China's domestic film industry now has the scale to produce global box-office leaders on its own - even as it flexes make-or-break power over the fate of Hollywood's biggest movies Buildings in ...

BEIJING—In cities and small towns across China, two seemingly contradictory facts are simultaneously true: China is closing the gap with the U.S. for global technological dominance, and yet big parts ...

I’ve reviewed a lot of laptops for PCWorld, and I’ve held laptops made of so many materials in my hands: Metal, plastic, carbon fiber, and even ceramic. People often think of plastic as a cheap, ...

China has probably loaded more than 100 of its nuclear-armed solid-fueled DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) into three silo fields near its border with Mongolia, a new draft Pentagon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A heart of gold from a nest of vipers? Disney’s first reptile protagonist Gary De’Snake is enchanting Chinese fans and allowing ...

A number of fast food favorites from major chains across the U.S. have high levels of certain plastic chemicals, according to the database PlasticList. The fast food items were found to have high ...

When director James Cameron landed in China earlier this month for the Hainan Island International Film Festival in Sanya, it was a homecoming of sorts. “Avatar,” the first film in Cameron's science ...

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on Earth. A possible solution to this problem would be to recycle plastic waste, ...

A groundbreaking discovery led by the University of St. Andrews has found a way to turn ordinary household plastic waste into the building block for anti-cancer drugs. Household PET (polyethylene ...

In January, a ban on plastic bags goes into effect in most of Montgomery County, Maryland. Only a handful of municipalities have not passed similar bans yet. “Starting Jan. 1, plastic carryout bags ...

China warned against a return of Japanese militarism at a memorial ceremony Saturday honoring victims of a wartime massacre, while refraining from directly criticizing Japan’s leader amid escalating ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...