Chinese researchers have developed a multifunctional soft robot which is capable of operating in extremely cold environments and navigating complex structures, offering significant advantages in scenarios such as aero engine blisk inspection, slit detection, and operations in cold regions, Jiemian News reported on Thursday. The robot, jointly developed by the Laboratory for Aerospace Structure Technology […]

US nominee for ambassador to Buenos Aires has sparked a storm of criticism Wednesday among Argentine lawmakers, media and trade unions with some Argentine politicians accusing him of violating diplomatic conventions, interfering in Argentine domestic affairs and meddling in judicial matters. The nominee claimed that Argentina's ex-president should face justice in cases in which she […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials of 16 new ambassadors to China in Beijing on Friday. The ambassadors are: -- Pham Thanh Binh from Vietnam -- Miguel Lecaro Barcenas from Panama -- Jose Julio Gomez Beato from Dominica -- Riza Poda from Albania -- Jonathan Edward Austin from New Zealand -- Thaddeus Kambanei from […]

At the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Saturday, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) launched a new early warning initiative, "MAZU," aimed at strengthening international cooperation on extreme weather and climate risks. MAZU stands for Multi-hazard, Alert, Zero-gap, and Universal, and it's also the name of the revered maritime […]

Nanhai district in Foshan city of South China's Guangdong Province launched a district-wide health campaign on Sunday to combat mosquito-borne diseases following a recent outbreak of chikungunya fever. The initiative aims to reduce the density of mosquito vectors and minimize disease transmission risks across the area. According to the Office of the Command Center for […]

Leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations will attend the Tianjin summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and related events, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday. The SCO Tianjin summit will be held from August 31 to September 1, Wang said in Tianjin during a joint press […]

Editor's Note: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has stressed that the environment concerns the well-being of people in all countries. During his inspections, Xi has always paid great attention to ecosystems, spanning from cities to rural areas, and […]

A team of Chinese experts discovered the world's deepest sandstone-type industrial uranium mineralization at a depth of 1,820 meters in the Tarim Basin in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and this breakthrough set a new global record for the deepest discovery of sandstone-type industrial uranium mineralization, marking China's leading position globally in the exploration […]

A flash flood triggered by continuous rainfall struck Rasuwa district in northern Nepal in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, a Chinese-assisted construction project on the Nepali side of a border facility has reported six Chinese employees and eight Nepali workers missing. The Nepali military and police are currently […]

Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Wednesday for an official visit to the Middle East country. Prior to his arrival, Li attended the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.