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China's government work report published

The "Report on the Work of the Government" delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on behalf of the State Council at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress o

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Raspberry Pi Foundation announces Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of RAM

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released a new version of its flagship model, the Raspberry Pi 4. In addition to the models that come with 2GB and 4GB of RAM, there’s a new 8GB model. This model costs

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Presidium of China's annual legislative session holds 3rd meeting

The presidium of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held its third meeting Wednesday. The meeting decided to

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Book series on classical Chinese novels published

A series of books on classical Chinese novels have been published by the People's Literature Publishing House, compiling 54 volumes of 25 classics that represent the hi

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Grenco Science acquires Stündenglass, a contactless water pipe company founded by ex-Apple employee

Grenco Science just added a new product to its wide-ranging offering of vaporizers and ancillary products. Stündenglass was founded by Tracey Huston and produced a wild-looking water pipe that uses k

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China launches English platform for COVID-19-related patents

A screenshot of the platform's landing page. According to the site's introduction, scientists and members of the public can access 10,000 pieces of Chinese and foreign patent technical informatio

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China launches English platform for COVID-19-related patent information

China's National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) has launched an online platform to provide English patent information related to COVID-19 for scientists a

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Ford goes drag racing with 1,400 HP electric Mustang Cobra Jet

Ford today took the wraps off an electric Mustang prototype. Called Mustang Cobra Jet 1,400, it carries Ford’s long tradition of drag racing the Mustang. But for the first time, a quiet electric power

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Survey finds most Chinese have reading plans in 2020

A recent survey showed that 94.5 percent of the respondents plan to read more books in the rest of 2020, the China Youth Daily reported Thursday. Answers from 2,006 people polled showed that 93.1 p

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Porsche to produce a cheaper version of its all-electric Taycan

Porsche is producing three variants of its all-electric Taycan sports sedan with base prices that range from a skosh over $105,000 to $185,000.Now, it seems the automaker is preparing to introduce a

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Xi's expositions on building human community with shared future published in Japanese

A book of Xi Jinping's discourses on promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity has been published in Japanese by the Central Compilation

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Youku signs deal to expand its BBC content

Youku, the video-streaming platform affiliated to China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, has recently signed a deal to expand its licensed BBC content to 430 hours, seeking to top all Chinese online pl

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SpaceX said to be seeking around $250 million in funding, boosting valuation to roughly $36 billion

SpaceX is looking to raise around $250 million in new funding according to a new report from CNBC’s Michael Sheetz. The additional cash would bring SpaceX’s total valuation to around $36

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Watch SpaceX attempt a rocket reusability record with another Starlink launch live

SpaceX is launching another batch of 60 Starlink satellites to join its existing constellation, which will bring the total to 300 and be the third Starlink launch this year already. The launch will a

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Over 140 types of reading materials on coronavirus prevention published in China

China has published more than 140 types of reading materials related to epidemic prevention and control in an effort to fight the outbreak of COVID-19. Over 50 publish

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Shanghai releases multilingual versions of measures supporting foreign firms

Shanghai on Wednesday issued a Japanese version of a raft of supportive measures for businesses in a bid to assist foreign-invested companies to weather the storm of t

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Samsung’s flagships get a new level of premium, starting at $1,400

Flagship prices that routinely top out well above $1,000 are among the chief factors in slowing smartphone adoption. Certainly Samsung has done something to address the phenomenon, both with a number