WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The United States and China should make a persistent effort to improve bilateral ties in the Year of the Snake, a former U.S. ambassador to China has said.

DHAKA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A month-long folk arts festival and fair has been underway in Sonargaon on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. Cultural Adviser of Bangladeshi Interim Government ...