BEIJING, April 2 (Xinhua) — The Yangtze River, the longest waterway in China, saw further improvement in its water quality in 2023 as the country continued its efforts to protect this river, an offic
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Eager US students embark on China adventure
Students from Lincoln High School and Steilacoom High School in the United States wait on Saturday at San Francisco International Airport in California for their flight to take them on a cultural-exch
Disabled Tibetan photographer aims high
LHASA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Lhapa Dondrup is perhaps the shortest photographer in southwest China\’s Xizang Autonomous Region.
Standing less than 1 meter tall, the wheelchair-bound Tibetan has brittle b
Democracy at fingertips
FUZHOU, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — With his fingertips tracing the raised dots on a Braille document, Wang Yongcheng, a national legislator from east China\’s Fujian Province, said, \”This is what democracy lo
Texas lawmakers propose bill to teach pupils dealing with \”war zone\” wounds: The Guardian
LONDON, May 15 (Xinhua) — Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Texas proposed that schools across the state should provide \”bleeding control stations\” to teach kids how to deal with casualties from a mass
China makes solid progress in the protection of its water resources
BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) — Every year, millions of birds stop to rest at the estuary of the Yellow River during their migration, with some choosing to stay for the winter and to breed.High above th
IAEA chief to visit Iran for high-level talks
VIENNA, March 2 (Xinhua) — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will travel to Tehran for high-level meetings at the invitation of Iran\’s government, the agency tw