UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres through his spokesman expressed his deep regret over Washington's decision, "considering the major US role in UNESCO since its founding".
Tung Chee-hwa (center) and Leung Chun-ying (right), both vice-chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and co-conveners of Hong Kong Coalition, take a group photo with guests during the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Coalition at Central in Hong Kong on Tuesday. PARKER ZHENG/CHINA DAILY
UNESCO's estimate also delineated the extent of business opportunity for educational technology companies in China and elsewhere. The global body recently recommended dozens of online education apps or platforms.
Two workers direct an LNG cargo to shore at Nantong Wharf in Jiangsu province. [Photo by Xu Congjun/For China Daily]
Two Boeing 737 MAX 8s have crashed in the last five months. All 157 passengers and crew members of a 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines died on Mar 10, including eight Chinese nationals. In October, the same model of plane, operated by Lion Air, went down over the Java Sea, killing 189.
Two women ride Mobikes in Manchester in the United Kingdom. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Tuju, whose mandate is to advise the Kenyan Cabinet, says he believes engagement with China will be one of Kenya's national priorities. After assuming office for his second term last year, President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled what he described as his "Big Four" agenda, listing four key pillars - manufacturing, universal healthcare, affordable housing and food security.
Turkey has a grand scheme for its own rail network. The country plans to invest .4 billion on railways in the next five years, according to Turkish Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan, speaking at the 10th World Congress on High-Speed Rail in May.
Tujibuly steps out of the camel crowd. It is time for Sangdeg's milking work to begin.
Twenty-seven-year-old Liu Jinxin recently discovered that the woman he thought to be his mother had confessed to abducting him from a family she used to work for as a nanny.