China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a 15th Five-Year Plan for public cultural services, setting 2030 targets and 18 key engineering projects.
China's National Press and Publication Administration has issued a publishing industry plan through 2030, listing eight priority areas and 33 major project
Hong Kong recorded 29,700 births between mid-2025 and mid-2026, a record low, as the government prepares its September 16 policy address and five-year plan
Friedrich Merz's CDU received just 5% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Sunday, its worst state result since WWII, but the German chancellor vowed to press on.
Iran's security chief says Tehran has sent Washington conditions to end the war through Qatar, including lifting the US naval blockade, as oil crosses $100
Ed Sheeran opened his Philadelphia concert Saturday calling the Gaza situation 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' in his most direct public comment amid tour
All four supporting acts withdrew from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour on Monday in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was removed after pro-Palestine comments.
Thai elephant parks, including Maetaeng Elephant Park & Clinic, are facing a significant decline in tourist numbers due to global travel disruptions and uncertainty stemming from the Middle East conflict.
Players wore black armbands and fans applauded three-year-old Noah Woods during Everton's match against Ipswich on Saturday, after the boy's death in Suffo
Armand Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen each won $150,000 on the opening night of the first World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Friday.
A worldwide bond selloff has pushed government yields to their highest since 2008, raising mortgage, loan and financing costs for households and businesses
The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield rose to around 5.322% on Tuesday as oil gains and U.S.-Iran tensions fueled inflation fears amid a global bond sell-off.
The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed above 5.3% the week of August 21 as national debt nears $40 trillion, reviving fiscal warnings and 1987 comparisons
The U.S. Treasury will more than double government bond buybacks to calm rising yields, pushing the 10-year rate back to 4.65% and lifting gold prices.
A deepening global bond sell-off is pushing U.S. Treasury yields higher, raising borrowing costs and turning America's debt load into a political test.
Global bond yields climbed to multidecade highs and oil prices rose, pushing the S&P 500 lower for a third straight session as inflation fears returned.
