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In numbers: China’s progress in science and technology
Editor’s note: Over the past decade, China has witnessed leapfrog development in sci-tech innovation. Sci-tech innovation has become an important engine powering the development of China. Here are some highlights…
Asian Americans poised to play pivotal role in election
Asian American voters have become an important voting bloc in the United States and could be decisive in who wins the presidential election in November, analysts say. There are about…
Chinese insurance institutions receive 18,400 claims for rain-induced damages
Cars pass through a flooded section of the downtown area of Shexian county in Huangshan, Anhui province, on June 23, 2024. Huangshan was struck by a second round of heavy…
People call for immediate Gaza ceasefire in demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel
People take part in a demonstration in demand of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a deal for the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas and call for…
China launches new astronomical satellite developed in cooperation with France
A Long March-2C rocket carrying an astronomical satellite, the Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor (SVOM), blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on June…
Heat wave scorches U.S., bringing record-breaking temperatures
People cool off at a fountain in Orange County, California, the United States, on June 22, 2024. An intensive heat wave contiued to grip much of the United States this…
Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attacking 2 cargo ships
SANAA, June 23 (Xinhua) — Yemen’s Houthi group on Sunday claimed responsibility for attacking two cargo ships in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. “The naval forces of…
Israel’s Netanyahu says intense fighting in Gaza to end ‘very soon’
Palestinians walk in a market of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on June 20, 2024. JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that…
China’s wearable device shipments increase notably in Q1
BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) — China’s shipments of wearable devices increased 36.2 percent year on year to reach 33.67 million units in the first quarter of this year, according to…
Experts upbeat about win-win cooperation on solar industries between China, Europe
MUNICH, Germany, June 23 (Xinhua) — Cooperation between Chinese and European solar industries is a “win-win” situation, said experts and business representatives from the photovoltaic (PV) industry during the just-concluded…