Beijing and Shanghai are among the world’s top 40 cities for international students to study in, according to the latest QS Best Student Cities Ranking. In the sixth edition of the rankings, released on Wednesday by global education consultancy QS…

China has been leading the global growth of online fundraising after gaining notable progress in its charity sector over the last few years, said a Ministry of Civil Affairs official. Speaking at a news conference, Jia Xiaojiu, director of the…

Record number of collegiate players picked in Shanghai From its embarrassing debut in 2015 to Monday’s highly anticipated talent trawl, the Chinese Basketball Association Draft has evolved into a springboard for sending more young hoopsters to the nation’s professional ranks.…

WELLINGTON – Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and scientists say little can be done to save it while a throwaway culture persists. Henderson Island is an uninhabited coral atoll that…

Classic plays, including Hamlet, directed by Lyndsey Turner and featuring Benedict Cumberbatch; King Lear, directed by Jonathan Munby and featuring Ian McKellen and The Madness of George III, directed by Adam Penford and featuring Mark Gatiss, will be screened in…

Valentine Sidorov, 91, and Andrey Kovalchuk, 60, are both prominent Russian artists whose influence has extended to the Chinese art community. They adopt a realistic approach to deliver a poetic touch and philosophical depth. Sidorov’s oil paintings and Kovalchuk’s sculptures…

KUALA LUMPUR — Japanese badminton star Akane Yamaguchi overtook Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei to become the new World No 1 in women’s singles. Her move to the summit of the world rankings follows consecutive victories in Indonesia and…

Traditional Chinese opera troupes, including the Tangshan Pingju Opera Company; the Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing and the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, will stage in six shows at the Forbidden City Concert Hall from Aug 1 to 26, featuring veteran…

An education alliance is bringing more students from countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to study in China, with almost 200 new places being created this year for students from Mexico alone. Last year, 37 Mexican…

The Philadelphia Orchestra expects to deepen its cooperation with its Chinese partners, a senior executive of the orchestra has said. “It’s such a powerful experience to be able to use music to connect people from the United States and China,”…