China beat Estonia 9-3 for its first victory from the wheelchair curling competitions at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on Sunday.[More]
People wearing a face mask walk down the stairs of the National Library of Athens on December 23, 2021. (Photo: CGTN)ATHENS, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The use of face masks will no longer be mandatory in outdoor spaces in Greece as of March 5, the countrys health ministry announced on Wednesday.However, m[More]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinas index of export container transport edged down in the past week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) went down 2.1 percent to 3,425.58, according to the exchange.The sub-reading for the Me[More]
An individual's distinguishing characteristics, especially those as harmless as which hand one feels more comfortable using to complete everyday tasks, should be appreciated.[More]
The cauldron is lit outside the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China, on February 4. (Photos: Xinhua)BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A pandemic like COVID-19 could reveal how humanity would respond to a global challenge.Over [More]
Washington (People’s Daily) – A reception for the 2022 Chinese New Year of the Tiger, themed “A Vigorous Year of the Tiger, A Joyful Rendezvous for Winter Olympics”, was held online by the Chinese Embassy in the US on January 30. Ambassador Qin Gang delivered a speech, former US President Jimmy Cart[More]
Passengers board a train at Xiaowandong railway station in Xiaowandong Township of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, southwest Chinas Yunnan Province, Jan. 28, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua)The Chinese mainland reported 81 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 54 domestically transmitted and 27 imp[More]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A key inflation measure closely watched by the U.S. Federal Reserve rose at the fastest pace in nearly 40 years in December 2021, reaffirming market expectations that the central bank will begin raising interest rates in March to tame inflation.A customer shops for me[More]
Meet Methuselah, the fish that likes to eat fresh figs, get belly rubs and is believed to be the oldest living aquarium fish in the world.Senior biologist Allan Jan feeds Methuselah, a 4-foot-long, 40-pound Australian lungfish that was brought to the California Academy of Sciences in 1938 from Austr[More]
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Less than two weeks away from the opening of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, only nine other nations have joined the United States in announcing not to send diplomats to attend the games so far. The international response to such acts has ranged from indifference to scor[More]