• Foreign visitors impressed by easier sales tax refunds
    2025-04-30

    Streamlining of system a boon for tourists, domestic consumption Foreign tourists shop at the Silk Street Market in Beijing on April 20. China unveiled a set of measures on Sunday to further optimize its departure tax refund policy. [CHINA DAILY] Anna Lanny, a 26-year-old tourist from Russia, wa...

  • Trump warns ‘nothing will stop me’ at rally to celebrate 100 days in office
    2025-04-30

    President holds campaign-style event in Michigan, attacks Democrats and ‘communist’ judges, and repeats 2020 election lie Donald Trump has celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan and an attack on “communist radical left judges” for trying to seize his power, warni...

  • The New York Times: Your home without China
    2025-04-30

    It’s hard to imagine an American home without Chinese products

  • What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as Switzerland prepares to host
    2025-04-29

    Here’s a guide to the wonderful world of Eurovision

  • Millions of Canadians turn up for voting amid Trump's fresh threat
    2025-04-29

    Millions of Canadians are lining up to cast their ballots on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in on the election with a new threat of annexation of the country.

  • Found on celebrity bags and in viral videos: The toy fashionistas are loving
    2025-04-29

    James' reaction as he unboxes a rare, limited edition Labubu toy can only be described as pure, unadulterated joy.

  • Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light
    2025-04-29

    An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stranding thousands of train passengers and leaving millions of people without phone and internet coverage and access to cash from ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula.

  • China launches Tianwen-2 to retrieve asteroid samples
    2025-04-29

    China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, in the early hours of Thursday, an endeavour to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early solar system.

  • How a warming Himalaya could affect billions of people
    2025-04-28

    Urgent action is needed, including regional cooperation, improved water management, and reduced emissions, to mitigate the far-reaching consequences of this climate emergency.

  • New Zealand revises US travel advisory after eight tourists detained over border control issues and visa restrictions
    2025-04-28

    New Zealand has revised its travel advisory for the United States following the detention of eight New Zealand tourists at U.S. border control points.

  • ICE: ‘First-of-its-kind’ operation with local law enforcement leads to nearly 800 immigrant arrests in Florida
    2025-04-28

    US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Saturday the agency and state law enforcement in Florida have arrested nearly 800 people over four days in a “massive, multi-agency immigration enforcement crackdown.”

  • For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families
    2025-04-28

    For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has enteredthe Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups arerunning out of foodto distribute. Markets are nearly bare. Palestinian families are left strugglingto feed their children.

  • China Focus: China refines departure tax refund policy to encourage inbound consumption
    2025-04-28

    In a fresh move to boost inbound spending, China unveiled a new set of measures on Sunday to further optimize its departure tax refund policy to improve the shopping experience of overseas travelers.

  • Protesters chant after arrest of judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
    2025-04-27

    MILWAUKEE AP — Protesters chanted and marched Saturday outside the FBI after agents arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The case has escalated a clash between the Trump administration and local authorities over the Republican president’s sweeping immigr...

  • China opens lunar samples to U.S., global scientists
    2025-04-27

    Lunar samples from the Chang'e-6 mission. VCG The China National Space Administration announced on Thursday that it would allow scientists from the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Britain and Pakistan to analyze rocks retrieved from the moon – Beijing's latest move to expand the internatio...