Tan Thao Tran

Industry leaders explore AI's tourism potential

Tan Thao Tran Nov 30, 2025, 3:36 PM

Industry insiders join a panel discussion at the 2025 Xianghu Dialogue of the World Tourism Alliance, held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Sports

Swiss Voters Reject Proposed Tax on Super Rich

Tan Thao Tran Nov 30, 2025, 3:33 PM

A drone view shows the Limmat river, the Grossmunster Church and the Fraumunster Church on an early morning in Zurich,...

Business

Death Toll Hits 212 as Sri Lanka Struggles With Cyclone Ditwah Impact

Tan Thao Tran Nov 30, 2025, 3:30 PM

People wade through a flooded street, following Cyclone Ditwah in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage

Business

Could this finally be Sears’ last Black Friday?

Tan Thao Tran Nov 30, 2025, 3:21 PM

The reopened Sears store in Burbank, California, on December 1, 2023. While the store reopened that year, it closed once...

Sports

Cross-country winter storm disrupts post-Thanksgiving travel in the Midwest

Tan Thao Tran Nov 30, 2025, 11:18 AM

Cross-country winter storm disrupts post-Thanksgiving travel in the Midwest

Business

Four killed, at least 10 wounded after mass shooting at a family gathering in Stockton, California; suspect at large

Tan Thao Tran Nov 30, 2025, 11:12 AM

A mass shooting at a family gathering inside a banquet hall in Stockton, California, left at least four people dead and 10 others wounded Saturday evening, officials said. Children and adults were among those shot, according to Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office. Officials did not immediately release the conditions of those taken to area hospitals. “Early indications suggest this may have been a targeted incident,” Brent said at a news conference. “This is a very active and ongoing investigation, and information remains limited,” she said. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. in the northern part of the city, according to the sheriff’s office. The banquet hall, which shares a parking lot with several businesses, including a Dairy Queen, was hosting the family celebration, Brent said. Stockton is about 40 miles south of Sacramento.

Science

This year’s Miss Universe debacle shows how beauty pageants turned ugly

Tan Thao Tran Nov 30, 2025, 11:08 AM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the scandal-ridden Miss Universe pageant, this is proving a big...