Today's Hong Kong is becoming a site of riots, marked by severe violence against the police, continued paralysis of public facilities and disruptions to everyday life. The turmoil is dealing a heavy blow to the city's pillar sectors. HK residents are at a crossroads: either they denounce violence and restore the rule of law for a rosy future or they yield to violence of the troublemakers whose agenda is to hijack HK for their political gains. It's high time people in HK made a choice.

A bunch of new U.S. tariffs hitting 122 pages of Chinese products have come into effect despite concerns of a global slowdown. The move further rattled businesses and dampened consumer confidence. Meanwhile, almost no sector is spared, touching tech to academia to tourism. CGTN breaks down the new levies and explores the fissures between the world’s two economic titans.

On China's western frontier, legends shimmer in towns once vital to the ancient Silk Road. From the Taklamakan to the Pamirs, from Kanas to Turpan, we rattled through the desert and oasis to bring you a Xinjiang through the eyes of locals as they share their stories in a region undergoing unprecedented change. Follow us on our journey through this land of heritage and modernity.