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Travel doesn't always have to be packed with plans.A forest, a hot spring, a late breakfast, an unstructured afternoon – travel products are being redesigned around space, time and simple activities.Fewer plans. Fewer decisions. More time to simply slow down.

From the vast grasslands of north China's Inner Mongolia comes a sound deeply rooted in the region's nomadic culture.

China's high-speed trains carry millions of passengers every day—but who keeps them running safely? Meet Huang Guoqing, a young mechanic at Chengdu's EMU Depot. Through overnight inspections and meticulous repairs, he helps keep every journey safe and reliable. Let's take a look behind the scenes.

Eight divers, including one instructor and seven customers, were found after they were reported missing in waters off Tokyo's Hachijo Island on Saturday, local media reported. Their conditions were not immediately known.The captain of a diving boat made an emergency call at around 1:50 p.m. local

Japan's Komeito party, long a junior partner in the ruling coalition, selected Mitsunari Okamoto as its new leader on Saturday as it prepares for an extraordinary Diet session starting next week, local media reported.According to Kyodo News, Okamoto, 61, a House of Representatives lawmaker,

Investigations into an incident aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 have found that the co-pilot attempted to commit a terrorist act, Attorney-General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said on Saturday.The co-pilot began carrying out the alleged plan during the flight, attacking the

The ninth China Now Music Festival kicked off Friday night at Carnegie Hall in New York City, bringing together musical works that evoke the shared memories, aspirations and enduring bonds of the American and Chinese peoples.The festival, running from Oct. 2-11 under the theme "Chasing Dreams," is

Two people were killed and 13 others injured in a road accident in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Friday, a provincial police spokesman said Saturday.The accident took place in Batikot district, killing two people on the spot and injuring 13 others, some of whom were in critical