China slows defense budget growth to 6.6 % in 2020
Inforgraphic: GT By Liu Xuanzun China set its 2020 defense budget growth target at 6.6 percent, resulting in a draft budget of 1.268 trillion yuan ($178.2 billion), lower than the…
Two sessions offer a chance to see how China works: Ghanaian ambassador
Ghanaian Ambassador to China Edward Boateng Photo: courtesy of Ghanaian Embassy in Beijing By Wang Bozun The two sessions offer the unique opportunity to see Chinese politics at play on…
China to firmly respond with countermeasures against US bills smearing China over COVID-19: NPC spokesperson
China US Photo:Global Times A spokesperson for the annual session of China's top legislature on Thursday slammed US bills that baselessly accuse China of being responsible for COVID-19 and demand…
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Case numbers hit sad new record
WHO reports highest daily viral infections and ‘tragic milestone’ passed The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it had registered a new daily record number of COVID-19 cases.…
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Monkeys in the US develop virus immunity after infection, vaccination
Two studies in monkeys published on Wednesday offer some of the first scientific evidence that surviving COVID-19 may result in immunity from reinfection, a positive sign that vaccines under development…
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US aircraft carrier leaves Naval Base Guam after almost two-month quarantine
The US Pacific Fleet said Wednesday that aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt headed out to sea from Naval Base Guam after nearly two months of being under quarantine there. The…
Japan’s coronavirus crisis sparks calls for revamping the school year
Advocates of changing Japan's century-old tradition of starting the school year in April, when cherry blossoms bloom, are seizing on school closures caused by the coronavirus as a chance for…
Fighting the virus the priority: Russian Ambassador to China
Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov Photo: Artem Ivanov/TASS By Xie Wenting While backing the proposal to identify the zoonotic source of the coronavirus, the Russian Ambassador to China told…
‘China Task Force’ established by US politicians ‘a circus troupe’
US Congress Photos: cnsphoto By Zhao Yusha and Fan Lingzhi The newly established "China Task Force" in the US is nothing but a "circus troupe," which has…
Cross-Straits ties likely to see ‘a decoupling future’ as Tsai enters 2nd term
File Photo: Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Photo:Xinhua By GT staff reporters The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has responded to…