Global Times

Japan's 'low credibility' causes concerns among Asian countries on Fukushima nuclear wastewater ...

Although Japan is trying to convince the world that Fukushima radioactive water is safe to be dumped into the sea, ...

Soaring China-US trade points to 'political chill, economic heat'

There is a high likelihood that China and the US will post a bilateral trade record this year, experts said, ...

PLA exercise could be a rehearsal of combat plan over the island: ...

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted an exercise near the island of Taiwan on Monday with the largest number ...

Online discrimination
The StopAsianHate campaign triggered by the 2021 Atlanta Spa shooting finally drew public attention toward racial discrimination against Asian Americans, ...

OP-ED

US-Japan collusion on nuke wastewater disgusting: Global Times editorial

It is understandable that the radioactive wastewater has to be treated one way or the other eventually. But Japan hasn't done enough yet with all the possible means at hand.

One more blood stain in the US' horrible human rights record

Lu Xue

GT Voice: Trade brings benefits, while vitriol will achieve nothing

Global Times

Pompeo, DPP authorities are using each other for their own ends

Pompeo is not a policymaker, nor will he have any real impact on existing US policy toward Taiwan island. There is no need to overestimate his Taiwan visit plan.

CHINA

China's first mRNA vaccine expected to enter Phase III trials in LatAm, paves way for mixed jabs against variants
The first China-developed mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is expected to enter Phase III clinical trials overseas next month, vaccine developer Suzhou Abogen Biosciences confirmed to the Global Times on Tuesday, another step forward in China's vaccine development despite attacks from Western media on the efficacy of Chinese doses.
Brief suspension of Chinese diplomats' Twitter accounts reveals 'truth of Western freedom of speech'
Wuhan's Huanan market 'won't be demolished soon'; no more valuable info on virus origins available in it
China restricts construction of “ugly buildings” and skyscrapers taller than 500m
China's top economic planner announced it would restrict the construction of skyscrapers over 500 meters and prohibit the construction of "ugly buildings" in a document aiming to improve urbanization management ...

75-y-o Japanese farmer promotes circular agriculture in C China village
A 75-year-old Japanese farmer has been hailed by local farmers and netizens for devoting himself to the farmland in Central China's Henan Province for nearly seven years to promote circular ...

Number of Chinese young people drawing up wills nearly triples
No longer exclusive to the elderly, the number of Chinese young people making wills has nearly tripled since the COVID-19 epidemic. The impact of the epidemic and increasing awareness of ...

SOURCE

China scraps tariffs on key materials for advanced monitors used in chip sector
Rising commodity imports signal strong Q1 GDP growth
Chinese regulators order all online platforms to rectify their businesses in unprecedented move
China's market regulators on Tuesday issued a one-month ultimatum to all online platforms to troubleshoot their breaches of market competition orders or face severe penalties, in what has been called an unprecedented regulatory move in the country's booming but increasingly problematic online sector.
Western media ignores key facts in Montenegro 'debt trap' hype
Some European officials and overseas media outlets have jumped on a recent back-and-forth between the EU and Montenegro over the latter's request to help repay a loan from China to ...

Chinese fishing industry warns of profound, global impact from Japan's nuclear plan
Japan's arbitrary decision to dump nuclear wastewater into the ocean has sparked fierce opposition and deep concerns among the Chinese fishing industry, which warns of a potentially unprecedented food safety ...

Aquaculture, wastewater treatment stocks rise following Japan's controversial decision to dump nuclear wastewater
After Japan's decision to discharge radioactive wastewater into the sea sparked widespread concerns from Chinese consumers over seafood safety, the stocks of aquaculture and wastewater treatment rose on Chinese stock ...

WORLD

Overseas Chinese might have been divided but now share same name
From the end of 2020, incidents in the San Francisco Bay Area in which Asians have suffered personal and property security threats have been escalating. In result, the residential Asian community is taking actions for protection against Anti-Asian hate.
UN chief deplores multilateral failures to fight virus
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres gave a stern assessment Monday of the international community's failure to mount a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying multilateralism is falling short both ...

Brazilian judge halts parts of Bolsonaro's gun relaxation laws
A judge on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court on Monday suspended parts of four decrees issued by President Jair Bolsonaro relaxing the country's gun control laws.

Merkel seizes reins for COVID-19 controls
The German government was expected to agree on Tuesday on the changes to a national infections control law which would hand Berlin more centralized power to impose sweeping measures to ...
COVID-19 variant found in Britain not as severe as feared: The Lancet
BLM protests continue for second consecutive night

LIFE

Free 3D glasses vanishing from Chinese cinemas due to COVID-19, costs
Many Chinese people have complained that cinemas are no longer providing free 3D glasses, which affects their intention to watch movies in cinemas. Insiders said it was due to COVID-19 ...

New book introduces 5,000-year-old ruins in Three Gorges Reservoir Region
A new series of books focusing on archaeological excavation of the Zhongba ruins, one of the most important sites in Three Gorges Reservoir Region of the Yangtze River, was released ...

12,000-year-old human remains discovered in China's Guangdong Province
Chinese archaeologists have found a total of 30 human remains during the excavation of 32 ancient tombs at the Jinlan Temple site in Guangzhou, capital city of South China's Guangdong ...
Documentary film about how Chinese survivors inspired James Cameron's 'Titanic' comes to China
As Rose clung to a wooden panel that could only hold one person, she was forced to watch helplessly as her lover Jack died of hypothermia in the dark, cold sea water and gradually sank into the depths.
Archaeologists uncover ancient bronze statue at Sanxingdui Ruins site, a rare similar relic with the one at Taipei' National Palace Museum
Daniel Barenboim: the tireless and combative maestro