9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (580+ words) Tensions escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after one person was killed as an Iranian vessel came under attack in Qeshm Island while Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government exchanged strikes over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. An…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (391+ words) Microduck, a robot duck that waddles, carries objects with its beak and skates on tiny wheels, has become an unlikely global AI hit. Priced at disarmingly $399, the gadget drew orders of as many as 10,000 units within days of its launch,…...

22+ hour, 11+ min ago   (159+ words) Genta Koja, the candidate backed by Japan's ruling coalition, is set to win today's Okinawa gubernatorial election, defeating incumbent Denny Tamaki, according to projections by public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News. Koja, 42, a former deputy Naha mayor and central government…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (263+ words) HAIKOU - Authorities in China's southern island province of Hainan have suspended classes in parts of the province and closed 27 tourist attractions as a tropical depression over the South China Sea unleashes torrential rain across the region. Heavy rainfall is expected…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (550+ words) The center's emblem — a pyramid flanked by a bird and a papyrus scroll — symbolizes its mission to explore ancient Egyptian wisdom through systematic documentation and translation. To date, the center has published two translated volumes of economic and legal documents…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (409+ words) South Korea will not attend a memorial ceremony to be hosted by Japan on Saturday at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site associated with victims of wartime forced labor from the Korean Peninsula, according to the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (255+ words) The cultural tourism brand launch conference for Beijing's Shijingshan district was held on Tuesday, unveiling the new "Wow! Shijingshan" brand and a series of collaborative initiatives. The launch marks a new stage in the district's cultural tourism development, with a…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (242+ words) BEIJING -- China is currently carrying out a new round of direct elections of county- and township-level lawmakers in an orderly manner, according to a senior legislator on Wednesday. More than one billion voters will directly elect over 2.6 million deputies to…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (300+ words) Wang's stark black-and-white compositions of Huangshan — celebrated for its unique granite peaks, twisted pine trees, and seas of sweeping clouds — appear solemn, mysterious, and ethereal. To many Chinese viewers, they also readily evoke the millennia-old tradition of Chinese ink-wash landscape…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (248+ words) The autumn session of the Premier Hongqiao Carnival began in the Changning district of Shanghai on Tuesday, offering a splendid and unique cultural and tourism event to the public. This year's carnival includes one grand performance, 10 benchmark activities, and 118 cultural…...