Dragon boat teams participate in a race in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday to mark Dragon Boat Festival. Several foreign cities including Sao Paulo in Brazil and Kotte in Sri Lanka held dragon boat races and other activities to celebrate the traditional Chinese festival, allowing people to experience the charm of the integration of diverse cultures.Liang Sen/Xinhua
Provocative rhetoric of US criticized
China strongly criticized on Sunday the speech delivered by the United States defense chief at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, calling it an attempt to promote bloc confrontation and exaggerate the "China threat" theory, while experts noted that the US' bid to drive a wedge between China and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region will be ineffective.
China-US cargo routes bustle again
Container ships departing from China for the United States are once again experiencing a surge in demand, with space fully booked and orders lining up through June, said forwarders and executives of shipping companies.
Steel, aluminum tariffs to be 50%, says Trump
WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania — US President Donald Trump's announcement that he would double steel and aluminum import tariffs to 50 percent from this week drew ire from the European Union on Saturday, in the latest salvo in his trade wars.
Innovation heats up classic cuisine
Once a Lingnan (a region encompassing Guangdong and Hainan provinces, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, and parts of Yunnan and Fujian provinces) showpiece, Baihua Chicken vanished from menus, too complex and unprofitable to make. Skinned whole and stuffed with shrimp mousse, it was dubbed "chicken without the chicken", a dish chefs feared for its precision.
Cameras discover secrets of Mangshan
On a morning in May 2020, Chen Desheng, an engineer at the Mangshan National Nature Reserve's science and public education department, was fixated on the computer screen in his office, watching a video clip of a creature with a round, black backside scratching itself against a tree stump without a care in the world.
They breathe life into dragon boats
As Dragon Boat Festival approaches, craftsmen in Fangzhuang village of Nantong township in Minhou county of Fuzhou, Fujian province, are working with their axes, saws, chisels and hammers to make dragon boats from cedar and camphor wood.
Cultural crossover with vertical short films
For Western audiences, a nosebleed does not signal that someone is falling in love.
Creativity, consumer insight reshaping male grooming sector
For Zhang Junhao, the disappointment that was writ large on his father's face after each post-dye haircut is still fresh in his memory.
Where stars dance and the air sings
One of the first things tourists notice when they visit Australia's southern island state of Tasmania is just how clear the air there is.
Keyboard warriors take Shanghai by storm
Asian esports players and enthusiasts have enjoyed a thrilling and unforgettable May in Shanghai, where the Hero Esports Asian Champions League (ACL) brought together the region's esports community for the first time.
