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Stolen Van Gogh works return home

[2017-03-23 07:39]

AMSTERDAM - The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam welcomed home two paintings by the Dutch master on Tuesday, more than 14 years after they were ripped off the museum's wall in a nighttime heist.

When 1 job isn't enough

[2017-03-22 07:35]

Zhou Huiquan starts work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong at 7:30 am. At the end of her work day, she spends three hours dancing ballet.

A place to create a creative space

[2017-03-22 07:35]

It's where imaginative youth imagine.

Computers may soon be like brains

[2017-03-22 07:35]

SAN FRANCISCO - Kwabena Boahen, a professor of bioengineering and of electrical engineering at Stanford University, has envisioned a new generation of computers to be brainlike, or neuromorphic, machines that are vastly more efficient than the conventional digital computers.

China's aid boosts teacher education in Africa

[2017-03-22 07:35]

KAMPALA - China's aid to the education sector in Africa is helping boost teacher training, a key component in skilling the population to fast track development, a UN official has said.

Playing hockey with fins

[2017-03-22 07:35]

The hold-your-breath sport of underwater hockey has gained a worldwide following - and now a Hong Kong team is diving in as the game takes off in Asia.

Four places where you can swim with sharks

[2017-03-22 07:35]

When it comes to bucket-list adventures, swimming with sharks is near the top for a lot of adrenaline junkies. Many of the adventures on the list require scuba diving, but at some locations, even non-divers with a desire to get up close and personal with the top of the food chain can jump in and face their fears.

Playlist

[2017-03-22 07:35]

Music

When 1 job isn't enough

[2017-03-22 07:35]

Zhou Huiquan starts work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong at 7:30 am. At the end of her work day, she spends three hours dancing ballet.

A place to create a creative space

[2017-03-22 07:35]

It's where imaginative youth imagine.

Computers may soon be like brains

[2017-03-22 07:35]

SAN FRANCISCO - Kwabena Boahen, a professor of bioengineering and of electrical engineering at Stanford University, has envisioned a new generation of computers to be brainlike, or neuromorphic, machines that are vastly more efficient than the conventional digital computers.

China's aid boosts teacher education in Africa

[2017-03-22 07:35]

KAMPALA - China's aid to the education sector in Africa is helping boost teacher training, a key component in skilling the population to fast track development, a UN official has said.

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