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Chinese tourists take pictures near Tiananmen Square on the 65th National Day on Oct. 1, 2014 in Beijing, China.
More Chinese Travelers Skip Agencies, Make Own Plans: Tourism Body

Most Chinese tourists prefer to travel on their own instead of following arrangements set by travel agencies, a senior tourism official said.

NASA's Curiosity rover descends to the surface of Mars.
Mars Hanging Out With Earth: How To Spot Red Planet This Weekend?

Reaching the outer space is a dream for a majority of people; however, spotting Mars could just be a piece of cake. The red planet is all set to be seen in Earth on May 22, Sunday.

U.S. fighter jets are put on standby at a U.S. aircraft carrier near the South China Sea.
China Calls on US to Immediately Stop Flying Spy Plane Near Hainan

Following the confirmed encounter with a U.S. Navy EP-3 spy plane near Hainan Island earlier this week, China has called on the United States on Thursday, May 19, to "immediately stop close-in reconnaissance actions” in the area.

Zhang Dejiang (front), Chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee speaks during the closing session of the NPC in the Great Hall of the People on March 16, 2016 in Beijing.
China’s No. 3 Official Admits Problems in Hong Kong, Pledges to Respect Autonomy

China’s third highest official said on Wednesday that Beijing is aware of problems in Hong Kong and would respect the city’s autonomy as protesters hit the streets to oppose the mainland’s attempts to curtail local freedoms.

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NASA's Curiosity rover descends to the surface of Mars.
Evidence of Earth-like Martian oceans, 400-ft tsunamis found

Mars, popularly known as the red planet, might seem like a dry, arid and probably a dead place. However, an international team of researchers from the United States, Germany and China has discovered that it once had an enormous ocean and was much more dynamic than Earth.

President Xi Jinping is visiting Serbia, Poland and Uzbekistan to improve ties with Central and Eastern Europe.
Chinese President Xi Jinping Wants Scholars to Recreate Marxism for 21st Century

President Xi Jinping, who also stands as the Communist Party chief, highlights the benefit of Marxism in the progress of China and the development of communist orthodoxy in a Beijing seminar on May 17.

Turkey hopes for better tourism outcomes by targetting Chinese visitors this year.
Turkey to Encourage Visits from 1 Million Chinese in 2016 Through Better Tourism

Turkey sets its goal to woo over 1 million Chinese tourists as a solution to the decreasing number of European and Russian visitors this year.

The Soyuz spacecraft carried Romanian cosmonaut Prunariu for the first time 35 years ago.
First Cosmonaut from Romania Commends China's Willingness on Joint Space Missions

China’s openness to cooperate with other countries in terms of space missions impressed Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, the first and only cosmonaut from Romania.

Jack Ma dared concerned agencies to file a lawsuit against Alibaba.
Jack Ma Secretly Meets with US President Barack Obama

The White House promised that nothing shady happened when United States President Barack Obama secretly had lunch with China’s second richest man, Jack Ma.

Pro-democracy protesters clash with riot police on Sept. 27, 2014 in Hong Kong.
Chinese Leader Zhang Dejiang's Hong Kong Visit Greeted with Protest, Depicting the Mainland's Struggle in Completing 'One China'

Despite the country’s financial clout, China remains uncertain on how to win over residents of two of mainland’s wayward territories, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

U.S. fighter jets stand by at the upper deck of a USS George Washington aircraft carrier while a U.S. Cowpens ship passes by the South China Sea, Sept. 3, 2010.
US-China Rift: China Intercepts American Spy Plane; US Fires Back, Calling Act 'Unsafe'

Ties between the United States and China continue to simmer as Beijing aircraft intercept a military spy plane from the Western country, a feat Washington called "unsafe."

An auction house employee poses between the skeleton of a duck-billed dinosaur, Harpocrasaurus stibengi  and a Hyrachyus skeleton.
Meet Judith, dinosaur with a difficult life and incredible resilience, at Canadian Museum of Nature

Ten years ago, Bill Shipp, a novice fossil collector and a retired nuclear physicist, stumbled upon a fascinating skeleton of an ancient horned female dinosaur on his Montana ranch. He later named her Judith.

Chinese researchers will now get a sizeable profit from their breakthroughs.
China Urges More Innovation by Giving Scientists Half of Breakthrough Profits

China offers scientists and researchers incentives for discoveries and innovations in a bid to tap commercial potential for homegrown talents.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is looking to warm the frosty relations between Manila and Beijing.
Chinese Ambassador Included in the First Envoys to Meet Philippine Presumptive President Duterte

Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua expresses his will to enforce a friendly relationship between China and the Philippines. The ambassador is set to meet presumptive Philippine President Rody Duterte. He said that he is willing to directly talk to Duterte regarding the dispute over the South China Sea.

Chinese tourists carry packages of Panasonic Corp.'s washlet along Tokyo's Ginza Shopping District on May 16, 2014.
Chinese Tourists to Enjoy Extended 10-year Multi-entry Japan Visa

Chinese nationals will be enjoying longer visits to the "Land of the Rising Sun" as the Japanese government announced softer visa rules in efforts to attract 40 million foreign visitors by 2020, told The Japan Times.

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