2,500-year-old blacksmith technique brings China’s mammoth machine to life: engineers
An ancient technique, famously used 2,500 years ago to make a sword for a legendary Chinese king, has now been used for a tunnel...
Chinese table tennis stars win hearts in Hong Kong with coaching, showcase of skills
Some lucky Hong Kong fans received personal coaching from table tennis champion Chen Meng during a match against legend Ma Long and teamed up...
Mainland Chinese divers, swimmers make a splash with Hong Kong crowd amid city visit
Hongkongers were treated to a watersports showcase by mainland Chinese Olympians on Saturday, with divers performing all manner of special flips and tricks unseen...
China’s Banks Sanctioned, Making RMB Payments Tougher, Russia’s Trade Restricted
Last December, the U.S. implemented secondary sanctions to prevent Russia from evading the primary ones. These sanctions targeted financial institutions assisting Russia in circumventing...
Glycine fiends: how the internet made an obscure Chinese company into a sensation
It was April, and TikTok had no clue what was coming. At some point along the endless scroll through the kinds of short videos...
Residential cruise passengers in Belfast wait for months to board a 3-year journey
Lanette Canen and Johan Bodin gave up life on land to become seaborne nomads on a years-long cruise. Months later, the couple has yet...
Hongkongers caught feeding feral pigeons face on-the-spot HK$5,000 fine from Sunday
Hongkongers caught feeding feral pigeons will no longer receive verbal warnings for breaking the law and will instead face on-the-spot fines of HK$5,000 (US$641)...
Floods in Nigeria kill hundreds and wash away farmland, as millions face famine
Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country’s disaster management agency said, further threatening...
US School Districts Rush to Spend Pandemic Relief Funds as Deadline Looms
Districts can request additional time to spend down the money if the U.S. Department of Education approves the expenditure. Many school districts across the...