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Anti-graft campaign sweeps across China's medical sector

An anti-graft campaign has swept across China's medical field over the past month, with multiple hospital heads and medical officials under investigation.Jointly initia

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Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning in Stockholm

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Jun 17- Jun 23)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | President Xi Jinping

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UK parliament backs report saying Boris Johnson misled over Partygate

The British parliament on Monday endorsed a report that concluded that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied over rule-breaking parties.Lawmakers in the

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Asia-Pacific leaders seek unity on war, economic ills, virus

Pacific Rim leaders were striving to find common ground on the war in Ukraine and other dire threats to humankind in an annual meeting that began Friday at a heavily gu

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Senate averts government shutdown after amendments to repeal COVID mandates fail

Senators narrowly avoided a government shutdown Thursday evening, passing a short-term funding bill one day before funds were set to lapse.The bill, which continues fun

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Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman gives 1st interview since Jan. 6 attack

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, the man who led rioters up the stairs and away from the Senate chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, broke his yearlong silence Monday wh

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Reporter's diary: A look back on China's migrating elephants

Editor's note: A herd of wild Asian elephants inhabitingsouthwest China's Yunnan Province amazed the world earlier this year with an unprecedented northbound journey. A

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Key piece of Biden’s $1.8T families plan expires after 2025

President Joe Biden couldn’t get everything he wanted into his own $1.8 trillion families plan.His proposed child tax credit is set to expire after 2025. It would provi

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Shanghai Disney Resort to celebrate 5th anniversary

视频播放位置 下载安装Flash播放器 Shanghai Disney Resort recently announced it will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a series of birthday activities and themed decorations.Featuring a lineup of exclusive exper

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39-year-old IT guy is youngest resident at nursing home in Chongqing

Gu enjoys sunlight in the nursing home in Chongqing. /A screenshot from the Sina Weibo account of Chongqing Morning PostA 39-year-old male network technician has been r

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Tech for all: Shanghai launches ride-hailing platform for seniors

02:27 There are many reasons why the older generation and people with disabilities might fall behind when it comes to technology, but the society, the government, and c

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Online project will chronicle nation's dance history

Beijing Dance Academy will launch a yearlong project, Dance For People, in 2021, which will see 100 dance productions presented online.Selected from performances created by dancers and choreographers

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Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears Earth

A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a yearlong journey home from a distant asteroid with soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system, a space agency

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Chinese platform JOYY denies accusations of fraud by Muddy Waters

Chinese social media platform JOYY Inc on Thursday denied accusations of fraud by U.S. short-seller Muddy Waters Research, the same firm that accused Luckin Coffee of q

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China dispatches medical team to assist COVID-19 fight in Gambia

At the request of Gambia's government, China dispatches an anti-coronavirus squad to the West African country, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, November 8, 2020. /CGTNA Chi

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Interview: National security law protects Hong Kong residents' freedom from fear: scholar

The law on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong targets a tiny number of people endangering national security while protecting the freedoms of the general publi