1.44 Million Vie for 24,000 Civil Service Vacancies in China
BEIJING (Xinhua) — China's State Administration of Civil Service has confirmed the receipt of nearly 1.44 million qualified applications for a total of around 24,000 civil servant vacancies with central authorities and their branches.
Automakers Side With Trump in Legal Fight With California
WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards.
Over 10% Weddings Postponed in Hong Kong Due to Unrest: Survey
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — A survey done by wedding media ESDlife was made public on Monday, with the results showing that over 10 percent of interviewees had to postpone their weddings due to the recent social unrest in Hong Kong.
Bronx Steps in ‘Joker’ Movie Become a Tourist Attraction
NEW YORK (AP) — Move over, Rocky, there’s a new stairway to climb.
When and Where to Catch Pope Francis in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Pope Francis will roll down the streets of the Thai capital in a locally-made, electric Popemobile during his apolistic visit this November.
Miss Grand Thailand 2019 ‘Coco’ Finishes as 2nd-Runner Up
CARACAS, Venezuela — Thailand’s entry to the Miss Grand International pageant landed in the second-runner up, losing to Venezuela.
After Bishops Call for Married Priests, Pope Urges New Ways
VATICAN CITY (AP) — On the heels of a landmark call by Amazon region bishops for married men to become priests, Pope Francis on Sunday exhorted Catholics to be open to fresh ways of evangelization, saying the church must "open new roads for the proclamation of the Gospel."
Research on Cat Tongues Wins China’s Bizarre Science Award
HANGZHOU (Xinhua) — Cat tongues are more efficient than brushes, longer vacations mean a longer life, even dinosaurs suffered from cervical spondylosis... what is arguably the most bizarre science award in China once again paid its annual tribute to the spirit of curiosity.
Trump Hails Military Strike on Islamic State
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group who was killed in a U.S. military raid in Syria, according to President Donald Trump (all times local):
Islamic State Leader Leaves a Legacy of Terror
BEIRUT (AP) — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to establish a new Islamic "caliphate" across Syria and Iraq, but he might be remembered more as the ruthlessly calculating militant leader of the Islamic State group who brought terror to the heart of Europe and set up a short-lived organization so extreme that it was shunned even by al-Qaida.
