Survivors: Witnesses of Nanjing Massacre

Japanese troops occupied eastern China's Nanjing on Dec. 13, 1937, and began a six-week massacre. Chinese records show more than 300,000 people -- not only disarmed soldiers but also civilians -- were brutally murdered and thousands of women raped. In the Full Story

Last chapter of war in Damascus closes with final defeat of IS

For the first time in seven years, Syria's capital Damascus was declared secure and empty of any rebel presence on Monday, following the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in their last strongholds south of the capital, an achievement that closed the last Full Story

Interview: China's reform and opening-up benefits world -- Japanese scholar

China's reform and opening-up policy has been benefiting not only China itself, but also the world, said Goro Takahashi, professor and director of the International Center for Chinese Studies at Japan's Aichi University. Full Story