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Xi awards Cambodian Queen Mother Friendship Medal

Chinese President Xi Jinping awarded Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk a Friendship Medal on Friday in Beijing.
Source: Global Times | 2020/11/6 23:27:33

Australian offers candid observation of Xinjiang distinct from Western characterizations

Upon reading the news the US Congress passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 to sanction China over Xinjiang affairs, Jerry Grey looked online to see how many members of Congress have been to China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Source: Global Times | 2020/6/23 19:53:40

'Wolf Warrior artist' strives to use new art to spread truth and inspire patriotism

With delicate composition, striking details and strong emotion, five editorial posters drawn by Wuheqilin have attracted some half million followers to his account on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter-like social media platform. His political views expressed in his art have led to some netizens dubbing him the "Wolf Worrier artist."
Source: Global Times | 2020/6/18 20:29:59

Cheng Yongmao uses his principle to protect China's symbolic heritage

Cheng Yongmao, a 64-year-old engineer of ancient architecture restoration, climbs the Great Wall in Beijing at least once a week. With his wooden stick, he climbs faster and more skillfully than most visitors, undeterred by the dangerous and steepest parts of the ancient wall. It's not uncommon for him to spend time waiting for others to catch up.
Source: Global Times | 2020/6/11 20:33:40

Chinese agronomy expert dreams of return to Pakistan

"My job is to promote hybrid rice seeds to Pakistani farmers, and provide them follow-up consultation and training services," Dai told the Global Times, adding that hybrid rice helps local farmers increase production 50 - 100 percent compared with traditional rice varieties.
Source: Global Times | 2020/6/4 20:02:01

Chinese medical expert decorated by Djibouti for COVID-19 prevention

Zeng Yong, the leader of the Chinese medical team assisting the fight against COVID-19 in Ethiopia and Djibouti, was awarded for "Independence Day Medal for Officers" by Djibouti Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed on May 10. Zeng told the Global Times that China's experience cannot be totally replicated in Africa and Chinese experts offer solutions tailored to local conditions.
Source: Global Times | 2020/5/28 18:58:41

Architect of China's new-generation spaceship reveals process of design

The successful return of the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship capsule to the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on May 8 marked another milestone of the China's space station program and a step closer to sending astronauts to the moon. Zhang Bainan, chief designer of the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship, witnessed the success with his team members at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
Source: Global Times | 2020/5/23 15:23:40

Peking Uni-led research team in China might pave way for potent COVID-19 treatment to stop pandemic

As the world remains in almost a standstill and silenced after being ravaged by the novel coronavirus, scientists worldwide are sprinting to find solutions by researching vaccines and therapeutics. A Chinese research team spearheaded by Peking University (PKU) is taking the lead by unsheathing neutralizing antibodies, which will likely lay the foundation for potent COVID-19 treatment that would hopefully be available as early as this winter, in case of a resurgence of the virus.
Source: Global Times | 2020/5/22 22:08:40

Parenting beyond age: Latvian lady tends over 200 elderly residents in a Shanghai retirement home

Anastasija Puzankova, a 35-year-old Latvian, who deems herself as the mother of 212 elderly residents, is capturing hearts at the Jiufeng Senior Home in Qingpu district's Liantang ancient town in Shanghai.
Source: Global Times | 2020/5/21 22:53:40

Chinese ICU expert helps quell both outbreaks in Wuhan and Suifenhe

With the last four of the 409 imported COVID-19 patients at Suifenhe port, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province cured and discharged from hospital on Tuesday afternoon, top intensive care expert Guan Xiangdong's anti-epidemic battle at Suifenhe was victorious. Not one of the 39 critical patients died.
Source: Global Times | 2020/5/14 21:37:58

Physician runs tight ship, innovates care methods against COVID-19 from Wuhan to Suifenhe

With COVID-19 cases clearing in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Chinese intensive care expert Qiu Haibo rushed to help control the epidemic at Suifenhe port in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on April 26. "Wherever there are critical patients, that is where I should be," said Qiu, 54, whose hair was reported grayed within a month of his extensive work in Wuhan's intensive care units.
Source: Global Times | 2020/5/7 18:30:08

98-year-old astronomer recovers from COVID-19 ICU, has a message for those still fighting

"The novel coronavirus is not that scary, I am 98. If you cooperate with doctors and listen to them, you can recover after a month," Han Tianqi said in a video sent to the Global Times on Wednesday, in which he shared his experience as a survivor of the COVID-19 pneumonia.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2020/4/23 5:59:44

Japanese director making China's post-epidemic documentary wants to visit Wuhan

Japanese director Takeuchi Ryo's schedule is full recently. After his first documentary about the COVID-19 battle in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, where he lives, dozens of newspapers and television networks from Japan and China have been reaching out to him for interviews.
Source: Global Times | 2020/4/16 20:03:41

ICU specialist reveals secrets of saving sickest COVID-19 patients

Although he was given the title "Master of ECMO," Zhong Ming, an intensive care specialist sent to Wuhan from Shanghai, said that in the long weeks he spent treating the most critical COVID-19 patients, he found the treatment was not a panacea.
Source: Global Times | 2020/4/10 21:34:01

Vaccine pursuer dedicated to finding bio shield against possible germ warfare

On March 16, the novel coronavirus vaccine developed by Chen and her team entered clinical trials. On March 20, 108 volunteers were injected with the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China. Major General Chen Wei, one of the developers of the vaccine, was the first to be injected, reported domestic news site ifeng.com.
Source: Global Times | 2020/3/26 20:23:40

Chinese aid doctor diagnoses COVID-19's high death rate in Italy

Before going to Rome on March 12, Liang Zong'an, director of the respiratory, pulmonary and critical care medicine department of West China Hospital affiliated to Sichuan University, had been working on the frontline of treating COVID-19 patients in Sichuan Province for more than a month.
Source: Global Times | 2020/3/19 21:18:40

MERS discoverer unimpressed with conspiracy theories around novel coronavirus

Zaki is an internationally renowned virologist who was the first to discover the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus.
Source: Global Times | 2020/2/27 22:48:40

Doctor recovering from COVID-19 reveals HIV drugs treatment, willing to donate plasma

Wang Guangfa became widely searched since the initial outbreak of the epidemic as he has been the first coronavirus-infected and cured expert, as well as the fifth cured patient in China. He was among the first batch of national medical experts dispatched to Wuhan in early January.
Source: Global Times | 2020/2/21 12:38:41