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From the air, they look like something out of science fiction: perfect green circles stamped into an ocean of sand, each one nearly a kilometer across, neatly arranged along the southern edge of China's largest desert, the Taklimakan.

China is accelerating a new phase of infrastructure development by coordinating six key networks: water, power grids, computing, communications, underground pipelines and logistics.

Abiy Ahmed was reappointed as Ethiopia's prime minister by parliament on Monday, following the Prosperity Party's victory in the election in June, according to an announcement during a televised parliamentary session.

For years, Yang Liangen saw strangers as a threat.After a series of break-in attempts at a 900-year-old temple in north China's Shanxi Province, Yang moved into the compound in 1997, sleeping behind its gates and guarding its rare sculptures and wooden structures.

China's Zheng Qinwen battled past 18th seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5 to reach the women's singles round of 16 at the China Open on Monday.Zheng earned the first break of the match, but Bouzkova responded by converting a break point in the sixth game. The set went to a

In pics: Chinese teachers of Confucius Institutes in Africa

Ten people were killed and three others injured in a road accident in Myanmar's Sagaing region on Monday, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department.The accident occurred around 10:40 a.m. local time on the Monywa-Mandalay road near Kyaukse and Kone villages in Sagaing township

China's National Day holiday box office surpassed 800 million yuan ($119.32 million), including pre-sales, by the fifth day of the seven-day break, according to data from online ticketing platforms.From comedies such as Mr. & Mrs. Pardon and crime suspense films such as Traces of Justice to