Authorities in China have levied fines worth more than 1 billion yuan ($137 million) on Chinese companies for fishing illegally in international waters since 2016, a white paper said on Tuesday.The pe
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U.S. House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee after three failed votes
U.S. Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan (C), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, leaves after House Republicans voted in a secret ballot against him continuing as the party\’s nominee for speaker
Community canteen nourishes rural seniors, promotes elderly care
HANGZHOU, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Roughly at 11 a.m., a rural community canteen in east China\’s Zhejiang Province begins to hum with elderly locals sitting and chatting while waiting for lunch.
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Netizens show support for flood-hit online bookstore
An employee of BooksChina.com, an online bookstore, navigates through knee-deep water inside a warehouse in Zhuozhou on Thursday. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Netizens have rallied around BooksChin
Ancient chestnut business flourishing as growers pull together
BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) — Eighty kilometers north of downtown Beijing, at the foot of the Great Wall, the land is awash with sweet chestnut trees, some of them hundreds of years old.
Five weeks fro
Beekeeping sweetens prospects for villagers in east China
NANCHANG, April 24 (Xinhua) — In the early morning, Liu Huangping, 50, carefully places beehives around his house, preparing to welcome his tiny guests and help them build nests.
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China unveils list of quality farm produce
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) — China\’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has recently launched its 2023 list of high-quality agricultural products, ministry official Yang Haisheng said Tuesday.
Gun deaths of U.S. kids up 50 pct in grim new record: Global News
NEW YORK, April 10 (Xinhua) — With gun violence rising in the United States, new research shows that the number of U.S. kids killed by gunfire has hit a record high, a concerning trend as the country
All dried-out sections of ancient Chinese canal refilled with water
BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) — All dried-out sections of the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, a long waterway connecting the northern and southern parts of China, had been refilled with water by Tu
COVID-19 death rates vary dramatically across U.S.: analysis
NEW YORK, March 23 (Xinhua) — Death rates from COVID-19 varied dramatically across the United States, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing a major new analysis.COVID death rates in states like Ariz