Meet the Chinese ancestors of the tea saucer. Long before Europeans made the cup-and-saucer a tableware staple, Chinese tea drinkers were using zhan tuo, or cup stands for handleless tea bowls. These ones are from the Song dynasty (960–1279), when tea was more than just a

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Live: Marvel at the dazzling night view of Chongqing Chaotianmen Port #CoolChina #CreativeChongqing #ChongqingZest

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Seven people were killed and nine others injured after a minibus crashed into a truck that had stopped in the middle of Dubai's Emirates Road, police said.

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The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert in its southern provinces on Monday, saying that the risks from an earlier powerful earthquake had now abated. For more:

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Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport suspends all flights

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Over 2,000 ducks saved days after floods sweep away 20,000 in China #CoolChina

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The winners had already been crowned, but the biggest surprise was still ahead. After a jump rope competition wrapped up in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the judges and coaches took center stage and completely stole the spotlight. (Video courtesy of Douyin@CCTVNews)

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China's annual national college entrance examination, known as the Gaokao, entered its second day on Monday, with candidates poised to take their English exam. For some, it's the last day of Gaokao, but in the 29 provincial regions that have adopted the new exam system,

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Gambian vice president on Tianjian Port: Growth and green can go hand in hand #CGTNFirstVoice

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Chinese geological survey vessel completes 16th deep-sea expedition

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Watch: Innovating at scale: Behind the scenes at AMNC26

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#XiJinping attends welcome ceremony hosted by Kim Jong Un

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#XiJinping arrives in Pyongyang for state visit to DPRK