Cultural charm and innovation drive a boom in China’s tourism
Dressed in a qipao and carrying a hand-embroidered fan, Lea Hoffmann, a German traveler with a passion for Chinese culture, strolled through the ancient water-town alleys of Suzhou in east…
Think tank report highlights China’s contributions to WWII victory
This undated photo shows a copy of the think tank report “Remembering History and Defending Justice — Great Contributions of the Main Battlefield in the East of the World Anti-Fascist…
More Than Half of Women in Kolkata Feel Public Toilets are Unsafe: Survey
Appalling hygiene levels at public toilets force women and queer people to reduce liquid intake A public toilet for women in East Midnapore, West Bengal. (Representative image) Photo: Wikimedia Commons…
The Tongjiang super major bridge begins beam erection in NE China’s Heilongjiang
The Tongjiang super major bridge in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, part of the capacity expansion and renovation project for the Jiamusi-Tongjiang Railway, started beam erection on Friday. The 10,435-meter bridge…
Has India weaponised water to deliberately flood Pakistan?
For the second time in three years, catastrophic monsoon floods have carved a path of destruction across Pakistan’s north and central regions, particularly in its Punjab province, submerging villages, drowning…
China’s Fujian to host BRICS forum on industrial cooperation
A BRICS forum focused on unleashing the potential of international cooperation and on achieving inclusive and sustainable industrialization will be held from Sept. 16 to 17 in Xiamen, southeast China’s…