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  • U.S. household food insecurity a symptom of systemic social inequality: Australian expert
    on April 26, 2024 at 11:39 am

    This data is symptomatic of a social settlement that is not meeting the basic expectations of a large proportion of people. The effects are multifarious, including spillover into the global sphere where domestic imbalances play out in attacks on other countries’ trade relations and productive capacities, according to Wariwick Powell. […]

  • World's first cable-stayed bridge in alpine canyon landscape
    on April 26, 2024 at 11:33 am

    The 1,260-meter-long bridge is the world's first alpine canyon landscape cable-stayed bridge with sightseeing glass walkway and panoramic sightseeing elevator. […]

  • China successfully launches Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship
    on April 26, 2024 at 11:32 am

    Shenzhou-18 is the 32nd flight mission of China's manned space program, the third crewed mission during the application and development stage of China's space station and the 518th flight mission of China's Long March series rockets. […]

  • Four swivel bridges rotate into place in Sichuan
    on April 26, 2024 at 11:31 am

    The 76,000-metric ton bridges were successfully rotated to their targeted position after 66 minutes on Thursday. […]

  • Blooming flowers decorate Sayram Lake in Xinjiang
    on April 26, 2024 at 11:24 am

    Blooming flowers along the shore of the Sayram Lake, adding colors to the alpine lake in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. […]

  • China-Spain giant panda cooperation contributes to biodiversity conservation: spokesperson
    on April 26, 2024 at 11:19 am

    Two giant pandas, Jin Xi and Zhu Yu, will depart from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province on April 29 to begin their 10-year stay at Madrid Zoo in Spain, continuing the 40-year “panda friendship” between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Thursday. […]

  • Chinese Defense Minister holds talks with Kazakhstan president
    on April 26, 2024 at 11:07 am

    Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana on Thursday. […]

  • Biden's proposed tariffs on Chinese steel criticized
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:32 am

    U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed tripling tariffs on steel products from China, a further protectionist move that experts called a "nothingburger" and "show biz". […]

  • U.S. campus protests of Gaza war lead to hundreds of arrests
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:32 am

    Protests on U.S. college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war continued on Thursday, as one prominent university announced it would cancel its main graduation ceremony as a result. […]

  • People in Tangshan welcome destroyer named after the city
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:32 am

    People from Tangshan in Hebei province were filled with pride and excitement after the Chinese destroyer named after the city docked for the first time at its port. […]

  • China's renewables tech cuts costs
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:32 am

    China's large-scale production of solar panels and electric vehicles has not only lowered costs but has also made green technology more accessible globally, industry insiders said. […]

  • Domestic brands make steady march overseas
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:32 am

    Domestic brands with unique features and high-quality attributes have been accelerating their pace of going global, and the trend has shifted from low-priced competition to branding development, and increasing applications of digital technologies. […]

  • High starting salaries bring cheer for job hunters
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:32 am

    Finance related jobs were the most sought after in the first quarter of the year thanks to the hefty salaries on offer, while the services sector witnessed a huge jump in starting pay during the same period. […]

  • CATL unveils super-long range EV battery
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:32 am

    Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, the world's largest vehicle battery maker, unveiled its upgraded fast-charging, super-long range electric vehicle battery at the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on Thursday. […]

  • Bans on dormitory bed curtains spark online debate
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:32 am

    Bans on students using bed curtains imposed by some universities have sparked fierce debate online, with many students urging universities to not over-manage their personal lives. […]

  • 'Supply chain diplomacy' suggested for U.S., China
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:18 am

    The interconnected supply chains between the United States and China have contributed significantly to reducing inflation, and it's time to collaborate transparently on shaping future supply chains, said experts at a seminar. […]

  • Campus rallies erupt across U.S. over Gaza
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:14 am

    Multiple universities across the United States have erupted in protests against the escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict. […]

  • Procuratorates to strengthen IP protection
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:14 am

    Procuratorial authorities will strengthen the legal protection of intellectual property rights and promote the construction of an integrated protection framework for intellectual property. […]

  • Pakistan seeks reset of ties in the Middle East
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:14 am

    The latest visits of senior officials from Iran and Saudi Arabia show the further strengthening of bilateral relations between Pakistan and countries in the Arabian Peninsula and the wider Middle East to seek solutions to common challenges, experts say. […]

  • Private firm working on new liquid-fuel rocket
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:14 am

    Orienspace, a private space company that makes the world's mightiest solid-propellant carrier rocket, has begun to develop a new, liquid-fuel model, according to the new type's chief designer. […]

  • Chang'e 7 to carry foreign payloads
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:14 am

    China's Chang'e 7 robotic mission will carry six science payloads built by foreign scientists to the moon's south pole, according to the China National Space Administration. […]

  • Chengdu to stage 'green' horticultural exhibition
    on April 26, 2024 at 10:14 am

    The International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, scheduled to open on Friday in the capital of Sichuan province, fully incorporates a green and low-carbon approach, an expo official said. […]

  • Ministry, experts decry EU's subsidy raid on Chinese firm
    on April 26, 2024 at 9:39 am

    The European Union's protectionist measures against Chinese companies may not only jeopardize bilateral business ties but also prove counterproductive, analysts said on Thursday. […]

  • China firmly opposes groundless 'overcapacity' hype by some Western countries: MOFCOM
    on April 26, 2024 at 9:10 am

    China firmly opposes the groundless "overcapacity" hype by some Western countries and urges relevant countries to objectively and comprehensively look at global demand for new energy and China's new-energy development. […]

  • Construction of Hungary-Serbia Railway makes fresh progress
    on April 26, 2024 at 9:09 am

    Track laying work for a 108-kilometer-long section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway between Novi Sad and Subotica was completed on Thursday. […]

  • Global car producers in launch fever for NEV models at Beijing auto show
    on April 26, 2024 at 9:06 am

    After a four-year absence of its offline show, China's largest auto show, or 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, has regained global attention. […]

  • Fukushima's latest power outage sparks international concern
    on April 26, 2024 at 9:01 am

    The latest power outage at Fukushima again highlights the mismanagement of the plant operator and the irresponsible disregard of both domestic and international concerns by the Japanese government. […]

  • Shanghai Party chief meets Blinken
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:57 am

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, before landing in Beijing on Thursday, met with local officials in Shanghai, where he acknowledged the obligation to manage the China-U.S. relationship responsibly. […]

  • Chinese Embassy condemns UK politician’s anti-China remarks
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:52 am

    China strongly condemned unwarranted accusations and malicious slander against China, and urged British politicians to stop their belligerent rhetoric, and instead, focus more on domestic economic and social issues. […]

  • Pandas headed for Madrid in sign of bilateral friendship
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:31 am

    Two giant pandas, in what is seen as the epitome of the friendship between China and Spain, are scheduled to depart for Madrid Zoo in Spain on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. […]

  • The real issue is not overcapacity but competitiveness
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:28 am

    French entrepreneur Arnaud Bertrand wrote recently on his social media X account that there is no sign of industrial overcapacity in China. […]

  • Shenzhou XVIII astronauts enter space station
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:22 am

    The Shenzhou XVIII manned spaceship's three astronauts successfully entered China's space station early on Friday. […]

  • Greater efforts urged on sci-tech cooperation
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:18 am

    Greater efforts are needed to strengthen international cooperation in science and technology, explore ways of jointly solving important global issues through technological innovation, and develop new quality productive forces. […]

  • TikTok vows to sue over potential ban in U.S.
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:18 am

    TikTok has said it will challenge in court the U.S. law that aims to force its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the United States. […]

  • Shenzhou XVIII successfully launched
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:18 am

    A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou XVIII spacecraft with three astronauts aboard blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 8:59 pm on Thursday. […]

  • China kicks off major forum amid push for sci-tech reliance, global cooperation
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:18 am

    China on Thursday kicked off in Beijing a major forum focusing on scientific and technological (sci-tech) cooperation, with participants from more than 100 countries and regions. […]

  • Asia's first Peppa Pig theme park to open in Shanghai
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:18 am

    The world's largest and Asia's first Peppa Pig outdoor theme park will be located in northern Shanghai's Chongming district and is scheduled to open doors to the public in 2027, according to its investor and operator. […]

  • AUKUS expansion to 'undermine peace'
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:15 am

    China is gravely concerned about the potential expansion of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States trilateral security alliance, saying that it would severely undermine peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region […]

  • China flays overseas talk about 'overcapacity'
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:15 am

    China should and will remain steadfast in its commitment to fostering new quality productive forces and developing emerging fields with hard-won advantages, a senior economist said on Thursday. […]

  • Xi urges effort to build world-class military medical universities
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:15 am

    President Xi Jinping has emphasized the importance of taking into account the battlefield, the troops and the future in order to build world-class military medical universities, as the nation elevates the people's armed forces to world-class standards. […]

  • Climate change blamed for heavy rain in the south
    on April 26, 2024 at 8:15 am

    The precipitation in South China has exceeded twice the usual amount so far this month, meteorological experts said, while cautioning about the increased risk of flooding and geological disasters in some areas affected by the recent heavy rainfall. […]

  • China sends astronauts to its space station for 6-month stay
    on April 26, 2024 at 2:03 am

    BEIJING — China sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station on April 25 for a six-month stay, in a regular rotation of Chinese astronauts onboard the "Tiangong" orbiting high above the Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft Shenzhou-18, or "Divine Vessel", and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in north-west China at 8.58pm, according to state media. Leading the six-month mission was 43-year-old Ye Guangfu, who last went to Tiangong, or "Heavenly Palace" in Chinese, in October 2021 in China's second crewed mission to the station. Accompanying him this time were Lieutenant-Colonel Li Cong, 34, and Lieutenant Li Guangsu, 36, both in space for the first time and hailing from the latest batch of astronauts on China's spaceflight programme. The three men are all former air force pilots. […]

  • Closer militarily between U.S. and Taiwan will eventually backfire: spokesperson
    on April 25, 2024 at 7:07 pm

    It will only heighten tensions and the risk of conflict and confrontation in the Taiwan Strait and will eventually backfire. […]

  • Chinese government releases IP progress in 2023
    on April 25, 2024 at 6:53 pm

    The progress China made in intellectual property (IP) in 2023 was released at a press conference of the State Council Information Office on Wednesday. […]

  • World's largest metamorphic rock oilfield begins drilling
    on April 25, 2024 at 5:29 pm

    Bozhong 26-6 in Bohai Sea, the largest metamorphic rock oilfield worldwide, began drilling on Wednesday, according to China National Offshore Oil Corporation. […]

  • China to launch 3 lunar probe missions within next 4 yrs
    on April 25, 2024 at 3:36 pm

    China has begun planning the construction of the world's first Mars sample laboratory and is also deepening the feasibility study of the Tianwen-4 mission, aiming for the exploration of Jupiter and its moons. […]

  • Chinese FM spokesperson refutes western accusation of 'overcapacity'
    on April 25, 2024 at 3:27 pm

    Chinese FM spokesperson refutes western accusation of 'overcapacity' […]

  • Giant pandas depart for Spain on Monday
    on April 25, 2024 at 3:21 pm

    Giant pandas Jin Xi and Zhu Yu are scheduled to depart for Madrid Zoo in Spain on Monday, commencing a 10-year stay, as announced by the China Wildlife Conservation Association on Wednesday. […]

  • New quality productive forces to power Pakistan and beyond, experts say
    on April 25, 2024 at 3:21 pm

    Pakistani China observers refuted on Wednesday negative narratives against the Chinese economy, saying Beijing's pursuit of high-quality development focusing on developing new quality productive forces has and will continue to benefit Pakistan and beyond. […]

  • China launches construction of cutting-edge marine research vessel
    on April 25, 2024 at 3:11 pm

    On Thursday, construction began on a new marine scientific research and teaching support vessel on Changzhou Island in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. […]