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China improves living conditions of the poor: white paper

A doctor pays a visit to a local resident in Tianshi Town, Xianju County, Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, December 12, 2020. /CFPChina has improved the li

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China's human rights progress while achieving moderate prosperity

China issued a white paper Thursday unveiling how its route to all-round moderate prosperity coincided with comprehensive progress in human rights, one month after it d

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China improves living conditions of the poor in multiple fields: white paper

China has improved the living condition in multiple fields to ensure the poor population has access to safe drinking water, education and essential medical services, sa

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China improves living conditions of the poor in multiple fields: white paper

China has improved the living condition in multiple fields to ensure the poor population has access to safe drinking water, education and essential medical services, sa

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Emojis are making it harder for tech giants to track down online abuse

Harmful posts can end up being missed altogether while acceptable posts are mislabelled as offensive, according to the Oxford Internet Institute.

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People's well-being benefits from sound eco-environment: white paper

China issued on Thursday a white paper on environmental improvements.According to the paper, the air has become cleaner. China's CO2 emissions per 10,000 yuan of GDP in

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Chinese people's economic rights improve over four decades: paper

Nanjing Road, a shopping center in Shanghai, China. /VCGThe economic rights and quality of life of the Chinese people have been improving as employment was maximized ov

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China issues white paper on human rights progress

China on Thursday issued a white paper to elaborate on how its realization of all-round moderate prosperity represents comprehensive progress in ensuring universal human rights in China and a new con

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Twitter redesigns website and app with new font, less clutter and high-contrast features

Twitter today is introducing a revamped version of its website, which the company says will make the site more accessible, less cluttered and easier to use. Among the changes, which are also rolling o

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Discovery suggests 40% of wild deer in U.S. have had the coronavirus

A white-tailed deer photographed in Cliffside, New Jersey, U.S., June 26, 2020. /CFP A recent study found neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, in 40 perc

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'Raging Fire' takes box office crown for second consecutive week

Action movie"Raging Fire," the last one by late Hong Kong director Benny Chan, kept its first place at the Chinese mainland box office for the second consecutive week (

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Tech-driven Butternut Box eats its own dog food — raises $55.4M to scale-up

Butternut Box, a London-based fresh dog food business with a tech-driven platform that delivers HelloFresh-style, catered dogfood, has raised $55.4 million (€47.2 million) in a funding round led by L

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Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

The Delta variant first detected in India is the dominant strain spreading around the world, but more variants are emerging. /CFP The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Gre

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Persian silk trees bloom in east China

The Persian silk trees in Bochishan Park in Huai'an City, east China's Jiangsu Province, are brimming with pink blossoms. The white and pink stamens look like silk thre

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U.S. planning extra COVID-19 shots for at-risk Americans, Fauci says

People wait in line to be inoculated against the coronavirus disease at a vaccination site at a stadium in Arlington, Texas, U.S., February 12, 2021. /Reuters The United States is working to g

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Biden to set target for 50% EVs by 2030; industry backs goal

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a meeting with Latino community leaders at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 3, 2021. /Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive orde

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Automakers urge greater government investment to meet Biden’s EV sales target

President Joe Biden is expected to set an ambitious new target for half of all new auto sales in the U.S. to be low- or zero-emission by 2030, a plan that has received tentative support from the Big T