A Reuters report on Tuesday cited four sources saying that Japan has appointed a serving government official to act as its de facto defense attaché on the island of Taiwan. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council opposed this move on Wednesday. If Japan goes through with this, it will be a serious matter […]
September 15 marks the second anniversary of the signing of the AUKUS treaty between the US, the UK and Australia. When considering what Australia has gained from this, I would say nothing and less than nothing. In fact, the worst consequence of this is that it will deprive Australia of its sovereignty. It will also […]
Sport remains one of the few international events still capable of bringing together people in the spirit of harmony and goodwill. Yes, the competing athletes want to win, but they are keen to demonstrate that values such as teamwork, honor and integrity form the heart of sport. Athletes who abide by those beliefs are celebrated, […]
China is ready to work with Nepal to continuously improve connectivity at ports, roads, railways, aviation, telecommunications and electricity, and help Nepal, a landlocked country, upgrade connectivity with neighboring countries as soon as possible, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang during talks with Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Monday in Beijing, the Xinhua […]
Chinese farmers have harvested a total of 42.4 percent of autumn grain crops to date, with over half of the middle-season rice, over 40 percent of the corn and 40 percent of the soybeans having been reaped nationwide, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs showed on Thursday. Observers and industry insiders said […]
China's Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination early on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The spaceship, launched on Tuesday night, conducted a fast automated rendezvous and docked with the front port of the space station's Tianhe module at 5:42 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), said the CMSA. The […]
A group of Chinese scientists have recently discovered key evidence supporting the existence of nanohertz gravitational waves, marking a new era in nanohertz gravitational wave research. The findings have been published online in the academic journal Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (RAA) on Thursday, the Global Times learned from the National Astronomical Observatories of the […]
China has made continuous improvement in ecosystem quality with the most contribution to the global increase in green areas, made world-leading efforts in desertification control with over 300 million mu of desertification control achieved, and made significant achievements in national park construction, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Tuesday. Over the past decade, […]
A set of physical exercises designed based on oracle bone inscriptions has been publicized to promote traditional Chinese culture and language by China's Ministry of Education. The exercises were initiated by Anyang Normal University (ANU) in Central China's Henan Province and designed by its School of Music. Consisting of 19 characters of the oracle […]
There’s a deadly fungus spreading among snakes in the United States. But don’t cheer. As much as snakes might frighten us, they’re important players in the ecosystem, and we really don’t want to lose them. In 2006, scientists discovered some odd skin infections among snakes in declining populations in New Hampshire. Soon after, fungal infections […]