The 19th century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins paid homage to the kingfisher’s brilliant plumage in his poem “As Kingfishers ...

Visitors enjoy a night stroll at Pingyao Ancient City in Shanxi on Sept 19. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily] In a world increasingly interwoven by globalization, cultural exchanges and ideological ...

The Village Royal, an upscale shopping street in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, is celebrating the Lunar New Year 2026 with a ...

Spanning innovation and inclusivity, California’s viticulture reflects all that makes the Golden State great within its world-famous vines ...

If Calcutta packages its centuries of culinary creativity into a programme that fosters sustainable gastronomic tourism, it ...

It’s exactly 10 years since the Philippines’ landmark unanimous 2016 win against China over the West Philippine Sea at the ...

The peak U.S. fertility rate, or the projection of how many children the median woman would have if current birth rates continued, hovered above 3.5 and then plunged to 1.74 in the bicentennial year ...

Bang & Olufsen has launched a highly limited Beoplay H100 G-DRAGON Edition in partnership with global artist G-DRAGON as part of its 100th anniversary collaboration series, blending the company’s ...

Women have moved from mapmakers using their bodies to depict maps to being leaders shaping the field of cartography.

Huu Duyen herbal drink shop has transformed into a miniature Hong Kong "film set," attracting young Saigonese seeking a nostalgic, tranquil atmosphere amidst the hustle and bustle leading up to the ...

The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China. A decade ago, China’s political leaders laid out an ...

A striking emergency drill took place on December 10, 2025, in Yunnan Province, China, as firefighters demonstrated powerful hoses reaching the 18th floor of a high-rise building. Teen’s alleged death ...