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Bringing back Dajiu Lake Episode 2

03:23 To ease the problems of the Dajiu Lake wetland, located in Shennongjia National Park in central China's Hubei Province, the park's administration decided to launc

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Luko raises $60 million for its home insurance products

French startup Luko has raised a $60 million Series B funding round (€50 million). The round is led by EQT Ventures, with existing investors Accel, Founders Fund and Speedinvest also participating.Som

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Ancient stone bridge shown in E China after water level drops

A 400-year-old stone bridge has reappeared in China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang in east China's Jiangxi Province, after the water level dropped recently. /VCGCons

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Japanese space capsule carrying asteroid rocks lands in Australia

The capsule of Japan's asteroid probe Hayabusa2 has landed safely in the remote Australian outback, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said on Sunday.It is carrying what scientists hope to

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Space Perspective raises $7M for its plan to ferry tourists to the edge of space

Space tourism startup Space Perspective has raised a new $7 million in seed funding, from investors including Prime Movers Lab and Base Ventures . The company, founded by Jane Poynter and Taber MacC

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Bronze horse head becomes first such looted relic to return to China

A bronze horse head, donated by late billionaire Stanley Ho, has become the first of the 12 looted zodiac relics to return to Beijing's Yuanmingyuan, also known as the

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The Earth's corrugated mirror

Yuanyang rice terraces are marked by spectacular terraces that cascade down the slopes of the towering Ailao Mountains to the banks of the Hong River in southwest China

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UK hydrogen car maker unveils first production car

01:29 The UK has unveiled plans to ban the production of new petrol and diesel cars beyond 2030 and challenged manufacturers to come up with new ways of fueling their vehicles.Just day

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Icy phenomenons stun visitors in north China

02:19 The cold temperatures in north and northeast China have created rare natural scenes that have been attracting many tourists and photographers.Temperatures in the

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Police deploy tear gas as Indian farmers march to New Delhi

Thousands of Indian farmers from the country's northern states of Punjab and Haryana are marching to the capital city New Delhi, in protest against the recently passed farm laws, according to loca

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Tens of thousands evacuated as Cyclone Nivar targets southeast India

Fishermen move a fishing boat to a safer place along the shore before Cyclone Nivar's landfall, in Chennai, November 25, 2020. /Reuters Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from low-lyin

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Watch a man wrestles an alligator to save his tiny puppy

00:44 Richard Wilbanks was walking his 3-month-old puppy Gunner by a pond near his home when a 4-foot-long alligator grabbed the puppy and dragged it underwater. Without a moment's hes

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Kenya records 727 new COVID-19 cases

Kenya's health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 727 new cases of COVID-19 from 4,913 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed positive infections to 78,512. /Getty Image

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Maze-like red canyon draws adventure seekers in NW China's Xinjiang

01:21 A red-hued canyon in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is gaining popularity among outdoor enthusiasts.Located in Baicheng County, Aksu Prefectur

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Drying habitat makes Australia's platypus vulnerable, scientists say

Australian scientists pushed on Monday to list the platypus as a vulnerable species after a report showed the habitat of the semi-aquatic native mammal had shrunk more than a fifth in the last 30

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Boris Johnson May Demote Priti Patel Over 'Incompetent' Handling of Migration Crisis, Report Claims

Last week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he had "full confidence" in Home Secretary Priti Patel after she was accused of bullying civil servants.The Sunday

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Xiaoxue: The coming of the cold air

Beijing experienced its first snowfall on November 21, delighting numerous tourists and netizens and attracting photography aficionados. The snowfall also set the stage