What I didn't know was that I would hear and see many more expressions of love and gratitude during my 10-day stay.
What the Confucius Institutes do in the United States is visible through the work of those involved, and skeptics can visit the "open and transparent" branches for verification, said Gao Qing, head of the organization that supports 110 such institutes in the US.
Wearing a flowing robe adorned with beaded embroidery with a finely crafted silk fan in hand, Wang Runjie looked like she was a time traveler from a bygone era, and she turned plenty of heads while strolling through downtown Shanghai.
Western mobile-payment services require businesses to install equipment before customers can use them, but in China only a QR code and smartphone are needed.
Weeks ago, cameras caught a leopard on the streets of an Indian Air Force base in Patna, the capital of northern India's Bihar state. Elusive river dolphins were found swimming alongside the banks of the Ganga River in Patna and also in Bhagalpur, another city in Bihar.
Wei Zheng, 26, a deliveryman with SF Express in Beijing, has been using two phones to send delivery updates and answer calls at the same time.
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Wearing a red dress and matching lipstick, she has been roasting a traditional Russian dish that is now ready. The mixed aroma of roasted chicken drumsticks, potatoes, apples and sweet potatoes fills the kitchen and corridor. Next, she will bake lamb-stuffed buns, a traditional Uygur snack that is popular in Xinjiang.
Wellcome Trust, a London-based medical research charity, is calling on big businesses to band together to donate billion to medical research to develop more effective drug therapies, better diagnostic testing kits, and to find a universal vaccine that could provide immunity to the disease worldwide.
When I popped a piece of cooked ox stomach-my favorite dish-into my mouth, it immediately calmed my nerves.
What we need is public support for firm government action to end the violence so that the massive economic loss we have suffered can be reversed quickly, and our reputation as one of the safest cities in the world can be restored.