India plans to launch its first manned space mission by 2022, Modi said in his India Independence Day speech on Aug 15.
If successful, India will become the fourth nation in the world to send human into space after Russia, the US and China.
A video shows the construction of the 392km Multan-Sukkur Motorway, the largest transportation infrastructure project under #CPEC in Multan, Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province.
The project is scheduled to be completed by August 2019. (Video: @CPEC_CSCEC)
【Video】A local resident stopped 15 cars just 10 minutes before a horrible landslide covered the road in the Fangshan District, Beijing, on Saturday.
A local resident stopped 15 cars just 10 minutes before a horrible landslide covered the road in the Fangshan District, Beijing, on Saturday.
Saudi-led coalition air strikes killed dozens of people on Aug 9 in northern Yemen, including children, believed to be under the age of 10, travelling on a bus through a market.
Saudi-led coalition air strikes killed dozens of people on Aug 9 in northern Yemen, including children, believed to be under the age of 10, travelling on a bus through a market. At least 43 people have died and 61 have been injured as of press time.
Peak Pegasus, the US cargo ship carrying over $20m in soybeans, has been circling aimlessly at sea for a month after failing to beat the Chinese tariffs deadline on July 6.
A casualty of the trade war: Peak Pegasus, the US cargo ship carrying over $20m in soybeans, has been circling aimlessly at sea for a month after failing to beat the Chinese tariffs deadline on July 6. The fate of the ship is still uncertain.
【Video】A plane sprays pesticides on a famous soybean-planting area in NE China's Heilongjiang Province on Wednesday.
450,000 tons of soybeans were produced here in 2017, and 2018 will be a good harvest year, the head of a plantation said amid the China-US trade conflict.
Video shows tourists waiting for evacuation on a beach on one of the Gili islands, Indonesia.
Rescue teams will mobilize more ships for evacuation, a BNPB officer said on Twitter. At least 91 were killed as a 7.0 magnitude quake struck Lombok Island on Sunday.
Jongdari, the 12th typhoon this year, made landfall in Shanghai on Friday, packing winds of up to 23 meters per second near its eye, according to China's National Meteorological Center.
Jongdari, the 12th typhoon this year, made landfall in Shanghai on Friday, packing winds of up to 23 meters per second near its eye, according to China's National Meteorological Center.
North Korea delivered 55 boxes containing remains thought to be of missing US soldiers killed in the Korean War to the US on Wednesday.
North Korea delivered 55 boxes containing remains thought to be of missing US soldiers killed in the Korean War to the US on Wednesday. Returning these remains is part of an agreement made at the June summit between the NK leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.
On this day in 2008, China's first high-speed railway line, the Beijing-Tianjin line, started service. 10 years on, China has developed 25,000 kilometers of high speed rail lines.
On this day in 2008, China's first high-speed railway line, the Beijing-Tianjin line, started service. 10 years on, China has developed 25,000 kilometers of high speed rail lines, 2/3 of the worlds' total.
Japan said Monday it would spend $4.2 billion over the next 30 years to install and operate US radar systems to protect itself against North Korean missile threats
Japan said Monday it would spend $4.2 billion over the next 30 years to install and operate US radar systems to protect itself against North Korean missile threats
Malaysia released the long-awaited MH370 report, with 822 pages, to the relatives of the missing passengers, on Monday.
Malaysia released the long-awaited MH370 report, with 822 pages, to the relatives of the missing passengers, on Monday. As the media called it the final report, a relative says there can be no final report until the MH370 is found, the search must go on.
Aircraft carrying US soldiers' remains arrive in South Korea
A US aircraft carrying 55 remains of US soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War arrived in a military base in South Korea on Friday. North Korean leader Kim agreed with Trump to repatriate the remains of US troops during their summit on June 12.
What is it like to take the subway in India?
What is it like to take the subway in India? A video shot by Nikhil Bhosle, 27, who works for an insurance firm, shows how people have to board a local train in Mumbai during rush hour.Photo: video screenshot
Zhao Deli, a man from Hunan Province, created a flying motorcycle on July 23. Zhao sold his house to fund his flying motorcycle as parts for the machine are expensive.
Zhao Deli tests his flying motorcycle in China's Dongguan on July 23, 2018. Photo: VCG
【Video】At least nine people were shot outside a restaurant in Toronto, Canada. The suspected shooter is dead, according to Toronto police.
At least nine people were shot outside a restaurant in Toronto, Canada. The suspected shooter is dead, according to Toronto police.
【Video】Juventus soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo kicked off his China tour on Thursday in Beijing by performing juggling in front of the Forbidden City, surrounded by passionate fans.
Juventus soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo kicked off his China tour on Thursday in Beijing by performing juggling in front of the Forbidden City, surrounded by passionate fans.
A stone structure at an archeological site containing a fireplace, seen in the middle, where charred remains of 14,500-year-old bread was found in the Black Desert in northeastern Jordan.
A stone structure at an archeological site containing a fireplace, seen in the middle, where charred remains of 14,500-year-old bread was found in the Black Desert in northeastern Jordan.