Expert explores China for unknown reptiles

5 days, 11 hours ago

Red panda diplomacy offers glimmer of hope even as China-Taiwan tensions soar

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Taipei's mayor, Chiang Wan-an, told the visiting Chinese delegation …

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Yang Tengbo isn’t just a Chinese ‘spy’ – he’s far more interesting than that

The Independent

There is at least one line of truth in the statement by Yang Tengbo, the Chinese man named as the confidant of Prince Andrew barred from entering Britain on security grounds. It did not surprise me to see Yang in a photograph with Liu Xiaoming, the former Chinese ambassador to Britain, who struck our own spies as the most effective …

China Beijing Liu Xi Jinping Chinese State Yang Tengbo

1 week, 4 days ago

News orgs retract stories featuring Chinese celebrity dissident after NPR probe

NPR

News orgs retract stories featuring Chinese celebrity dissident after NPR probe At least ten news organizations have retracted or amended their stories after an NPR investigation showed that a man they featured as a brave Chinese dissident was accused of being a conman. Following NPR's reporting, at least 10 news organizations retracted or amended their stories, a mass action that …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Changbai Mountain welcomes wild Siberian tiger after 30-year hiatus

China Daily

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a wild Siberian tiger in Changbai Mountain in Northeast China's Jilin province on Dec 3, 2024. The Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve in Northeast China's Jilin province has recorded footage of a wild Siberian tiger, as well as tracks left by the animal, according to the provincial forestry and grassland bureau on …

China Northeast National Tiger Mountain Jilin Wild

1 month ago

Chinese student travels 3 days every week between China and Australia to be with girlfriend

Hindustan Times

A Chinese man studying in Australia has grabbed internet's attention for his extraordinary commitment to love and education. Xu Guangli, a 28-year-old student from Shandong province, captured the hearts of social media users worldwide after documenting his incredible 11-week journey between Melbourne and China. For three months, Xu made weekly trips from his home in Dezhou, China, to RMIT University …

China Chinese Melbourne Journey

1 month ago

Teens promote sustainability at COP29 event

China Daily

By Chen Liang in Beijing and Hou Liqiang in Baku, Azerbaijan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-22 06:58 Gao Shiqing works in the wild in Beijing. During an event themed "Vulnerable Cities under Climate Impact" on the sidelines of COP29, a pair of Chinese twin brothers delivered a speech via video in which they called on youth to contribute more …

Climate Change Climate Chinese Beijing Shenzhen Cop Cop29

1 month ago

Teens promote sustainability at COP29 event

China Daily

By Chen Liang in Beijing and Hou Liqiang in Baku, Azerbaijan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-22 06:58 Gao Shiqing works in the wild in Beijing. During an event themed "Vulnerable Cities under Climate Impact" on the sidelines of COP29, a pair of Chinese twin brothers delivered a speech via video in which they called on youth to contribute more …

Climate Change China Climate Chinese Beijing Shenzhen Cop

1 month ago

Villager bitten by tiger in Heilongjiang under treatment

China Daily

A villager of Changtai village in Boli county, Heilongjiang province, was bitten on the left hand by a tiger on Monday morning and is currently receiving treatment at a medical institution, according to a statement released by the county's forestry and grassland bureau on Monday afternoon. At 6:38 am on Monday, the 110 command center of the county's public security …

Bureau

1 month ago

Villager bitten by tiger in Heilongjiang under treatment

China Daily

A villager of Changtai village in Boli county, Heilongjiang province, was bitten on the left hand by a tiger on Monday morning and is currently receiving treatment at a medical institution, according to a statement released by the county's forestry and grassland bureau on Monday afternoon. At 6:38 am on Monday, the 110 command center of the county's public security …

Bureau

1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese pangolin captured in rare images

China Daily

Wen Chujun sets up an infrared camera in a patch of woodland on Wutong Mountain in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Provided to China Daily In early April, a member of a biodiversity survey team of the Luohu bureau of the Ecology and Environment Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, and his fellow team members trekked into the forest of Wutong Mountain, the highest …

Shenzhen Pangolin Captured

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Eco-civilization turns Zhangjiagang into migratory bird haven

China Daily

As winter approaches, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, has emerged as a sanctuary for numerous migratory birds, including many nationally protected species, highlighting the city's long-term commitment to environmental protection and eco-civilization development. Nearly a hundred species of migratory birds are expected to visit Zhangjiagang throughout autumn and winter. This year, Zhangjiagang announced its first batch of migratory bird …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Journey Through the Enchanting Streets of Ili: Exploring the Legacy of Horse-Drawn Carriage Culture

China Daily

A journey to adventure and warm hospitality awaits in Ili, China. The picturesque streets of Kazanqi folk tourism area showcase the unique blend of traditional architecture and modern amenities. Visitors can explore the charming lanes and corners of the area in a unique horse-drawn carriage, offering a relaxing and authentic experience. The warm hospitality of the locals adds to the …

Culture History Nature People

1 month, 2 weeks ago

A journey to adventure and warm hospitality

China Daily

A sea of lavender provides a perfect backdrop for tourists in Ili. An elegant, blue horse-drawn carriage makes its way along the road, the rhythmic clopping of hoofs blending with the jingle of bells that echo through the air. It's a novel and certainly a relaxing way for tourists to explore the lanes and corners of the Kazanqi folk tourism …

Kazanqi

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shenzhou XVIII crew return with space project samples

China Daily

By ZHAO LEI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-11-05 07:02 Shenzhou XVIII mission commander Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu and crew members Lieutenant Colonel Li Cong and Lieutenant Colonel Li Guangsu wave and cheer during a live program early Monday morning soon after the spaceship's reentry capsule touched down at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. WANG …

Space Mission Crew Colonel Shenzhou Xviii Shenzhou Xviii Crew Li Cong

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shenzhou XVIII crew return with space project samples

China Daily

By ZHAO LEI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-11-05 07:02 Shenzhou XVIII mission commander Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu and crew members Lieutenant Colonel Li Cong and Lieutenant Colonel Li Guangsu wave and cheer during a live program early Monday morning soon after the spaceship's reentry capsule touched down at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. WANG …

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Shenzhou XVIII Mission Ends with Successful Return to Earth

China Daily

The Shenzhou XVIII mission crew has successfully returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission onboard the Tiangong space station. The crew members safely landed their spacecraft in the Gobi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, where they were met by ground recovery personnel and medical professionals.

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Shenzhou XVIII Mission Ends with Successful Return to Earth

China Daily

The Shenzhou XVIII mission crew has successfully returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission onboard the Tiangong space station. The crew members safely landed their spacecraft in the Gobi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, where they were met by ground recovery personnel and medical professionals.

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Shenzhou XVIII Mission Ends with Successful Return to Earth

China Daily

The Shenzhou XVIII mission crew has successfully returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission onboard the Tiangong space station. The crew members safely landed their spacecraft in the Gobi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, where they were met by ground recovery personnel and medical professionals.

Science International Relations Space Exploration Humanitarian Aid

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shenzhou XVIII lands on earth concluding six-month mission

China Daily

The Shenzhou XVIII mission crew returns to Earth early on Monday morning, concluding the six-month mission onboard the Tiangong space station. The Shenzhou XVIII mission crew returned to Earth early on Monday morning, concluding the six-month mission onboard the Tiangong space station. The Shenzhou XVIII spacecraft's reentry capsule, carrying the three astronauts — mission commander Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chinese Astronaut Extends Stay in Space for a Year, Setting Stage for Shenzhou-19 Mission

India Today

Chinese astronaut Ye Guangfu has completed a year in space, marking a significant milestone for China's space program. His extended stay has provided valuable data on the physiological and psychological effects of extended space habitation, informing future missions and potential deep space exploration. The China Manned Space Agency has praised Ye's dedication and resilience, highlighting his remarkable achievement.

Science Space Exploration China Astronaut

2 months, 1 week ago

Giant Pandas Make Historic Debut at National Zoo

Associated Press

Washington's newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, have landed at the National Zoo. The pandas will remain off-limits for a while, but they will eventually open to the public in January 2025. The zoo has set a public debut date of January 24, 2025, with a preview period from January 10 to January 19. The pandas will have …

Washington

2 months, 2 weeks ago

An American guide for a Chinese museum

China Daily

Emma Chen talks about the stories behind the ring-footed black pottery jar with 12 symbols to visitors in the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in May. "There are many different explanations, but they were probably depicting specific scenes or events, inscribing on a pot what had happened earlier that day, the way people these days post moments on WeChat," …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

An American guide for a Chinese museum

China Daily

Emma Chen talks about the stories behind the ring-footed black pottery jar with 12 symbols to visitors in the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in May. "There are many different explanations, but they were probably depicting specific scenes or events, inscribing on a pot what had happened earlier that day, the way people these days post moments on WeChat," …

Volunteer China Museum Chinese Chen Zhejiang Hangzhou

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Destinations of attraction

China Daily

International travelers enjoy an ancient cultural street in Tianjin. "I love traveling in China to big cities like Beijing and Shanghai and smaller destinations like Zhuzhou and Changsha.I think every city has its distinctive vibes," she says. As she shares her travels around China on popular social media platforms like Instagram and Xiaohongshu, she finds that many of her 30,000 …

Travel China Shanghai International Travelers Tianjin Bondarenko

2 months, 4 weeks ago

African scholars pursue research at Wuhan center

China Daily

Guy Eric Onyalalaina Guy Eric Onyalalaina, a PhD candidate at the center, began his academic journey in China through a prestigious CAS scholarship, which covers his tuition fees and living expenses. His dedication and research acumen caught the eye of Hu Guangwan, a researcher at Wuhan Botanical Garden, leading to an agreement for Onyalalaina to join Hu's PhD program. "I …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

Researchers evaluate changes in carbon dioxide concentrations under rising temperatures in Shanza. CHINA DAILY A monitoring station in Shanza county has been the world's highest-altitude comprehensive ecological monitoring facility since 2010. "In the early 2000s, it would take us several days to reach Shanza, first flying from Chengdu to Xizang's regional capital of Lhasa and then driving all the way …

Research Shanza

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

Researchers evaluate changes in carbon dioxide concentrations under rising temperatures in Shanza. CHINA DAILY A monitoring station in Shanza county has been the world's highest-altitude comprehensive ecological monitoring facility since 2010. "In the early 2000s, it would take us several days to reach Shanza, first flying from Chengdu to Xizang's regional capital of Lhasa and then driving all the way …

Research Offers Shanza

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dedication of plateau patrollers moves filmmakers

China Daily

Ranger Kelsang Lhundrup takes photos of wildlife during a patrol in the Changtang reserve in December. "Most of the wildlife rangers in Xizang speak Tibetan and are not proficient in Mandarin, so their stories are pretty scarce outside of their own language," she said. There are over 100 patrol stations in the Changtang National Nature Reserve, where thousands of wildlife …

Tibetan Zhang Rangers Wildlife Work

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dedication of plateau patrollers moves filmmakers

China Daily

Ranger Kelsang Lhundrup takes photos of wildlife during a patrol in the Changtang reserve in December. "Most of the wildlife rangers in Xizang speak Tibetan and are not proficient in Mandarin, so their stories are pretty scarce outside of their own language," she said. There are over 100 patrol stations in the Changtang National Nature Reserve, where thousands of wildlife …

Wildlife Tibetan Wild Zhang Rangers Plateau Patrol

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Guarding greenery on Northeast China's Changbai Mountain

China Daily

CHANGCHUN - As dawn light casts a glow over Changbai Mountain, Jia Xiang and his team begin another demanding day of fieldwork. Every piece of data is vital for understanding the health of the forest," said Jia, an engineer at the Changbai Mountain scientific research institute. Changbai Mountain, located in Northeast China's Jilin province, stands as one of the country's …

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4 months ago

Wanderlust for pet travel unleashes market potential

China Daily

Cat lovers with their furry companions visit an exhibition that showcases Egyptian art at the Shanghai Museum on July 27. Most of the owners were born in the 1980s and 1990s, are well-educated and have higher incomes, according to a survey conducted in December by the pet industry data platform petdata.cn, under the guidance of the China Pet Industry Association. …

China Hiking Dog Zhang Pet Travel

4 months, 1 week ago

New pandas make San Diego debut, boost bilateral conservation research

China Daily

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng and California Governor Gavin Newsom welcome new pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao on Thursday as they greeted the public at their new home in the San Diego Zoo. LIU GUANGUAN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Accompanied by strains of Chinese classical music and cheers from a crowd of onlookers, the San Diego …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Diverse Yantai wows Guyanese journalists

China Daily

The Guyana media delegation visits CIMC Raffles in Yantai. Invited by the China Public Diplomacy Association, a group of Guyanese journalists recently embarked on an enriching and captivating journey to Yantai, East China's Shandong province. They explored landmarks such as Yantai Mountain, Chaoyang Street, and Penglai Pavilion, and visited Yantai enterprises including CIMC Raffles, Changyu Group, and Eddie Precision, experiencing …

Guyana Yantai Cimc Raffles Guyanese

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Diverse Yantai wows Guyanese journalists

China Daily

The Guyana media delegation visits CIMC Raffles in Yantai. Invited by the China Public Diplomacy Association, a group of Guyanese journalists recently embarked on an enriching and captivating journey to Yantai, East China's Shandong province. They explored landmarks such as Yantai Mountain, Chaoyang Street, and Penglai Pavilion, and visited Yantai enterprises including CIMC Raffles, Changyu Group, and Eddie Precision, experiencing …

Guyana Yantai Cimc Raffles Wows Guyanese

5 months ago

'Productive' talks depend on Canada's attitude

China Daily

Chinese and Canadian national flags are seen during an exhibition in Shanghai, Sept 6, 2018. Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly visited China from Thursday to Saturday at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. This was also the first visit to China by a Canadian foreign minister in seven years, which was a positive signal for China-Canada …

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5 months ago

'Productive' talks depend on Canada's attitude

China Daily

Chinese and Canadian national flags are seen during an exhibition in Shanghai, Sept 6, 2018. Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly visited China from Thursday to Saturday at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. This was also the first visit to China by a Canadian foreign minister in seven years, which was a positive signal for China-Canada …

China Canada Chinese Canadian Joly

5 months, 1 week ago

Publication promotes professor's passion for plants

China Daily

Wang Renqing and one of his students conduct a field study in Shandong province last year. CHINA DAILY Wang Renqing, a professor from Shandong University in Jinan, Shandong province, has spent over a half century recording plants and their environments in an effort to protect nature. The 69-year-old professor and his team recently published the Vegegraphy of Shandong, part of …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Belgians harvest the good life in Guizhou

China Daily

GUIYANG — Nestled in the heart of the mountains in Xiasi village, Dushan county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, there is a unique ecological family farm. During this year's May Day holiday, Yang collaborated with the family to produce a short video showcasing the local folk culture, which was well-received and helped attract more attention to Guizhou, a province that has …

Family China Yang Ecological Belgian Guizhou Farm

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Belgians harvest the good life in Guizhou

China Daily

GUIYANG — Nestled in the heart of the mountains in Xiasi village, Dushan county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, there is a unique ecological family farm. During this year's May Day holiday, Yang collaborated with the family to produce a short video showcasing the local folk culture, which was well-received and helped attract more attention to Guizhou, a province that has …

Family China Yang Ecological Belgian Guizhou Farm

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pair of giant pandas from China arrive safely at San Diego Zoo

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Two giant pandas from China have safely arrived in Southern California, where they will be cared for as part of an ongoing conservation partnership, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Friday. The pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, will spend the next several weeks acclimating to their new home in a private habitat at the San …

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6 months ago

Li's visits to NZ, Australia widely hailed

China Daily

The Chinese and Australian national flags in Sydney, Australia. During Li's visit to their countries, Albanese and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon emphasized their close relationship with China and its importance in maintaining regional stability, a sentiment shared by Li. Alistair Crozier, the executive director of the New Zealand China Council called Li's visit "a timely chance for our …

Relationship China Australia New Zealand Chinese Canberra Visit

6 months, 1 week ago

South Korea-born panda to make debut in Sichuan

China Daily

Giant panda Fu Bao at the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province on May 27. After more than two months of quarantine and transitional adaptation, giant panda Fu Bao will meet the public at the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda …

China Research Bamboo South Korea Bao Base Panda

6 months, 1 week ago

Tour guide captivates visitors with Shaanxi charm

China Daily

Tourists appreciate a Terracotta Warrior at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Widely known as Bingdan, an influencer in his 30s with more than 8 million followers on short-video platform Douyin, he released a tour guide video with English subtitles late last month. Last month, about 400 representatives of governments, institutions and tourism-related enterprises of two …

Zhang Shaanxi Tour Tourist Tour Guide Guide Captivates

6 months, 1 week ago

Tour guide captivates visitors with Shaanxi charm

China Daily

Tourists appreciate a Terracotta Warrior at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Widely known as Bingdan, an influencer in his 30s with more than 8 million followers on short-video platform Douyin, he released a tour guide video with English subtitles late last month. Last month, about 400 representatives of governments, institutions and tourism-related enterprises of two …

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