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China unveils detailed measures to bolster private economy

China's top economic planner on Tuesday announced a raft of detailed measures to facilitate the country's development of the private sector, including those relating to

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Paleontologists study the 115 million-year-old fossil of emperor Raynopteryx

Paleontologists studying the 115-million-year-old fossil of emperor Thor have found different types of melanosomes, suggesting the animal had at least two different col

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Paleontologists study the 115 million-year-old fossil of emperor Raynopteryx

Paleontologists studying the 115-million-year-old fossil of emperor Thor have found different types of melanosomes, suggesting the animal had at least two different col

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A newborn Bornean orangutan with its mom at Spanish zoo

A Bornean orangutan named Muka is looking after its curious baby at Bioparc Fuengirola, a zoo in Spain.Born on August 4, it is the only Bornean orangutan born in Europe during the last 12 months as p

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China's JH-7 Flying Leopard fighter bomber aircraft in 60 seconds

01:09 JH-7, also known as the “Flying Leopard,” is a twin-engine, lightweight fighter bomber aircraft designed and manufactured by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corpo

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Ireland shuts down health IT system after ransomware attack

A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28, 2013. /Reuters Ireland's health authority said on Friday it had shut down its computer systems after experien

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Software subscriptions are eating the world: Solving billing and cash flow woes simultaneously

Although recurring revenue businesses have been around for a long time, the trend toward a subscription economy has escalated rapidly in the last few years. IDC expects that by 2022, 53% of all softwa

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Beijing launches 'flower appreciation areas' for visitors

Spring is in the air and Beijing authorities have launched 172 flower appreciation areas for visitors.Scattered around the city's districts, the flowers cover a total area of more than 4.5 million

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EU tourism halved in 2020 amid pandemic: Eurostat

A woman takes photos near the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero Palace, Paris, France, May 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) The European tourism industry was hit dramatically by the COVID-19 pandemic i

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New amputation surgery could leave patients with less pain and more control

Agonist-antagonist myoneural interface concentrates on re-connecting muscle pairs that control affected joints.

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China's national museum holds exhibition of ancient Chinese currency

An exhibition of ancient Chinese currency has opened at the National Museum of China.More than 1,800 pieces from the museum's collection of 200,000-plus pieces of ancient Chinese currency, togethe

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China adds 517 types of wildlife to state protection list

China has added another 517 species and classes of animals to its list of wildlife under special state protection, an official statement said Friday.The adjustment, the

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Give the gift of Extra Crunch for 25% off

This holiday season, TechCrunch readers can send an Extra Crunch annual membership as a gift to a friend, family member or co-worker for 25% off. The gifting feature can be found here.Extra Crunch is

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China sees surge in medical device manufacturers

A mask factory in Shanghai, China. /Reuters China had 26,456 medical device manufacturers at the end of August, up 40 percent year-on-year, official data showed.To cope with the raging COVID-1

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China to foster demonstration cities for new consumption types

China will foster a number of demonstration cities and leading enterprises for new consumption types by 2025, according to a guideline issued by the State Council.The guideline aims to accelerate

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No dream: China's tech today

Editor's note: Newspaper headlines are meant to trigger reactions from the reader. Some inspire curiosity, others evoke emotion and some may be deemed humorous, conjuri

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China hands over 1,000 ventilators to Pakistan to fight COVID-19

China handed over 1,000 BiPAP ventilators to Pakistan on Thursday at the Islamabad International Airport in an effort to help the South Asian country battle the COVID-