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Sun, Chen help China secure ITTF Women's World Cup crown

China's Sun Yingsha outplayed her Japanese opponent Mima Ito to set up a final clash with compatriot Chen Meng at the ITTF Women's World Cup in Weihai in east China's S

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China's Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng make semifinals at Women's World Cup

Sun Yingsha (L) and Chen Meng of China. /CFP Sun Yingsha of China knocked out Kasumi Ishigawa of Japan 4-0 in the quarterfinal match in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Women's

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How to make the dancing plant 'dance'

00:35 We consider most plants to be immobile, though they move slightly to follow light or gravity. The dancing plant, Codariocalyx motorius, is unique in that it can "dance" rapidly e

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Teenager invents AI wearable for Alzheimer's patients

Calling it the "forget-me-not," the wearable device designed by 15-year-old Lu Yuan was initially for his grandmother, who's in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

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Fu Lei Prize honors translators, publishing houses

Ten out of 48 French-to-Chinese translation works made it to the final list of the Prix Fu Lei 2020 (Fu Lei Prize). The final result of the 10 works — five books on social sciences and five literary t

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Tencent leads $100M Series B funding round into China-based esport provider VSPN

Further confirmation that the esports market is booming amid the pandemic comes today with the news that esports ‘total solutions provider’ VSPN (Versus Programming Network) has raised what it describ

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Esports pioneer Dino Ying talks to TechCrunch about the next phase of VSPN

Following the news that China’s esport giant VSPN (Versus Programming Network) has raised close to $100 million in a Series B funding round, led by Tencent Holdings, TechCrunch interviewed founder and

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Pakistan honors Chinese dignitaries with civil awards

00:40 Pakistan rewarded two Chinese dignitaries on Thursday for their efforts in strengthening relations between the two countries. Zhao Baige, the vice chairperson of the Foreign Affa

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Badminton: Japan's Okuhara wins battle of world champions at Denmark Open, ending her 2-year title drought

Nozomi Okuhara showed that she will be a strong contender to win badminton gold on home soil at next year's Tokyo Games after defeating reigning Olympic champion Caroli

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Badminton: Japan's Okuhara wins battle of world champions at Denmark Open, ending her 2-year title drought

Nozomi Okuhara showed that she will be a strong contender to win badminton gold on home soil at next year's Tokyo Games after defeating reigning Olympic champion Caroli

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Documentary on prominent Chinese poet opens in Shanghai

A documentary on extraordinary life and remarkable academic achievement of 96-year-old Florence Chia-ying Yeh recently opened for limited release in Shanghai.The film was previously nominated for the

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Top dairy producer Fonterra sells China farms to pay down debt

A Fonterra stand seen in the 2019 China International Import Expo in Shanghai. /VCG New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra announced it is selling its farms in China for a total of NZ$555 million ($

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Experience Dai people's Ganbai in SW China

00:36 Ganbai is the biggest and busiest event for ethnic Dai people during the Water-Splashing Festival in southwest China's Yunnan Province. In cities, towns and villa

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U.S.-based WeChat users file renewed injunction against Trump's ban

VCG Photo The U.S. Commerce Department prohibitions on the Chinese messaging app WeChat, scheduled to kick in on Sunday, will be suspended after a judge signs a renewed motion for a preliminar

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Xinhua Headlines: China's production resumption stabilizes global supply chain

-- Governments at different levels in China have made concerted efforts to help enterprises resume production, in a move that helps stabilize the global supply chain.-- During the COVID-19 epidemic, C

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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 800,000: Johns Hopkins University

Passengers with face masks are seen at Penn Station in New York, the United States, on Aug. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)Global death toll fromCOVID-19 surpassed 800,000, with about 23 million confirmed

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Xinhua Headlines: China's booming duty-free market spurs luxury consumption

-- Retail travel business has been under pressure since the COVID-19 outbreak due to the sharp fall in international travel. However, China's duty-free consumption is accelerating thanks to policy inc