote that is expected to keep Prayut Chan-ocha as prime minister five years after the 2014 military coup.
Boris Johnson, the prominent British politician who is among front-runners in the race to become the nation's next prime minister, is reportedly appealing against a summons to appear in court to answer claims he committed misconduct in public office.
It makes a variety of claims: It may relieve symptoms of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and dementia; lessen arthritis pain; quell anger, psychosis and epilepsy; cure cancer; lower blood sugar; and counter anxiety and sleeplessness. It may even tame an unruly pet.
The trial of the accused kidnapper and killer of missing visiting Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying began with jury selection on Monday at a federal courthouse in Peoria, Illinois.
Big tech appears headed for a reckoning with big government.
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