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China successfully launches Tianzhou-3 for second space station supply mission; to support ...

Carrying the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft, the Long March-7 Y4 rocket lifted off from Wenchang Space Launch Center located in South ...

HK Election Committee elections show new atmosphere, indicating transition from chaos to ...

According to polling results early Monday morning, 364 people were elected in the 2021 Election Committee's subsector ordinary election in ...

North Korea slams US' nuclear-powered submarine deal with Australia

The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Monday slammed the US and UK's move to provide ...

Universal Beijing Resort officially opens, signaling China's opening-up and vibrant consumer market
The much-anticipated Universal Beijing Resort officially opened for business on Monday after 19 days of trial operation. Excited tourists coming ...

OP-ED

Grand opening of Universal Beijing speaks more than a thousand words: Global Times editorial

Universal Beijing Resort officially opened to the public on Monday. It's delightful that China's opening-up has yielded another fruit. There is a Hong Kong Disneyland and a Shanghai Disneyland both in South China. Now with Universal Beijing Resort ...

EU eyes geopolitical power in 2021 SOUA, loses faith in US

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GT Voice: Naïve Australia foots the bill for US gambit

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Mainland stops importing two Taiwan fruits, and DPP authority is howling

The Chinese mainland announced on Sunday suspension of imports of cherimoya and wax apples from the island of Taiwan due to the discovery of a known pest in recent shipments. This has led to bitter complaints from some politicians on ...

CHINA

China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran must exert positive influence to stabilize situation in Afghanistan
As important neighbors of Afghanistan and influential countries in the region, China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran need to strengthen communication and coordination, make unanimous voices, exert positive influence and play a constructive role in promoting the smooth transition of the situation in Afghanistan, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign ...
Balloting to select HKSAR Election Committee completed, to bring fresh governance to the city
SCO members studying use of local currencies in settlement
Voting of Hong Kong's Election Committee elections wraps up
Voting of the 2021 Election Committee's subsector ordinary elections in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) ended at 6:00 p.m. local time on Sunday.

Chinese students charter flight to UK before new semester
As global traffic is still suffering from disruption from the pandemic, a Hainan Airlines flight took 244 Chinese students on Saturday from Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Manchester in the ...

China strongly condemns explosive attack at its Consulate General in Brazil, urges thorough probe
The Chinese Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday severely condemned the attack that happened on Thursday in which a man threw an explosive at the consulate general, ...

SOURCE

Chinese financial authorities mull expanding business scope to domestic banks' overseas yuan loans
Chinese-led team helps finish main engine installation of world's largest fusion reactor ITER
China's CPTPP application faces hurdles, but vast market 'irresistible'
After China officially applied to join the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), members of the major Asia-Pacific trade pact showed different attitudes, with Japan showing a somewhat ambiguous, cautious stance, while countries like Singapore expressing support.
Tesla records best sales in China in August
US electric vehicle maker Tesla exported 97,496 China-made vehicles in the first eight months of 2021, with 86 percent of the components made locally, according to Shanghai Securities News on ...

Hot demand for iPhone 13 in China crashes Apple website
Apple's newly-launched iPhone 13 is proving more welcome than expected in China, with some colors of the new series selling out in less than 10 minutes on Friday, crashing the ...

Temporary weather disruption won't impact China-US soybean trading ties: experts
The shutdown of port facilities in the Gulf of Mexico due to recent storms, which have caused Chinese grain buyers to seek other routes such as Brazil, won't have a ...

WORLD

Prime Minister challenger O'Toole assails Canada's debt
The leader of Canada's main opposition party on Wednesday said a surge in inflation in August highlighted the failure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's economic policies, and urged Canadians to vote out the government in an election on Monday.
Ebola in survivors can trigger outbreaks years after infection
Ebola survivors can relapse and trigger outbreaks at least five years after infection, and long-term follow-up of former patients is needed to prevent devastating flare-ups, according to new research.

Australian disaster boosts CO2, but also carbon-capturing algae: studies
Devastating Australian wildfires released twice as much climate-warming carbon dioxide than previously thought, but also triggered vast algae blooms thousands of miles away that may have soaked up significant extra ...

Australian nuclear submarines will be banned from New Zealand waters
New Zealand will not lift a decades-long ban on nuclear-powered vessels entering its waters in the wake of key ally Australia's decision to develop a nuclear submarine fleet, Prime Minister ...
US military admits drone strike in Kabul killed 10 civilians
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LIFE

Restaurant owner busted for adding poppies to dishes once again sparks food security concerns in China
Concerns about food safety were sparked again after Chinese police busted a restaurant owner in East China's Jiangsu Province for adding poppy shells, which are used to make opium, to ...

'Our Times' focuses on young people's difficult journey to success in the 1990s
A new TV series starring Wu Lei and Hou Minghao is taking audiences back to the 1990s, a time when millions of Chinese people were working hard to achieve a ...

New exhibition shows the artistic side of the everyday teapot
The humble teapot, not only is it a practical everyday utensil, but it can also be a stunning work of art.
Chinese television regulator reins in boys' love drama, calls for realistic works
China's National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) on Thursday held a meeting urging the television industry to boycott adaption of boys' love novels, as well as to avoid tax evasion and stick to realistic works amid the nation's drive for comprehensive regulation of entertainment.
Popularity of multiple-kid TV shows expected to encourage people to have more children
Arts festival in North China seeks to promote B&R