• CMG: Top 10 scientific news from China in 2024
    2024-12-23

    China Media Group CMG on Monday released the top 10 scientific news stories from China for 2024. Top 10 scientific news from China 1. China held a meeting conflating the national sci-tech conference, the national science and technology award conference, and the general assemblies of the members of...

  • Mangione’s lawyer accuses New York mayor of making ‘spectacle’ of him
    2024-12-23

    Eric Adams, the New York mayor, has made a “spectacle” out of Luigi Mangione to distract from his own legal woes, the murder suspect’s lawyer has claimed. Mr Mangione pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges on Monday after allegedly shooting dead Brian Thompson, the chief executive of...

  • Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
    2024-12-22

    MAGDEBURG, Germany, Dec 22 Reuters - A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday. Friday evening's attack in the central city of Ma...

  • Death anniversary of Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune commemorated in China
    2024-12-22

    SHIJIAZHUANG -- A commemoration event was held in North China's Hebei province on Saturday to honor Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune for his selflessness and spirit of internationalism. Titled "Memories Through Time and Space," the event was hosted by the North China Military Martyrs Cemetery in the...

  • From Nike to Intel, CEO departures at U.S. companies hit a record this year
    2024-12-20

    Retired, ousted or poached, CEOs headed for the exits this year. U.S. public companies announced 327 chief executive changes this year through November, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray Christmas. That’s more than in any other year since at least 2010, when the firm first started t...

  • China's LPR remains stable in December
    2024-12-20

    China's one-year loan prime rate LPR, a market-based lending rate, came in at 3.1 percent on Friday, remaining unchanged from November. The over-five-year LPR, on which many lenders base their mortgage rates, also remained unchanged at 3.6 percent from the previous reading, according to the National...

  • Charting 25 years' development for Macao SAR
    2024-12-20

    Editor's note: 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. The following graphics depict the 25 years of social and economic development in Macao since its return. Let's take a look.

  • Liu Cixin says no plan to employ AI writer, at least for now
    2024-12-20

    BEIJING, Dec. 20 Xinhua -- Will science fiction writers seek a helping hand from artificial intelligence AI, which is already assisting, if not replacing, humans in many forms of writing? For acclaimed sci-fi writer Liu Cixin, author of "The Three-Body Problem," the answer is: not now, but not sure...

  • Flag-raising ceremony held to mark 25th anniversary of Macao's return to motherland
    2024-12-20

    A flag-raising ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland is held at the Golden Lotus Square in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2024.

  • The world’s busiest flight routes for 2024 revealed
    2024-12-20

    Travel intelligence company OAG has released its annual list of the world’s busiest flight routes — and the 105-minute hop between the two has topped the international route board, with nearly 7 million seats on sale in 2024.

  • Verdict due in Gisele Pelicot rape case that horrified the world
    2024-12-19

    AVIGNON, France, Dec 19 Reuters - Five French judges will deliver their verdicts on Thursday in a mass rape case against 51 men that has appalled the world and transformed the victim, Gisele Pelicot, into a stirring symbol of courage and resilience. Pelicot's ex-husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelic...

  • Türkiye, Lebanon agree to act together on Syrian issues
    2024-12-19

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan R shakes hands with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, on Dec. 18, 2024. Türkiye and Lebanon have agreed to work together on Syrian issues following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, said Turkish Presi...

  • Elon Musk leads charge to kill spending bill meant to avert government shutdown
    2024-12-19

    Tech billionaire Elon Musk is already flexing his newfound political muscle even before his ally President-elect Donald Trump has taken the oath of office. Musk helped lead a revolt Wednesday to try to stop a bipartisan funding bill in a direct challenge to the authority of House Speaker Mike Johns...

  • China harvests thriving rural life with agricultural strides
    2024-12-18

    An aerial drone photo shows agricultural machines working in fields at a farm of Beidahuang Group in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Oct 12, 2024. [PhotoXinhua] BEIJING -- Agriculture, rural areas and farmers are among the top priorities for China's development. As 2024 draws to a close,...

  • China's space milestone: Shenzhou-19 crew completes first spacewalk as young astronaut makes history
    2024-12-18

    On December 17, 2024, the Shenzhou-19 astronaut crew successfully completed their first extravehicular activity (EVA) since entering China's Tiangong space station on October 30, marking another significant achievement for China's growing space exploration capabilities.

  • China’s Xpeng’s flying car completes test flight in Shanghai’s central business district
    2024-12-18

    Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Motors’ subsidiary AeroHT said on Dec. 14 that its modular flying car, the Land Aircraft Carrier, completed a low-altitude flight in the central business district of Shanghai. According to a video published by the company on Chinese social media platform WeChat, ...