South Korea on Friday protested Japan's renewed territorial claims to the islets lying halfway between the two countries, called Dokdo by South Korea and Takeshima by Japan. The foreign ministry said in a statement that the South Korean government strongly protests Japan's reiteration of unjust

Chinese researchers have developed a novel model to explain the origin of an ultra-long gamma-ray burst (GRB), challenging the conventional understanding of these violent cosmic events.Gamma-ray bursts are among the most violent explosive phenomena in the universe, typically lasting from

China on Thursday called on the international community to uphold the five-point consensus in its collective effort to seek a lasting and effective solution to the Sudan conflict, which has inflicted immense suffering on the country and its people, a Chinese envoy said."The international community

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday sent a message of congratulations on the convening of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The WPK is the strong leadership core of the revolutionary and construction undertakings of the Democratic People's Republic

On a clear and sunny day in Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing, the character fu pasted on the wooden door of a local homestay radiates festive cheer, and the winding Great Wall could be clearly seen stretching along the distant ridge.At 8 am, Liu Hongyan, a Great Wall protector in

Two years after China substantially expanded its visa-free entry policies, "China travel" remains a powerful draw for global explorers. And during the country's most important traditional holiday, the Spring Festival, that appeal deepens.For many visitors, the celebration offers not just a trip,

As the sole wuxia (martial heroes) film gracing the Spring Festival schedule, Blades of the Guardians brings together four generations of martial arts filmmakers in what its creators call "a long-awaited martial arts feast."Set against the backdrop of the late Sui Dynasty (581-618), the film

Lao authorities have stepped up nationwide publicity and voter mobilization efforts ahead of the election of members of the Lao National Assembly's 10th legislature and the fifth Provincial People's Councils on Feb. 22.

Dramatic climate-driven changes in the upper atmosphere are driving worsening droughts and bushfires across southern Australia, new research warns. Scientists from Australia's University of Technology Sydney (UTS) reported Friday that the fast-flowing jet stream air currents about 8-10 km above the