Volunteers tap AI to fight illegal wildlife trade
Exposing illicit wildlife trade that thrives on e-commerce platforms is like a game of whack-a-mole, even with the use of artificial intelligence tools. Illicit online listings of the likes of…
South Korea faces existential issue: OECD
Empty cradles in a newborn room at a public postpartum care center in Seoul, South Korea, on December 26. YONHAP Editor’s note : In this weekly feature China Daily gives…
Wildfires rage in Balkans and Greece
Firefighters battle to extinguish a wildfire in Croatia on Tuesday. ANTONIO BRONIC/REUTERS Fierce wildfires, propelled by strong winds, ravaged areas of Greece and the Balkans on Tuesday, destroying forests and…
Mangrove restoration project unveils income-generating opportunities in Kenya
Members from Brain Youth Group inspect mangroves planted two years ago, in Mombasa, Kenya, on July 23. EDITH MUTETHYA/CHINA DAILY At Tudor Creek in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa, local…
Olympics | Four boxers secure medal places at Paris 2024
Yang Wenlu of China celebrates winning the women’s 60kg quarterfinal of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao) PARIS, July 31 (Xinhua)…
Olympics | China’s Pan breaks world record to win men’s 100m freestyle gold
Gold medalist Pan Zhanle (C) of China, silver medalist Kyle Chalmers (L) of Australia and bronze medalist David Popovici of Romania pose during the victory ceremony for the men’s 100m…
Market-based drivers key to energy success
Employees check the operations of transmission towers in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in April. Market-oriented reforms are set to define major directions of the energy sector’s development in the…
Olympics | Chinese paddlers Sun, Chen and Fan reach table tennis singles quarters
PARIS, July 31 (Xinhua) — China’s top paddlers Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong each triumphed over their respective opponents on Wednesday, advancing to the quarterfinals of women’s and…
Solar sees brighter full-year prospects
Workers install photovoltaic panels at a power farm in Jiuquan, Gansu province, in May. China’s photovoltaic industry may see robust growth in installed capacity this year with new installations ranging…
Russia starts major naval drills with most of its fleet
An image from a handout footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday shows the Caspian Sea flotilla during naval drills. RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY/AFP Russia’s navy began planned exercises…