Death toll rises to 3 after landslide in southwest China

The death toll has risen to three, with another 32 still missing after a landslide in Nayong county, southwest China's Guizhou Province Monday morning. Full Story

EU urges more clarity while Britain seeks flexibility as 3rd Brexit talks kick off

European Union's (EU) chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday called on Britain to take a more serious stance and quickly provide official positions on all issues to be tackled in the divorce talks prior to the beginning of the third round of Brexit talks. Full Story

• Four killed, eight injured in the blast near the US embassy in Kabul
• Ex-Thai PM fled at the 'last minute' fearing harsh sentence
• South Korea shows footage of its own launches
• IS readies to evacuate Syria-Lebanon border
• UN chief seeks ‘dream’ of Israel-Palestinian peace

• Pope to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh late this year
• DPRK missile flies over Japan: Japanese gov't
• US secretary of state to abolish most special envoys
• Congress weighs Harvey aid package, awaits Trump
• North Korea fires missile over Japan

Merger will form world’s largest power enterprise

CHINA’S largest coal miner China Shenhua Energy Co will merge with power giant China Guodian Corp to create the world’s largest power group, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission said yesterday. Full Story

• U.S. beef not popular in Beijing: report
• Leshi faces US$240m unpaid debt suits
• Wanda says chairman rumors malicious
• Home market sees 1st batch of supply
• Evergrande sees huge jump in H1 earnings

• Oil prices and demand fuel Sinopec’s H1 net profit
• Tourism Australia to boost collaboration with China's UnionPay Int'l
• Chinese shares open slightly lower Tuesday
• Wanda dismisses "groundless" report about chairman
• U.S. beef not popular in Beijing: report

8 things to expect in 'Game of Thrones' Season 8

The HBO fantasy drama became a little too easy to predict in Season 7, and the finale set up a number of narratives that will carry over into the new season. Here are eight things you can expect to see in the new season, based on the developments in the Season 7 finale. How it will all end, however, is still up for grabs. Full Story

• Bella Hadid confirms she will walk in Victoria’s Secret fashion show
• Taylor Swift’s ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Video Shatters Streaming Records, Dwarfs Adele’s ‘Hello’
• 'Wolf Warrior 2' TV series to be adapted
• MTV awards and stars take aim at Trump era
• Space opera ‘Valerian’ takes No.1 spot at Chinese box office

• Kendrick Lamar tops VMA winners in Los Angeles
• What’s in store in J.K. Rowling’s TV detective drama?
• Patty Jenkins hits back at James Cameron for his criticism of ‘Wonder Woman’
• Orlando Bloom to star in ‘Carnival Row’
• "The Hitman's Bodyguard" continues to lead gloomy box office in North America

Sharapova stuns Halep in a brilliant match

There were many expectations and at the same time some doubts about Maria Sharapova ahead of her tough first round match against Simona Halep. The Russian player had withdrawn from Stanford, Toronto and Cincinnati due to a left foream injury, but on Monday night she displayed an outstanding performance to beat the World No 1. Full Story

• Creaking Ma facing major test
• Bale may be running out of time at Real after draw
• Jiangsu claims first women's volleyball gold medal at National Games
• Lippi laments lack of Chinese strikers
• Sharapova downs Halep in return to US Open

• United well equipped for double bid, says Matic
• Japan's Date calls time on career
• Pressure builds on Messi and Argentina in World Cup qualifiers
• Chinese Olympic champion Wei announces retirement
• Tianjin 2017 National Games mark historic milestone in China's sports reform

Chinese exhibition of tea, silk and porcelain held in Pakistan

Pakistani girls look at traditional Chinese clothes during a Chinese exhibition of tea, silk and porcelain in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Aug. 28, 2017. A three-day event kicked off here on Sunday. The exhibition offered a platform for visitors to interact with Chinese tea makers and to learn about Chinese silk embroidery. Full Story

• Flowers, mainly roses, serve as tokens of love
• Children’s book becomes highlight of 24th Beijing International Book Fair
• Historic temple hall to be moved with giant Buddha statues still inside
• 2,442 km of roads planned to boost 'red tourism'
• Nine-day low-sugar diet leads to less fatty liver in kids

• Alibaba data shows where the 'singles' are
• Women have more muscle endurance than men: study
• 34 Philippine poultry workers cleared of H5N6 bird flu
• English edition of Chinese writer Jia Pingwa's 'Happy Dreams' unveiled at BIBF
• Traditional colored-glass a dying art in Beijing