China and the United States on Tuesday agreed to further enhance their cultural ties as they wrapped up a two-day high-level annual Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) in Washington. At the second annual high-level CPE…
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The NBA fined Kobe Bryant $100,000 on Wednesday for using an anti-gay slur after he was slapped with a technical foul in the Lakers 102-93 victory over San Antonio on Tuesday. “Kobe Bryant’s comment during…
A Bahraini woman who witnessed her father, a well-known human rights activist, being seized by masked soldiers, beaten unconscious and then taken into custody, has told the Guardian that she is willing to die on…
Leaders from five of the world’s largest emerging economies met in China’s southern resort city of Sanya Thursday morning for a summit to coordinate stance on major economic and international issues. The leaders — Chinese…
Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, one of the world’s top ranking universities will celeberate its 100th aniversary on April 24. As the clock ticks, the count down for the centennial is drawing close, and the campus is getting…
Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant has been carried around the world and far out to sea, adding to fear and confusion over the danger posed by the leaked material. Japanese officials have taken…
The Houston Rockets will wrap up their regular season later this week…and with the end of the year, begin the questions around Yao Ming’s future. The Chinese superstar will be an unrestricted free agent this…
Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will gather in Sanya on South China’s island province of Hainan to attend the third BRICS Leaders Meeting. The five largest emerging economies will explore joint…
Twenty-six-year-old Jiang visited a prostitute last July. Unexpectedly, he had a condom breakage during sex. He fell ill the next day. He believed that he had been infected with HIV. Another man, Zhang, went to…
Oil markets will continue to tighten over the next two years given expected robust growth in world oil demand and slow growth in supply from non-OPEC countries, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Tuesday….