HONG KONG — For bizarre items floating in the ocean, try topping this: The upper half of a set of false teeth, seen bobbing around in the South China Sea. “I remember thinking: ‘How on…
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BEIJING – Some food safety experts have expressed doubts about the use of additives in rice, although officials said they are free from potential safety hazards. In response to media reports questioning the revised…
“When you think about the future, many things come together,” said Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and billionaire philanthropist, at the 2011 Climate Solutions Breakfast, held on Tuesday, May 10, in the Westin Seattle….
Earthquakes could burst glacial lakes in the Himalayas, flooding populated areas downstream, scientists are warning. Navin Singh Khadka reports. Glacial lakes in the Himalayas could pose a major hazard to population centres if they are…
Before the Sendai earthquake on March 11, the public opinion polls in Japan indicated that over 80 percent of Japanese had a negative impression of China and little trust in the Chinese government. This is…
It all began with a television report showing the hardships endured by students in an impoverished county in Guizhou Province, which moved 35-year-old Liang Shuxin so deeply that he decided to launch an online donation…
WASHINGTON, May 24 (Xinhua) — The selection of the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should reflect the changing realities of the global economy and not on the basis of nationality, meaning the…
Shanghai – Hospitals and restaurants may soon be prohibited from providing people with free plastic bags in the latest attempt to limit the use of the environmentally harmful product, according to the Ministry of Commerce….
Rain brought some relief for drought-stricken central China yesterday, but hot weather forecast for the next few days could worsen the situation, the most serious along the Yangtze River in more than 50 years. Rainfalls…
BEIJING– China’s top quality watchdog Monday began soliciting public opinions regarding its latest revised regulation concerning food recalls, as persistent food safety scandals in recent years have resulted in widely-heard public grievances. The revision was…