South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed legislation on Thursday to permanently remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds, following an emotional debate spurred by the massacre of nine black churchgoers last month.
A cluster of suicides by high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area has prompted a group of Chinese-American students to find out the cause behind such tragedies.
The distance between Ufa, a major city in Russia, and the capital, Moscow, is less than 1,500 kilometers, but I have to wait at least six hours for a plane. It's not like in China, where Beijing is connected with every provincial capital by dozens of daily flights.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday maintained its forecast of 6.8 percent for China’s economic growth this year, and said the current stock market turmoil will have little impact on the country's economy.
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), called on the world to seize the once-in-a-generation opportunity this year to finance development.
They say that money is the mother's milk of politics. In this case, it's just the milk.
The number of people living in extreme poverty has plummeted since the UN's millennial goals report began 15 years ago, with China's progress in poverty alleviation contributing largely to that achievement.
On July 1, Canadian soprano Katherine Whyte sang a list of selected classical operas and songs at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, to celebrate Canada Day with Canadian diplomats and Chinese guests.
By The works of 30 Canadian printmaking artists are on display at the Shengzhi Art Center in Beijing’s 798 Art District. The exhibit, which began its run on June 28, ends July 12.
Canada's agriculture and agri-food deputy minister led an agricultural delegation of 67 individuals to Chongqing on June 15.
On July 1, Canadian soprano Katherine Whyte sang a list of selected classical operas and songs at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, to celebrate Canada Day with Canadian diplomats and Chinese guests.
Shipping bankruptcy strands ships, roils maritime cargo industry