• UN celebrates Chinese language in New York
    2025-04-18

    Chinese Consul General in New York Chen Li attends the evening reception of the United Nations' 16th Chinese Language Day at UN headquarters on Tuesday. Provided to China Daily The United Nations this week launched its 16th Chinese Language Day series — "Poetic China: Rhymes and Romance" — at UN...

  • Scientists find evidence of life on distant planet, Harvard professor says questions remain
    2025-04-18

    Cambridge University scientists say they have found the strongest evidence yet of life on another planet 124 light years away. The planet is called K2-18b and was spotted with the James Webb Space Telescope. Their research leads them to believe there is a 99.7% chance that the molecules they see co...

  • Can You Eat Meat On Good Friday? What Tradition Means Around The World
    2025-04-18

    Many still skip meat on Good Friday—but the food traditions go far beyond that. Here’s how five countries turn this quiet holiday into something meaningful at the table. Good Friday is widely recognized—even by those who don’t observe it. For some, it’s simply the Friday before Easter. For others...

  • HBO reveals first part of Harry Potter TV cast, including Dumbledore and Hagrid
    2025-04-15

    John Lithgow confirmed in Dumbledore role, with Paapa Essiedu playing Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Hagrid

  • Rory McIlroy wins Masters in playoff to earn career Grand Slam
    2025-04-14

    AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Rory McIlroy's long, painful wait for the career Grand Slam is finally over. And the greatest achievement of his career was as nerve-racking and dramatic as the near misses that came before it. The 35-year-old from Northern Ireland overcame a shaky start -- and even more perilous f...

  • China updates tax refund policy for foreign tourists
    2025-04-09

    China has updated its tax refund policy for foreign tourists, shifting from a refund-upon-departure model to a refund-upon-purchase model, the State Taxation Administration (STA) said on Tuesday.

  • Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf
    2025-04-08

    Shown here are two of three wolves genetically edited by scientists to have traits of a dire wolf, a prehistoric animal that went extinct about 12,500 years ago. Colossal Biosciences CNN — A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-exti...

  • UConn Clinches National Title That Has Evaded Them For Nine Years
    2025-04-07

    TAMPA, FLORIDA - APRIL 06: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies raises the trophy after beating the South Carolina Gamecocks 82-59 to win the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Amalie Arena on April 06, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Maddie MeyerGetty Ima...

  • Tim Cook Steps Into Hangzhou, Backs AI Talent with $4M Apple Fund
    2025-03-27

    Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook made a stop in Hangzhou on Wednesday, a city recognized as a technology hub and headquarters to artificial intelligence company DeepSeek.

  • Spirit of math beckons golden age of science
    2025-03-26

    [PhotoVCG] That graduates from China's top universities made waves in the global mathematics community by solving long-standing puzzles, and 2025, which was hailed as a milestone for Chinese mathematicians, should be seen more as an aspiration than a celebration. The heightened attention is never...

  • Yunnan coffee gaining intl recognition
    2025-03-25

    Eric Baden For more than a decade, German entrepreneur Eric Baden has been working to elevate coffee from Yunnan province into the top tier of the global market, alongside renowned beans from Colombia and Ethiopia. Baden, who runs Coffee Commune, a Shanghai-based brand, said he was particularly ...

  • Male Octopuses Stun Females With Venom to Survive Mating, Study Finds
    2025-03-24

    A captive blue-lined octopus, Hapalochlaena fasciata. TottiWikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 4.0 The blue-lined octopus Hapalochlaena fasciata is only a few centimeters long, yet it may be one of the most dangerous marine animals on Earth. That's because, as part of the blue-ringed octopus genus, it's h...

  • Traditional Chinese attire, culture shine at Venice Carnival
    2025-03-22

    Chinese expatriates voluntarily organized the performances to spread culture. [PhotoXinhua] VENICE — As the annual Venice Carnival peaked in early March, a cultural performance highlighting traditional Chinese attire took center stage at San Marco Square — often referred to as "Europe's most beau...

  • Getting world drawn to China
    2025-03-19

    UK archaeologist explores nation's development via ceramics, jades Jessica Rawson visits the Baifoshan Grottoes in Dongping county, Shandong province, in 1999. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Editor's note: China Daily presents the series Friends Afar to tell the stories of people-to-people exchanges be...

  • Lights, camera, action!
    2025-03-10

    Andrzej Bartkowiak, a Hollywood cinematographer, director and producer, was honored with the American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award during the Society's 39th annual awards ceremony on Feb 23 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. [PHOTO BY RENA LICHINA DAILY] Cinematographer know...