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China to launch 100 additional satellites by 2025: official

Nearly 100 Chinese satellites will be launched into space before 2025, adding to the more than 200 that are already in orbit, said a Chinese official on Tuesday.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/10 15:00:31

Central health authorities call for investigation into resignation of village doctors in Central China

Officials from the Chinese national health department said that they had ordered local authorities to launch an investigation into the collective resignation of 64 doctors in Central China's Henan Province.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/9 21:39:10

Fighter jet manufacturer previews aircraft-based flying wing stealth drone

Chinese aircraft carrier-based fighter jet manufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Corporation can fly flying wing stealth drones for future aircraft carriers, military experts said, after the company provided a glimpse of the aircraft.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/8 18:05:55

Aussie accusations of Chinese 'spy ship' part of 'China threat' theory rhetoric: experts

The Australian military's accusation that China sent a "spy ship" to gather intelligence on US-Australian naval exercises is nothing but an exaggeration and aims to hype the "China threat" theory, Chinese experts said on Sunday.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/8 14:28:30

Tibet Military Region forces mobilize to Xinjiang for live-fire mock combat exercise

An artillery brigade under the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Region recently mobilized from Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region for a live-fire mock combat exercise.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/7 17:02:14

Chinese AEW aircraft 50 percent more efficient than those used by US: report

China's aerial early warning (AEW) aircraft are 50 percent more efficient than US ones in terms of electromagnetic resources utility, prompting military analysts to say on Sunday that the Chinese aircraft could retain maximum detection and communication capabilities even under strong hostile electromagnetic interference.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/7 16:32:14

Scorching summer

A boy uses a portable electronic fan to cool off in Tiananmen square, Beijing, on Thursday. The highest temperature in the city reached 42.9 C on the day, the highest this summer in the city.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/4 23:13:40

Train builder cuts pay over high failure rate

A subsidiary of China's trains manufacturer CRRC Corporation Limited in Northeast China reportedly has cut employees' salaries by 20 percent as punishment following reports of a 91-percent failure rate of CR200J Fuxing trains they produced.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/4 23:08:41

Scammers thrive on short-video platforms, peddle fake products, pyramid schemes

Although Chinese authorities have been cracking down on e-commerce fraud in recent years, it seems that scammers have found new avenues on short-video platforms.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/4 23:08:40

Experts dismiss rumors about connection between Three Gorges Dam and earthquake

China's seismic experts dismissed latest rumors about a connection between the Three Gorges Dam and a latest earthquake in Southwest China, and those speculating on the risk of the dam breaking.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/4 21:58:40

Bottle cap challenge hits China

Initiated by UFC fighter Max Holloway on Saturday, the Bottle Cap Challenge has gone viral in China recently with celebrities and netizens rushing to try it.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/4 21:48:40

China revitalizes old howitzers with modern add-ons

China has revitalized a type of howitzer that has been part of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) arsenal for more than half a century by updating it with equipment that suits the needs of modern warfare.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/4 17:52:35

China-Japan team detects highest-energy gamma rays from 6,500 light years away

Chinese and Japanese scientists for the first time discovered gamma rays with energy beyond 100 teraelectron volts (TeV) from an astrophysical source.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/3 22:53:40

China protests Hunt's HK comments, calls him immersed in 'colonial illusion'

China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday lodged strong discontent and opposition to the UK over Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt's remarks about Hong Kong and said he is still immersed in a "colonial illusion."
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/3 22:48:40

Experts warn of tough battle against visual impairment

Four years after a report into China's national visual health, the topic has once again become a hot topic on the internet as the report's author recently expressed concerns that the problem of myopia among children and adolescents has not changed much.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/3 20:08:40

Hainan woos foreign talents with eased visa policies, driving permits

South China's Hainan Province will further ease its visa and residence policies to encourage international exchanges through tourism, education and business after the island granted 30-day visa-free access for tourists from 59 countries, a policy that has brought 18.8 percent more tourists and 16.7 percent more revenue.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/3 16:58:40

Elementary school principal in NE China detained for alleged sexual abuse of students

A principal in an elementary school in Northeast China's Liaoning Province has been arrested for allegedly raping and sexually abusing female students.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/3 15:33:40

Youth dominate organ donors

Young people have become the main force behind China's organ donations, according to statistics from a platform launched by the China Organ Transplantation Development Foundation.
Source: Global Times | 2019/7/2 22:53:40