Georgia: Ambassador attends the Peking University International Culture Festival

"The International Cultural Festival facilitates cross-cultural exchanges and mutual understanding among young people from different countries, allowing them to explore core values in different cultural contexts," Georgian Ambassador to China Archil Kalandia said at the opening ceremony of 2023 Peking University International Culture Festival.  The festival successfully kicked off on October 21 in Beijing, titled […]

China, Nauru to ramp up cooperation in agriculture, infrastructure construction and more: experts

As Nauru announced Monday that it will recognize the one-China principle and sever "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan, experts noted that Nauru has seen win-win results of cooperation between China and South Pacific island nations, and China and Nauru will accelerate cooperation in agriculture and infrastructure fields. In a post on Facebook, the government of Nauru […]

3 spy cases released as China celebrates its 4th Police Day, honoring contributions to national security work

As the fourth Chinese People's Police Day was celebrated on Wednesday, the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) released details about three spy cases, honoring the state security officers' contributions to China's counter-espionage security work, which achieved significant progress in 2023. 2024 is a crucial year for the comprehensive establishment, accumulation, and consolidation of the […]

BRI guests experience charm of China on cultural journey

At the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, facing the ever-flowing Yangtze River, Mortada Abdelkhalik Abdelaziz Taha, the manager of Kuwaiti media Alarab, expressed his feelings: "Although I have read a lot of information about China before, this study tour has helped deepen my understanding. When we actually see China, we find that China not only […]

Italy: 127 cultural relics from museum of Naples showcased in Beijing

The opening ceremony of the exhibition of Ancient Greek and Roman Treasures in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy, debuted recently at the National Museum of Classic Books in Beijing.  The exhibition is to showcase 127 precious cultural relics from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy, including sculptures, murals, ceramics, […]

Shanghai marks 86th anniversary of Battle of Songhu with commemorative activities

Shanghai held a series of commemorative activities on Sunday, August 13th, marking the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Songhu, also known as the Battle of Shanghai. These events aimed to honor the soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives during the battle against Japanese invaders, while also providing an opportunity for more people to […]

Ancient arachnid was almost a spider

A 305-million-year-old arachnid might shed some light on spider evolution. Researchers discovered the fossilized remains of Idmonarachne brasieri curled up in ironstone from central France. The legs, mouthparts and body of the 1-centimeter-long arachnid were all spiderlike. But the ancient arthropod was missing a key feature of all true spiders: silk-spinning organs. I. brasieri also […]

Viking-era woman sheds light on Iceland’s earliest settlers

ATLANTA — Iceland’s “woman in blue,” the partial skeleton of a young woman found in 1938 in a grave with Viking-era objects, was a child of some of the island’s earliest settlers, researchers reported April 14 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Tooth development and wear suggest she was between […]