Located in the Danjiangkou reservoir district, the 2,102-meter-long bridge, with total investment of 255 million yuan, will be open to traffic in late May. Full story
The standoff between China and the Philippines over Huangyan Island has lasted for over a month now. And in good reason, through patience as well as diplomacy, China is able to keep its commitment to safeguarding the nation’s interests. Full story
France's freshly inaugurated Socialist president Francois Hollande is catapulted to stardom because of the ailing Euro zone, and coincided with the vote in Greece. Full story
Guests can talk to the farmers face-to-face and taste (and purchase if you're fond of the taste!) locally-produced goods. Full story
Ladies get free Belgian ice cream with every order of two Lindemans, every Thursday night at Beer Mania. Full story
China has started issuing new, high-tech passports which contain an electronic chip that includes the holder's fingerprints, signature and photographs. Full story
'Hai Yang Shi You 201', China's first deepwater pipelay crane vesselwill sail for the South China Sea. Full story
A road in downtown Changsha caves in. As reconstruction work began, the cause of the cave-in was not known. Full story
Former Bosnian Serb army chief General Ratko Mladic is due to go on trial charged with masterminding some of the worst atrocities in Europe since the Second World War. Full story
A look at life in the Brazilian Amazon basin with the Yawalapiti tribe. Full story
A fire which broke out in slums at the Shyamoli area in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, May 16, 2012. Full story
News Corp. is purchasing a 19.9 percent stake in China’s Bona Film Group Ltd.,as it looks to position itself in a fast-expanding market and grow its China film footprint. Full story
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Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation's top humor prize. Full story
Drama film Cosmopolis, starring Robert Pattinson, has been selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in Cannes. Full story
Films going head-to-head in the race for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16-27. Full story
Guangzhou Evergrande, China's only hope for AFC Champions League, escaped the Thunder Castle Stadium with a late 2-1 win on Tuesday. Full story
Djokovic and Murray entered the next round of the Rome Masters in Italy on May 15.Full story
The Chinese race-walking team received training in Beijing,on May 15 for the London Games. Full story
The Chinese herbal tea or cold tea is a drink concocted from medicinal herbals to ease the summer heat in human's body or sore throat caused by the dry winter. Full story
Gramvousa hosts a very impressive Venetian castle not just because of its size but also because of its position on top of a steep rising island. Full story
Most people think of flying as faster but more expensive than driving. But an unusual aircraft project is promising something new. Full story
If gravity is so attractive, why doesn't the earth just crash into the sun? Full story
Excavations of the bodies have been going on for many years, you can find out more from the Easter Island Statue Project. Full story
