China’s new Covid drugs showing good results
Drug researchers in China are making progress with several antibody drugs, which neutralize the virus
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Who will be in China’s next leadership line-up?
The twice-in-a-decade National Congress of the Communist Party of China may be a year away, but party leaders are debating a new succession system
Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese female spacewalker
The mother of a 5-year-old is taking part in the Shenzhou XIII mission's first extravehicular activity.
Bengal to develop bio-shield to get protected from cyclonic storms
The natural barrier artificially engineered will be the first of its kind in the country
4 out of 10 North Koreans undernourished: Food and Agriculture Organization
Only five countries - Somalia, Haiti, the Central African Republic, Yemen and Madagascar - reported higher prevalence of undernourishment than North Korea in the report.
Kyoto firm puts genome-edited tiger puffer on the table
Genes in the fish that control appetite are knocked out by the genome-editing technology, boosting their appetite and the speed at which they gain weight
Body donors teach would-be doctors lesson about life
Most donors are ordinary people from varied walks of life and their final wishes are simple but worthy of respect
Philippines retains ranking as 7th deadliest country for journalists in global index
Somalia remained the world’s worst country for unsolved killings, along with Syria, Iraq, Sudan and Afghanistan, based on the latest data.
Trees that served as dinosaur food found in Yunnan
More than 200 Cyathea trees, known as "living fossils", were found in deep mountains in Yunnan province.
Okinawa port clogged with pumice stones
The pumice stones are believed to have been ejected from the Fukutokuokanoba submarine volcano near the Ogasawara Islands, which erupted in August.