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Renamed Chinese Hollywood cinema goes IMAX Hollywood's historic Chinese theater will be transformed into an IMAX big-screen cinema under a deal signed by its owners, after they renamed the Tinseltown landmark.

14 April 2013 12:04

Croatia's flagging support to join EU to be tested by vote Not so long ago, Croatia was ebullient at the prospect of becoming the EU's newest member in July this year.

11 April 2013 18:12

Inventions, practical and oddball, showcased at Geneva fair The impeccably-dressed South Korean flipped a tyre sideways, and with a deft sweep snapped a curious, pastel-shaded device onto the hub.

11 April 2013 10:50

N. Korea border crossing shut to tourists: China official The biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official said Wednesday as nuclear tensions mounted.

10 April 2013 17:08

Beyonce, Jay-Z's Cuba trip was legal: US Treasury Pop diva Beyonce and hip-hop star Jay-Z's controversial trip to Cuba was part of a cultural exchange and did not violate the economic embargo imposed on the island by the US.

10 April 2013 13:36

N. Korea urges South evacuation, warns of nuclear war North Korea on Tuesday urged foreigners living in South Korea to consider evacuating, saying there was a risk of "thermo-nuclear war" breaking out on the Korean peninsula.

09 April 2013 12:55

Kazahkstan to declare 2017 a year of Chinese tourism Kazakhstan has obtained support from China in holding the exhibition: Nursultan Nazarbayev.

08 April 2013 16:56

Kazakhstan’s President completes his visit to China On the sidelines of the of the Boao Economic Forum he met International Monetary Fund IMF chief Christine Lagarde and UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Vuk Jeremić.

08 April 2013 12:47

Ancient mysteries revealed in Turkmen desert sands Over four millennia ago, the fortress town of Gonur-Tepe might have been a rare advanced civilisation before it was buried for centuries under the dust of the Kara Kum desert in remote western Turkmenistan.

06 April 2013 18:01

Chinese travellers are top spenders: UN tourism body Chinese travellers are the world's biggest tourism spenders, splashing out a record $102 billion (78 billion euros) on trips abroad in 2012.

05 April 2013 18:08

Denis Kuzin awarded with 2-bedroom apartment An unknown sponsor gave a 2-bedroom apartment to speedskater Denis Kuzin who won gold at the Speedskating World Cup.

03 April 2013 18:34

Singapore gardens aim for UNESCO heritage status Singapore, one of the world's most densely populated countries, is campaigning to get its 154-year-old Botanic Gardens declared a UNESCO world heritage site.

03 April 2013 12:38

UAE most popular winter destination for Kazakhstan tourists The United Arab Emirates are the most popular destination for Kazakhstan tourists in the fall-winter period of 2012-2013.

02 April 2013 16:14

Women tourists desert India after sex attacks: survey The number of foreign women tourists visiting India has dropped by 35 percent in the past three months following a spate of sex attacks that have made global headlines.

02 April 2013 10:01

'I love Paris' may soon be passe for Chinese tourists Mass muggings and attacks on Chinese tourists in Paris have spawned alarm and warnings of a decline in the number of free-spending visitors from the Asian giant who swarm to France.

30 March 2013 12:15

Philippines marks Easter with bloody mock crucifixions Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacted the last hours of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, whipping their backs and nailing themselves to crosses in a grisly Easter ritual that persists despite Church disapproval.

29 March 2013 19:00

'Saint Hugo Chavez': Leader worshipped at his tomb An endless line of Venezuelans files past the tomb of late president Hugo Chavez inside an old barracks perched in a hillside Caracas slum. Many pray and sing hymns until night falls.

29 March 2013 17:25

Park tells N. Korea to change course or perish South Korean President Park Geun-Hye warned North Korea on Tuesday that its only "path to survival" lay in abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes.

26 March 2013 14:52

Coral atoll where giant tortoises outnumber man 10,000:1 It is perhaps not surprising that there are only a handful of humans on one of the most remote islands on Earth, coral atolls far out in the turquoise seas of the Indian Ocean.

26 March 2013 10:38

Former Woodside advisor Australia's new resources minister Australia's new Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray on Monday denied there would be any conflict of interest stemming from his previous job as an advisor to oil and gas giant Woodside.

25 March 2013 17:17