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Chinese doctor's ultrasound-based therapy helps global patients

A Chinese doctor invented an ultrasound-guided therapy that can help finish complex cardiac surgeries in 10 minutes and has reportedly saved tens of thousands of lives around the world.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/2 22:43:40

1.6m Party members of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang jointly promote local development

The number of Communist Party of China (CPC) members in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region was over 1.61 million by the end of 2018, an increase of 3.33 percent from the year before.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/2 22:14:16

China's new ship-borne chopper to raise PLA's ability to new level: military specialists

China's latest vessel-borne helicopter will take the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's combat capability to a new level, Chinese military experts said on Tuesday after a full-sized model of the navy variant of the Z-20 utility helicopter was allegedly spotted testing on a warship for the first time.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/2 16:10:53

Shanghai issues tickets to garbage-sorting violators on the first day of regulation

The Shanghai authority discovered 20 illegal garbage sorting cases and required 623 places to rectify on the first day of its strictest-ever regulation on garbage sorting.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/1 21:58:40

Large HDR resources discovered in North China

Chinese researchers found large amounts of hot dry rock (HDR) resources in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region equivalent to 22.8 billion tons of coal.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/1 21:13:40

Chinese celebrate CPC's 98th birthday

Chinese people across the country celebrated the 98th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/1 21:08:40

Documentary 'Better Angels' casts new light on turbulent China-US ties

Better Angels, a documentary featuring ordinary people from the US and China that casts new light on the turbulent China-US relations, is scheduled for release on Tuesday in China.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/1 18:00:43

China sees supersonic civil aircraft prototype launch in 2035: senior engineer

China is looking to develop a green supersonic civil aircraft and an independently developed prototype is expected to be launched around 2035, a senior aircraft engineer said.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/1 17:03:40

Qingdao metro hit by shoddy building claims

Qingdao Metro said late Sunday that they had punished a manager and would fine the China Gezhouba Group Electric Power Company 1 million yuan ($145,666) to penalize them for their malpractice in a local metro construction project, the latest scandal to hit the subway line.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/30 22:43:40

Shanghai sorts out its trash

China is attempting to engineer a huge shift in how businesses and individuals deal with garbage, as Shanghai becomes the first city to enforce new trash sorting rules that come into full effect on July 1.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/30 22:28:40

China may consider more Su-35 fighters after Russian new offer: report

China might purchase more Su-35 fighter jets, Chinese media and military analysts said, after Russia reportedly offered an additional batch of the warplanes to China.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/30 16:38:21

Beijing strengthens street food management to boost safety

Beijing's new food safety regulations effective Monday will regulate the sale of street food, in an attempt to improve food safety in the city.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/28 18:33:04

'Gaokao factory' denies flaunting exam results

A Chinese high school dubbed "gaokao factory" urged that gaokao results not be hyped after a document allegedly showing its students' excellent performance in this year's exam was exposed on social media.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/27 23:03:40

Submarine-launched missile meets national security needs: Defense Ministry

The scheduled test was normal, China's Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday, when asked about the alleged test launch of a JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on June 2.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/27 22:28:42

China mulls prisoner amnesty on PRC's 70th anniversary

China's top legislature on Tuesday began reviewing a proposal to grant amnesty to some convicts as the country prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which analysts said will help unite the people and improve political stability.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/26 22:28:40

30-day cooling-off period eyed as divorce rates soar

China plans to introduce a 30-day cooling off period for couples who apply for divorce, according to a new draft of the marriage and family section of the civil code.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/26 21:58:41

Desperate car buyers resort to fake marriage

An increasing number of people in Beijing are faking marriages in order to get a local license plate, just as what many home buyers have been doing to avoid high mortgage rates and taxes in an "unspoken rule" of the real estate market in cities that have property purchasing restrictions.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/26 21:53:41

Zhihu closes user's account over outrageous comments on woman's beating

Chinese social media platform Zhihu has shut down a user's account after he wrote comments supporting a video of a man brutally assaulting a woman, claiming the man set a "good example" for people with antisocial personalities.
Source: Global Times | 2019/6/26 20:08:40