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White Florida shooter who killed three Black people 'wrote racist manifestos'

The white gunman who shot and killed three Black people in Florida on Saturday bought his guns legally and wrote of his hatred of Black people, local law enforcement sa

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China roundup: Keep down internet upstarts, cultivate hard tech

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world.The tech industry in China has

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DHS Secretary Mayorkas launches internal domestic violent extremism review

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas launched an internal probe Monday "to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the Depa

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What three economists taught us about currency regimes

Editor's note: Jeffrey Frankel is professor of capital formation and growth at Harvard University. The article reflects the author's views and not necessarily those of CGTN.A generation of great i

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Chinese literature takes center stage in new documentary series

For decades now, contemporary Chinese literature has been enriching the world-wide literary landscape with its distinctive Chinese features. Many contemporary Chinese writers are getting international

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Renowned writers join sci-fi Spring Festival gala

The 2021 Science Fiction New Year Gala will feature original sci-fi stories inspired by the Chinese Lunar New Year and provide a platform for sci-fi writers from all over the world.Science fiction and

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‘Rooting hard for you’: Will departure notes end with Trump?

Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a referenc

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Coinbase’s backstory and future with ‘Kings of Crypto’ author Jeff John Roberts

No industry better epitomizes elite tech opinion as blockchain. Ignored for years in its infancy, the industry received intense interest from investors, engineers and the public five years ago, genera

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Book highlights philosopher's thoughts

Yin Bo, professors at the Institute for Ancient Classics and Archives of Sichuan University, has compiled and published a book about Chinese scholar Zhu Xi.[Photo provided to China Daily] On Oc

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Senate Judiciary to consider Barrett ahead of vote next week

The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to take the first steps toward approving Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett following two long days of Senate testimony in

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Prospect of more discoveries at Sanxingdui after 34 years

A revolving Sunbird chiseled on a round plate covered in gold foil, a bronze-made towering tree corresponding to the description in China's mythological classics such as Mountains and Seas, severa

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Can cannabis shrink the garment industry's carbon footprint?

03:14 For thousands of years, cannabis has been grown for reasons other than drugs.George Washington, the first president of the U.S., grew the plant on his farm to make products such

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30th anniversary of Silk Roads expeditions commemorated

The China National Silk Museum, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, and the UNESCO Silk Roads Programme jointly organized a webinar to commemorate the 30th anniversary o

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Outrunning COVID-19 twice

Editor’s note: Our writer Rita’s journey from China to the US and back again was planned months before the coronavirus pandemic descended on the world. That descent ended up turning a simp

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‘Robot’ was coined 100 years ago, in a play predicting human extinction by android hands

The big climax arrives in Act Three. There’s an uprising, as the robots take over the factory that created them. By the Epilogue, humankind is all but extinct. Fed up with their treatment, the robots

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VP Mike Pence meets Pope Francis in private audience at Vatican

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, discussing the anti-abortion march in Washington and telling the pontiff, "You made me a

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Former leader's writings on Party building published

A compilation of speeches and writings on building the Communist Party of China (CPC) by former senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang was published on Thursday.