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Burundi: The name does not immediately evoke centuries-old forests sheltering elusive chimpanzees, or sandy beaches lined with palm trees that stretch along one of the largest lakes in the world. Instead, the small, landlocked nation located in the heart of Africa’s Great Lakes region has often...

Queen Elizabeth II put in an appearance at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show on Monday, as it returned to its traditional May slot after the hiatus of the coronavirus pandemic. The 96-year-old monarch, who has cut back on her public appearances due to difficulties walking, was...

THE symbol of China’s national tourism is a galloping horse, of which the prototype is a cultural relic excavated from a Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220) tomb in Wuwei in the northwestern province of Gansu. The artifact, popularly known as “Bronze Galloping Horse Treading on Flying...

There will be no light show in the main areas along the Huangpu River during the upcoming three-day New Year holiday, authorities reminded the public yesterday. No countdown activities will be arranged in these areas on New Year’s Eve, the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau...

Expats in Shanghai are helping in their communities and on campuses amid the COVID-19 lockdown through various voluntary services, experiencing joy and togetherness in the process. Fashion volunteer “Small things that make you happy these days … a little bit of human contact, a little bit...

Shanghai has further enhanced medical resources at COVID-19 designated hospitals to reduce the rate of severe conditions and deaths, according to the city’s health commission. There are 48 COVID-19 designated hospitals at city and district levels, with a total of about 25,000 beds, the commission said....

Shanghai will slowly restore its high, medium and low-risk area designations from next month as part of normalized COVID-19 prevention and control amid the declining number of daily infections. A local community, village or company will be rated as a high-risk area if at least 10...

Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is back in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with his first South Korean film which explores the country’s controversial practice of “drop boxes” for unwanted babies. The movie is one of two South Korean pictures competing for the Palme...