China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish and most sensitive radio telescope, has announced that the application channel for free observation projects for the 2024 observation season will open to the world from Saturday. FAST, or the "China Sky Eye," is currently accepting applications for the observation season which runs from August 2024 […]
A 3-year-old boy was killed after being throwing off a 22nd-floor apartment by his manic mother after she injured her mother-in-law with a kitchen knife in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on Monday. The woman has been remanded by police. According to a police statement, the 37-year-old suspect, surnamed He, suffered from sudden mania at home […]
A launching ceremony of the secretariat of the China-Central Asia mechanism was held in Xi 'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Saturday, aiming to make an important contribution to promoting the building of a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future. Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of […]
On Tuesday morning, Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Shaolin kung fu, issued a statement refuting claims that its abbot, Shi Yongxin, has passed on his role to his son, Shi Zheng'en. Recently, some self-media accounts alleged that Shi Yongxin had transferred his responsibilities to his son, showing a photo of the two standing together. Shaolin […]
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Monday revealed a crackdown of a foreign espionage case, in which a spy tried to lure an employee from a Chinese high-tech company into giving state secrets online. After uncovering the case, the employee was given a reward for proactively reporting his suspicion to the agency. The staffer […]
Editor's Note: Over the last two weeks, while the Chinese people were celebrating the Spring Festival holidays, several Philippine vessels illegally intruded into the waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao, also known as Huangyan Island. Despite repeated warnings from the China Coast Guard (CCG), the Philippine vessel persisted in its activity. The CCG had to […]
Editor's Note: The end of the year and the start of a new one is a time for reflection and anticipation. Throughout 2023, the Chinese society has undergone various developments and changes, behind which manifest the exploration and practice of the Chinese path to modernization. In light of this, the Global Times has launched a […]
The claim by the Globe and Mail, a Canadian media outlet, that there is "forced labor" used in China's seafood industry is irresponsible and full of ideological bias. The media is trying utmost to make something out of nothing in a bid to distort public opinion, the Chinese Embassy in Canada said on Monday. The […]
Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring responded on Thursday to the online controversy over the packaging design of its Oriental Leaf Green Tea drink, stating that the architectural pattern on the packaging is inspired by Chinese temples, not Japanese ones, and that the text on the bottle is about Japanese tea culture originating from China. […]
China's private Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) recorded a month-on-month expansion in February, pointing to robust business activities among small and private enterprises. The official manufacturing PMI, also released on Friday, indicated a better production outlook following the Chinese New Year holidays. As the first major economic barometer in February, the PMI showed that […]