Hangzhou launches probe into illegal underground IVF facility

Authorities in Linping district, Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province have uncovered an illegal in-vitro fertilization (IVF) embryo laboratory, where unlicensed personnel allegedly provided assisted reproductive services, including egg donation and embryo transfer procedures.  According to the statement released on Friday by a joint investigation and response task force in Linping district, the facility was found […]

China’s first general-purpose humanoid robot undergoes real-home trials; room remiains for robots to understand various needs, raise effiiciency: expert

"Xiaoguang, please prepare breakfast." Responding to the command, a humanoid household robot rolled to a counter, picked up bread, heated fried chicken in a microwave and served the meal in under 8 minutes at a model apartment in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, showcasing the latest advances in home-service robotics. This is China's first general-purpose […]

China strongly condemns extremely irresponsible remarks of NATO chief: FM

China strongly condemns the extremely irresponsible and provocative remarks made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that were characterized by a Cold War mentality, blame shifting, and shirking responsibility on the Ukraine issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday. On Thursday, Stoltenberg reiterated at the closing press conference of the NATO summit […]

We want peace, prosperity with China, not a war: former Philippine intelligence director

Editor's Note: As the former director of the Center for Intelligence and National Security Studies in the Philippines, Rommel C. Banlaoi, the Chairman of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence, and Terrorism Research, has a deep understanding of Philippine foreign policy and US-Philippine defense cooperation. He was assigned to help advise the president on security […]

China's goodwill and patience toward the Philippines are not limitless: Global Times editorial

After the Philippines repeatedly denied the "Gentleman's Agreement" and was later refuted by China with solid evidence, Manila has started a new political performance. On Wednesday, around 200 people on board five commercial fishing vessels set off from the Philippines, sailing toward the waters of Huangyan Dao under the banner of "defending rights," with an […]

US, S.Korea new ‘overcapacity’ hype about China's solar panels aims to curb China’s tech devt, industrial upgrading

Chinese experts said on Monday that reported cooperation between South Korea and the US to address so-called "excess capacity" in China's photovoltaic (PV) industry is part of the strategic narrative for Western countries to hype "overcapacity" in China's new-energy vehicles, lithium battery and PV sector, which is aimed at curbing China's technological development and industrial […]

Chinese equities continue rebound amid return of global capital

China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index at one point surged 0.2 percent to 3,163.14 points in Friday's morning trading session, a record high this year. It also represents an over 20-percent jump from the low point of 2,635.09 on February 5, which observers said means that the stocks in the Shanghai bourse are "entering a technical […]