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A man dressed as an ancient Chinese scholar adjusts his counterpart's headgear before a traditional ritual to celebrate Confucius' birthday at Taipei's Confucius Temple Sept 28, 2011. The sage, who lived from 551-479 BC,

The European Union and Japan are expected to sign a free-trade deal on Thursday, before leaders meet at the G20 summit in Germany.This is seen as a step to push back the growing sentiment of protectionism and separa

According to a new report from the China Youth Online Daily, many Chinese couples prefer to have their names on property ownership certificates before marrying. The survey results released on Thursday are based on the op

The multiple-homicide was reported shortly before 8:00 am local time when a family member visited the two-story home near the City College of San Francisco and found three of the bodies, said local police.The police, who

Australian engineers have developed a drone capable of scanning land for ideal places to plant trees, before launching seeds into the soil, in what could be a major advance in tackling deforestation.Deforestation account

China could be preparing to hit the accelerator on currency appreciation. But before we all get carried away, the yuan isn't necessarily going to go up forever.中国可能正在为踩下人民币升值的油门做准备，但在所有人欢呼雀跃

Michelle Obama and her family ended their week-long trip to China with a visit to a reserve where they helped feed giant pandas before getting on the plane back home.米歇尔奥巴马和家人在参观四川熊猫基地、喂熊猫之后

发案率 incidence (of criminal cases) 发标 bid; tender法定货币（由法律规定的可以用于支付债款而且贷方必须接受的有效货币） legal tender 法律面前人人平等 All are equal before the law; All people are equal before the law 法律

英国移民需接受英语技能测试才能享受福利 Migrants to the UK are to be quizzed about their English skills before being able to claim income-related benefits, the government has announced.In a move to protect the integrity o

Iraqi security forces are trying to contain ISIL fighters within Mosul's Old City ahead of a major offensive. Government forces had previously attempted to clear Mosul before the start of Ramadan, but have met with f

Electronic Arts (EA) just can't wait for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to begin on June 13. Its press conference was held two days before the event begins, but what kind of message did they have to convey so

Engineers began comprehensive testing and debugging of Beijings first maglev line this week. It is expected to start a trial run before the end of 2017.The overhead maglev line, named S1, uses sophisticated systems to ma

With many of the US's national broadcast networks promoting live coverage, bars and pubs are opening their doors early for the upcoming live broadcast of Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Sen

Orbital ATK's automated cargo spacecraft, Cygnus, was successfully unberthed from the International Space Station on Sunday, beginning its experimental missions before it reenters Earth's atmosphere, the U.S. aer

Emmanuel Macrons victory in the French presidential election was remarkable: a 39-year-old centrist with no historic party machine, no electoral experience, seeing off the established parties before comprehensively defea