Nanxun Water Town, Huzhou 南浔古镇 nán xún gǔ zhèn Nanxun Ancient Town in Zhejiang province is a charming tourist destination. [PhotoVCG] Located on the Hangjiahu Plain of the Yangtze River Delta, Nanxun Ancient Town was once the richest of the six ancient towns in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area. I...
The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month on the traditional Chinese calendar, is one of the most cherished traditional festivals in many East Asian cultures. Beyond the mooncakes and lanterns, the festival is steeped in fascinating legends and folklore that have been p...
A metro train runs through a residential building in Chongqing, a scene that has been viewed by millions online. [Photo by XU LINCHINA DAILY] A perfect day in Chongqing begins with a bowl of chaoshou a type of dumplings with spicy chili oil sauce, delivering a bite that balances tenderness with h...
Shaxian snacks are set to conquer hearts with unique flavors and exotic, fresh ingredients that are nature's gifts to this former trading hub in Fujian province, Li Yingxue reports. As the first light of dawn filters through its windows, A-Lian Snacks stirs to life. Just after 6 each morning, owner...
ANTANANARIVO -- Andry Rajoelina, president of Madagascar, on Monday announced the dissolution of the government and promised to appoint a new prime minister within three days. "I have decided to terminate the duties of the prime minister and the members of the government," he said in a televised ad...
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100-percent tariff on all movies produced outside of the United States. "Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing 'candy from a baby,'" Trump said in a...
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump, who sued the video-sharing platform and its chief executive for temporarily suspending Mr. Trump's account after the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, court papers filed Monday show. The bulk of the money i...
Congressional leaders left a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday afternoon without a deal to avert a government shutdown that could go into effect in little more than a day later on Tuesday night. After the meeting, the top Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for a...
Google Maps images show suspect who was shot dead by police had Trump sign outside his Michigan house Thomas Jacob Sanford’s house. Photograph: Google Maps The gunman who killed at least four worshippers, wounded eight and was shot to death by police on Sunday at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc T...
Members of the media try to ask questions as US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at a joint press conference at the White House on Monday. Jonathan ErnstReuters President Donald Trump emerged from talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
A displaced woman and some children sit under a tent built from logs and cloth in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, Aug. 8, 2025. The UN World Food ProgrammeHandout via Xinhua KHARTOUM, Sept. 28 Xinhua -- At least 95 people have died from hunger and disease over the past 40 days in Abu Shouk displacem...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday he is "hopeful" a government shutdown can be avoided as Congress lurches toward its Tuesday deadline to reach a spending agreement. Jeffries' comments come after President Donald Trump canceled a meeting last week with Jeffries and Senate Democratic...
A protester holds a Union Jack flag and a sign during a 'No to Digital ID' demonstration against the planned introduction of a government-issued digital ID for all British adults, outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Britain, Sept 28, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] The United Kingdom will mak...
Amir Amiry far left is photographed with US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and a Qatari diplomat on a plane from Kabul A US citizen held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nine months has been released following negotiations led by Qatari mediators, officials say. The man, identified as Amir Amiry, i...
Washington — President Trump said Sunday that a government shutdown is likely unless top Democrats back down from their negotiating position. "I just don't know how we are going to solve this issue," Mr. Trump said in a phone interview with CBS News. Mr. Trump also expressed confidence that the Am...
Fire and law enforcement officers stand outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 in Grand Blanc, Mich. AP PhotoCarlos Osorio Thomas Jacob Sanford, the suspect in Sunday morning’s mass shooting at a Michigan church, was an Iraq War veteran and outdoorsman, ac...