The Intermediate People's Court of Zhuhai in South China's Guangdong Province carried out the execution of Fan Weiqiu on Monday in accordance with the execution order issued by the Supreme People's Court, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

The China Manned Space Agency unveiled logos on Monday for three key missions in China's manned space program this year: the launches of the crewed spaceships Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21, and the cargo craft Tianzhou-9.

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Hongyuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province early Monday morning, according to local authorities.

China on Sunday unveiled a new educational blueprint, vowing to build a strong education system by 2035 to support its modernization drive and national rejuvenation.

China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NASA) announced on Monday that it will lead investigations alongside health, industry and drug regulatory authorities into potential quality risks associated with certain government-procured drugs, after some medical experts raised concerns about the risks during the recent “Two Sessions” in Shanghai.

China on Sunday issued guidelines on building a strong educational country (2024-2035), emphasizing expanding the scale of graduate education, steadily increasing the proportion of doctoral students, and enhancing the salary and benefits for high school and kindergarten teachers.

An experiential camp for ice and snow art at Harbin Ice-Snow World in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has recently become a popular attraction by allowing visitors to create ice prints and hand-carved ice sculptures while immersing themselves in over 60 years of Harbin's rich ice and snow culture. The popularity of ice and snow attractions has also made ice and snow sculptor one of the most sought-after professions. The daily wage of an experienced sculptor can reach up to 3,500 yuan ($477), according to a report by news portal The Paper on Sunday.

China's top cyberspace regulator launched on Sunday a one-month campaign to improve the cyberspace environment and foster a positive and harmonious online atmosphere for the upcoming 2025 Spring Festival holidays.

For the first time, the Baolongyu test site of the Institute 165 of the Sixth Academy under the state-owned space giant China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), successfully completed three consecutive acceptance tests of liquid oxygen-kerosene engines in one day on Sunday.

Limb lengthening surgery, which commonly known as “breaking bones to boost height” in China, has been explicitly banned for cosmetic use. An investigation by CCTV News on Sunday revealed how "medical scammers", which refer to individuals who profit by deceiving patients into accepting unnecessary treatments or medications, encourage healthy individuals to undergo the surgery. An interviewed patient's legs became different lengths after the surgery, while another suffered from serious infections that sprayed pus from her leg. These complications seriously affected their lives.

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Sunday issued a warning about the environmental risks associated with invasive species. It highlighted that such species may infiltrate China through goods and mail shipments and cautioned against false declarations of product names to bypass customs, as well as the illicit import of exotic pets, including snakes, spiders, and scorpions.

China has discovered that the US has been conducting long-term, systematic, and large-scale cyberattacks against China, a Chinese foreign ministry official stated on Sunday, adding that the Chinese side has communicated to the Biden administration its firm rejection of US accusations against China regarding specific cyberattack cases in the absence of concrete evidence. This came after the US repeatedly amplified claims about so-called China-linked hacker groups, such as "Volt Typhoon" and "Salt Typhoon," while fabricating narratives around the "China cyber threat theory."

The Chinese mainland will soon resume group tour services for residents of Fujian and Shanghai to Taiwan, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) on Friday. Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said it is a concrete measure addressing the shared aspirations of people on both sides of the Straits to enhance exchanges.

“China and the US have obvious complementary advantages regarding lunar scientific researches, and if combined together, humanity's knowledge of the moon would develop much faster…” a Chinese researcher who has studied the lunar samples from both the American Apollo missions and Chinese Chang'e missions recently told the Global Times in an exclusive interview. “It's a pity that the Wolf Amendment is like a wall standing between the two sides,” he said.

Would you like to experience the feeling of your heart racing? A scenic spot in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has launched an exciting bungee jumping project, where visitors watch the bungee cord being cut before enjoying the sensation of free fall. This thrilling project has attracted many netizens to go and try it out, according to the dutenews, a Shenzhen-based news outlet.

A doctor in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province discovered a coin lodged in the upper digestive tract of a one-and-a-half-year-old child when the doctor took a chest X-ray of the child. The coin was surgically removed by the doctor, that had turned black, indicating it had been in the body for over a month, according to the Yangtse Evening Post.

Huanggang Customs seized eight endangered ball pythons hidden on four travelers at Shenzhen's Futian Port, according to the General Administration of Customs of China on WeChat.

Currently, 31 provinces, regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in China have included assisted reproductive technology (ART) service in their health insurance coverage, benefiting over 1 million people by 2024, the National Healthcare Security Administration said at a press conference held on Friday, according to CCTV News.

Currently, influenza and other respiratory infectious diseases are in seasonal outbreak in China. Monitoring results show that this winter and spring respiratory infectious diseases are all caused by known pathogens, and no new infectious diseases have emerged, Mi Feng, spokesperson for the National Health Commission, said during a press conference on Friday.

China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) released two investigative reports on Friday, exposing two recent cyberattacks by US intelligence agencies targeting major Chinese technology firms to steal trade secrets.

"US rumor-mongers" should try out the popular Chinese social app "RedNote," or "Xiaohongshu" to "understand the trend of times" and the desire for Chinese and the US people for deeper mutual engagement, Chinese analysts reached by the Global Times said on Friday, commenting on the anxiety displayed by certain US extreme politicians and so-called cyberspace experts who recently overreacted by taking their aims at the popular app after it tops Apple App Store's free downloads.

China on Friday finished the construction of the main structure of a bridge in its southwestern Guizhou Province, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge.

Several Chinese nationals, including actor Wang Xing were lured to the Thailand-Myanmar border and became missing and trapped, sparking public concern. China's Ministry of Public Security mobilized several agencies including Chinese embassy and consulates to intensify rescue efforts and advance case investigations, according to the ministry on Friday.

China's urban surveyed unemployment rate was 5.1 percent on average in 2024, a 0.1 percentage point decrease from the previous year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday.

China's number of births in 2024 increased by 520,000 compared to 2023, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday.

The Chinese mainland will soon resume group tour services for residents of Fujian and Shanghai to Taiwan, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday, which Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said is a concrete measure addressing the shared aspirations of people on both sides of the Straits to enhance exchanges.

The Chinese mainland will soon resume group tour services for residents of Fujian and Shanghai to Taiwan, said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday.

A local official in Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region said at a press conference on Thursday on the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri county that the earthquake-affected area is shifting from temporary to transitional resettlement, with the goal of completing the construction of required prefabricated houses before the Spring Festival.

After China's first “space fish farming” experiment yielded fruitful results, the “fish astronauts” are expected to embark on another journey to Tiangong Space Station this year to help scientists study the effects of the space environment on vertebrate muscle and bone development, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

South China's Guangdong Province has released a regulation, demanding that hotels must ensure that guest rooms are free of peeping devices, hidden cameras, or recording equipment. It has become the first province to mandate such operator responsibilities.

China's Tiangong Space Station is expected to host its first scientific research project conducted by scientists from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) as early as this year, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hong Kong media reported on Tuesday. The project will contribute to the green emission reduction cause in the Greater Bay Area, offering robust data support for China's carbon peaking and neutrality goals, as well as carbon emission plans for partner countries and regions along the Belt and Road.

The Ministry of Public Security (PBS) has prioritized cases of Chinese citizens lured abroad and subsequently being lost or trapped after families of those concerned have sought help through various channels, including social media, reported the China Central Television (CCTV) on Wednesday. In response, the PBS has deployed local police departments to sort out these cases and launch thorough investigations with the support and assistance from the Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies, coordinated rescue efforts are underway.

Chinese researchers have discovered a peculiar crystal growth pattern in the lunar samples from the Chang'e-5 mission. Specifically, chromite nanocrystals can grow outward from the surface of olivine like “mushrooms after rain,” the research team told the Global Times on Wednesday. The findings may serve as an indicator of extreme non-equilibrium crystallization, providing a reference for future studies into crystal growth mechanisms on airless celestial bodies and in other extreme conditions.

Charge of “cat taxes,” free English tutors, cross-check bill books… These are some fun phenomena observed on social media RedNote, or Xiaohongshu, over the past few days during an encounter between Chinese and American netizens, who describe themselves as “TikTok refugees.”

A new exhibition about the historic Yongle Palace, a renowned masterpiece of Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) architecture which recently gained fame through its depiction in the popular Chinese game Black Myth: Wukong, kicked off at the National Museum of Classic Books on Wednesday.

When asked to comment on One Voice Children's Choir from the US, who performed the Chinese song "As Your Wish" at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing with the video of this performance going viral on social media and garnering over a million likes, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the widespread circulation of this video once again demonstrates that strengthening China-US cultural exchanges aligns with the public's wishes and resonates within people's hearts.

Tenzin is a 14-year-old boy from Gurum Village in Chamco Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Dingri, Tenzin sustained a minor head injury. After being sent to the hospital for emergency rescue, he quickly reunited with his parents. On his way back to the temporary resettlement site in the village, Tenzin noticed a yak that had been unearthed from the rubble of a collapsed building and seemed to have a chance of survival. Together with his 12-year-old friend from the same village, Kunga Tsering, they began to save the yak.

Chongqing police in Southwest China on Wednesday issued a report regarding the online claim that "an elderly man from Northeast China's Jilin Province who helped a tourist from Chongqing was defamed." The report stated that, based on investigations from multiple locations, it has been initially determined that individuals Peng and Lei were not involved in the alleged "defamation" claimed online.

A spokesperson of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday lashed out at Taiwan secessionists over a series of recent provocative remarks and actions by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, saying that the Chinese mainland remains unwavering in its resolve to punish secessionists, and also calling the vast number of Taiwan compatriots to firmly oppose the provocations of Taiwan secessionists and external interference, maintain peace in the Taiwan Straits, and foster cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation.

A spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday thanked organizations, individuals, and enterprises in the Taiwan region for their donations and support following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Dingri county, Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on January 7.

At a national prosecutors' meeting on January 13, prosecutorial authorities decide to deepen efforts to promote the lawful governance of cyberspace. They will collaborate with public security and other agencies to strictly crack down on telecom and online fraud, particularly cross-border telecom fraud.

After an incident involving Hong Kong residents suspected of being imprisoned in Southeast Asia to participate in illegal work, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the Security Bureau has dispatched a task force to Thailand to discuss with relevant authorities how to jointly investigate and assist Hong Kong residents in need of rescue, according to RTHK, one of Hong Kong's major broadcasters.

China's annual Spring Festival travel rush, also known as chunyun, officially started on Tuesday, during which a record 9 billion trips are estimated to be made during the 40-day period of festivities. On the first day of chunyun, hustles and bustles are on vivid display across the country's railway stations and airports, as millions of passengers - carrying bags filled with gifts and treats - embark on homecoming trips in an atmosphere charged with joy and the festive spirit.

Commenting on a recent global public opinion survey conducted by the Global Times, which covered over 51,000 participants in 46 countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said “the figures speak to growing friendships with China around the world.” 

It has been more than half a year since China's epic Chang'e-6 mission brough back to Earth the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon. What discoveries have been made so far? The China Central Television revealed on Tuesday a number of ground-breaking discoveries, including the volcanic activities on the far side of the moon, and the unveiling of ancient magnetic field of that side for the first time.

Amid growing concerns over a potential TikTok ban in the US, Chinese social media app “RedNote,” or Xiaohongshu, has quickly risen in popularity, securing a top spot on Top Free Apps list in Apple App Store in the US.

In response to a media inquiry on whether China is considering providing specific assistance to the people suffering from the recent wildfires in Los Angeles County, California, the US, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday that severe wildfires occurred recently in Los Angeles area of the US, we express our condolences to the victims and extend our sympathies to the injured and the families of those affected.

A Chinese research team has successfully developed a strong flow linear plasma device named as “Chixiao” to provide a scientific and technological tool for the development of core materials for the research of “artificial sun,” the controlled nuclear fusion experimental devices, Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.

In 2024, over 35,000 cases hindering border management were investigated in China, with more than 79,000 criminal suspects apprehended and 906 criminal gangs dismantled, according to the latest data released by the National Immigration Administration (NIA) on Tuesday, CCTV News reported.

The China space station will conduct over 1,000 research projects in its operations over the next 10 to 15 years, while also promoting scientific outreach and international cooperation, according to Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Dingri County in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region continued to feel tremors after a 6.8-magnitude quake on January 7, with the strongest aftershock at a magnitude of 5.0 jolting the area on Monday night. No casualties have been reported so far. Major transport lines and power networks in epicenter areas perform normally.

The 2025 Spring Festival travel rush starts on Tuesday and will conclude on February 22, lasting for a total of 40 days, according to China Railway Group Co. During the period, China's railway system is expected to deliver approximately 510 million passenger trips, averaging around 12.75 million trips per day.

All counties in Fujian Province, including county-level cities and districts with frequent Taiwan-related interactions, have all set up their separate Taiwan affairs offices, a Fujian official said, which analysts interpret as a clear signal from the Chinese mainland to further deepen cross-Straits integrated development in 2025 and advance reunification efforts.

Haikou in South China's Hainan Province plans to invite an overseas artist to perform in the city every month, a local official confirmed with the Global Times on Monday, adding that US rappers Cardi B and Travis Scott are the most likely candidates.

The wildfires in Los Angeles County continue to rage, with the death toll from the two most severe blazes - Palisades and Eaton - rising to 24 as of press time, with some local media predicting the wildfires among "the costliest natural disasters in US history."

Following the death of a large number of ornamental fish on Saturday in a pond at Jialing Park in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, which garnered public attention in recent days, local police notified on Monday that a suspect has been criminally detained for dumping pesticide into the water due to dissatisfaction with an operator in the park whose business is more profitable than the suspect's.

Militia personnel in Nanyang, Central China's Henan Province and Songzi, Central China's Hubei Province recently carried out emergency response exercises on putting out forest fire, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Monday.

A Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifted off on Monday in east China's Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit.

On Sunday, a police dog attracted people's attention on China's social media for being cited in weekly reports by the training base for four consecutive weeks. The report included incidents such as instigating fights and urinating on fellow dogs' beds, according to the WeChat account of the Yunnan Provincial Public Security Bureau in Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday.

A memorial ceremony was held at 9:30 am on Monday morning to honor the earthquake victims in Chamco Township, the area most severely affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Dingri County, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

Chinese actor's Wang Xing human trafficking incident in Thailand has dampened the enthusiasm of some Chinese tourists for travel to Thailand, with a few even canceling scheduled trips to the country at a high cost. While it is understandable that some travelers now hesitate to travel to Thailand, some frequent visitors to the country hoped that Thai authorities will make tangible steps to crack down on traffickers, helping tourists to ease their worries.

The recent trend of "grandfluencers," which refers to senior influencers with substantial social media followings, has garnered attention in China, with elderly creators have posted more than 100 million times on the Chinese lifestyle app Xiaohongshu, highlighting their growing presence and influence online.

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Dingri county, Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region caused varying degrees of damage to temples in the epicenter region. Monks and nuns in these temples, like other residents, received care and rescue efforts amid the merciless natural disaster. During a recent visit to the earthquake-stricken area in Dingri county, the Global Times observed monks and nuns actively participating in the protection of historical relics in the affected temples. They also went temporary shelters to provide emotional and spiritual support to the grief-stricken and anxious victims.

The wildfire at Kai Kung Leng in Hong Kong burned for over 20 hours and was largely extinguished by the Fire Services Department at 2:08pm on Sunday, TVB news reported.

There's no new infectious disease emerged in China recently; and overall positive rate for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) testing is rising but fluctuating near a plateau, with a decline observed in northern China, said Chinese health officials on Sunday. They also dismissed claims of medical resource strain due to recent spike of respiratory infectious diseases, said medicines are in adequate supply.

"If you have ever suffered for my sweetness, I am willing to live as your wish. May it not be in vain, may we move forward bravely, in this prosperous world every day..." The chorus of As You Wish resonated in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, or Qiniandian, at the Temple of Heaven on Thursday. However, passersby were surprised to find that the performers of this Chinese song were a children's choir from the US called One Voice Children's Choir. The children's beautiful singing was recorded in a video and quickly went viral on social media platforms.

Regarding cases where Hong Kong residents are suspected of being lured to Southeast Asian countries and detained to engage in illegal work, the city's Security Bureau (SB) said it has established a dedicated task force to co-ordinate follow-up action by the relevant law enforcement agencies in August 2022 and in view of recent developments, SB officials will lead members of the dedicated task force from the Hong Kong Police Force and the Immigration Department to Thailand on Sunday to further follow-up on the request for assistance cases, according to the city's government.

Whenever she works late into the night in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Wu You ends up hailing an "unmanned cab," or robotaxi, via her smartphone to take her home. This futuristic way of travel has now become part of Wu's existence in this city.

China's first autonomous offshore wind power inspection platform was officially put into operation at an offshore wind farm on Saturday in Rudong, East China's Jiangsu Province, marking a significant breakthrough in the operation and maintenance capabilities of the country's offshore wind power equipment, CCTV reported.

Chinese actor Wang Xing stated on his Weibo account that he has returned to the embrace of his motherland, which makes him feel warm, secure, and free. While in a foreign country, it was the strength of his motherland that gave him courage and hope.

The Chinese Embassy in Thailand on Saturday reminded Chinese citizens visiting Thailand to be cautious of "high-paying job recruitment" scams and not to trust false promises such as "high-paying jobs," "free tickets, food, and accommodation" in order to avoid being deceived.

A netizen in Northwest China's Qinghai Province was administratively detained by local public security authorities for fabricating links between a series of "buried boy images" and the earthquake in Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, misleading the public and spreading false information, according to the cybersecurity department under Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Friday.

With the joint efforts of China and Thailand, Chinese citizen Wang Xing has left Thailand on Friday evening local time heading back to China, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand on Friday.

The earthquake relief and resettlement work in Dingri County, Xigaze of Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, is progressing rapidly following the 6.8-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. On Friday, in Gurong village of Changsuo township – one of the most severely affected areas – Global Times reporters saw disaster-stricken residents moving into newly constructed prefabricated houses, with their living conditions greatly improved.

The Chinese Embassy and consulates in Myanmar once again urge Chinese citizens to remain vigilant against telecom and online fraud, improve their ability to recognize scams, and avoid falling victim for so-called "high-paying overseas job offers." Such offers could lead to telecom fraud traps, putting their safety and property at risk, according to the official WeChat account of Chinese Embassy in Myanmar on Friday evening.

Two individuals who digitally fabricated images by placing the faces of well-known corporate executives onto explicit photos and mailed threatening letters to 212 executives nationwide in an attempt to extort money were sentenced for extortion, according to authorities in East China's Shandong Province.

A research team of Nanjing Normal University in East China's Jiangsu Province has recently confirmed that the population of Bryde's whales around Weizhou Island in Beihai city, South China, has surpassed 70 individuals, establishing it as the world's largest coastal population of small Bryde's whales.

Customs officers in East China's Jiangsu Province recently discovered a passenger carrying a crocodile head to enter the country, China's General Administration of Customs said on January 2.

Before the fifth Chinese People's Police Day on January 10, Global Times reporters visited coastal regions such as East China's Fujian Province, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, East China's Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces to conduct in-depth interviews with local national security personnel about their experiences in safeguarding national and maritime security.

Singer Eason Chan's concert, the Bangkok stop of FEAR and DREAMS World Tour, originally scheduled to take place on February 22, 2025, has been canceled, the organizers announced on Friday in a statement. They stated that the decision was made considering the recent safety concerns for people traveling to Thailand, following discussions with the singer, his management team, and relevant companies in Bangkok.

Chinese actor Wang Xing is set to return to Shanghai by plane on Friday evening, the actor's lawyer told Global Times on Friday. However, at the request of his family, the legal team declined to disclose the specific flight number.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged young artists to keep traditional Peking Opera shining with the times.

The world's first carbon fiber metro train named "CETROVO 1.0 Carbon Star Express," independently developed by China, has begun passenger service on the Metro Line 1 of Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on Friday, according to a report by the China Central Television (CCTV).

As of the end of 2024, more than 53,000 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in fraud-related crimes in Myanmar have been arrested. The notorious four major criminal syndicates operating in Myanmar's northern region have been completely dismantled, and large-scale telecommunications fraud operations near China's border in northern Myanmar have been eradicated, according to China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Friday.

The national security authorities of East China's Zhejiang Province recently disclosed a case involving overseas spies attempting to steal military secrets of China's coastal islands, China Central Television reported on Friday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, chaired a CPC leadership meeting on Thursday to study and arrange disaster relief following a 6.8-magnitude quake that struck Xizang Autonomous Region earlier this week.

A joint letter asking for help from the families of 174 individuals trapped in Myanmar has been trending on China's social media platform Sina Weibo on Thursday, following the rescue of Chinese actor Wang Xing from a Thailand-Myanmar border region, which brought the public spotlight again on telecom fraud operating in Myanmar as Thai police said Wang was a victim of human trafficking.

Representatives from the law firm handling the human trafficking case of Chinese actor Wang Xing told the Global Times on Thursday that Thai authorities are conducting a full investigation into the incident involving Wang. The focus now for both Thai police and the law firm is to pursue criminal charges against those responsible, they said.

When the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Dingri county, Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday, the disaster coincided with the winter vacation. The affected people in this earthquake also include many teenagers and children. Providing counseling to alleviate their post-earthquake trauma has become a key focus of disaster relief efforts. During a visit to Tangren village in Cuoguo town, which suffered significant damage from the earthquake, reporters from the Global Times found comprehensive rescue efforts underway, with social workers promptly reaching the disaster area to provide psychological counseling for the affected teenagers and children.

China has successfully performed the world's first gene-edited pig xenotransplantation surgery for whole liver transplantation in a brain-dead patient, achieving the complete replacement of a human liver with a gene-edited pig liver on an international scale, according to a statement the Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University sent to the Global Times on Thursday.

Shanghai's market regulator has conducted two rounds of inspections on so-called "Russian goods pavilions" since December 23, 2024 and six stores are under investigation, according to the municipal market regulator and media reports.

A pregnant woman in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi Province, who initially conceived nine babies and underwent two fetal reduction procedures to retain only twins, had her pregnancy terminated due to severe complications, according to a video posted by her husband on social media on Tuesday. He stated that his wife had developed a serious infection, which posed significant risks.

"This is the first incident that I'm aware of on US soil where ChatGPT is utilized to help an individual build a particular device," said Kevin McMahill, sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, as investigation into the Tesla Cybertruck New Year's Day explosion outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas is underway, US media reported.

The HPV vaccine, Gardasil, has gained approval for additional indications from China's National Medical Products Administration, becoming the first and only HPV vaccine authorized for use in men in China, according to the vaccine's company Merck Sharp & Dohme on Wednesday.

China on Thursday reported an outbreak of monkeypox virus, specifically the Ib sub-branch, with four associated cases. The outbreak has been effectively controlled.

China is greatly concerned about the reports that said the Syrian army has recently granted senior military ranks to a number of foreign terrorist fighters, including the head of a Council-listed terrorist organization, the Turkistan Islamic Party, also known as the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, said Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council Briefing on Syria on Wednesday, while calling on Syria to fulfill its counter-terrorism obligations and to prevent any terrorist forces from using the Syrian territory to threaten the security of other countries.

China on Wednesday continued its extensive disaster relief operations following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Dingri county in Xigaze city in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, as the response shifts from emergency rescue to the resettlement of affected people. Analysts stressed the importance of keeping vigilant against secondary disasters, and frequent aftershocks continue to pose a challenge.

After Chinese actor Wang Xing went missing and was later rescued in an area near the Thailand-Myanmar border, Thai officials and media have expressed concern about the possible impact on the country's tourism industry.

A card that foreigners can use to take public transportation and shopping, a portable terminal that combines multi functions including communication and payment ... The Global Times learned on Wednesday that Beijing is optimizing its services to facilitate international arrivals' stay and travel in China as the number of international arrivals kept climbing thanks to the country's increasingly relaxing visa-free policies.