14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (274+ words) HAIKOU -- More than 31,000 people have been evacuated from at-risk areas in South China's Hainan province as persistent heavy rain battered parts of the island. As of 7:50 pm Sunday, 31,564 people had been relocated, though no major disasters were reported, according to…...

14+ hour, 50+ min ago   (486+ words) Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. In a high-stakes effort to save one of…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago   (647+ words) At the recent World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, I happened to find myself a few seats away from Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree Robotics. When the opening ceremony ended, most of the corporate executives in the row got up…...

16+ hour, 13+ min ago   (391+ words) Microduck, a robot duck that waddles, carries objects with its beak and skates on tiny wheels, has become an unlikely global AI hit. Priced at disarmingly $399, the gadget drew orders of as many as 10,000 units within days of its launch,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (263+ words) HAIKOU - Authorities in China's southern island province of Hainan have suspended classes in parts of the province and closed 27 tourist attractions as a tropical depression over the South China Sea unleashes torrential rain across the region. Heavy rainfall is expected…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (389+ words) A wide range of the latest scientific and technological achievements were unveiled on Friday at the ongoing 19th Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai, demonstrating China's innovation in diverse... Sci-tech breakthroughs unveiled at Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai A wide range of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (183+ words) China launched a Long March 4B carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon to send six multifunctional satellites into Earth's orbit. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/chinadaily.com.cn] The Yaogan, or Remote-Sensing,... China launches remote sensing satellite groups The Yaogan, or Remote-Sensing, series…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (354+ words) A glacier collapse that struck Nepal on Aug 26 and cascaded across the border into China has been identified as one of the most destructive extreme disaster events ever recorded in the Himalayan region, according to a scientific analysis released by…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (374+ words) Shanxi province, China's largest coal-producing region, is accelerating its shift toward a clean and diversified energy structure as the country advances its commitments to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. The province is systematically upgrading its…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (491+ words) Experts have called for stronger basic geological surveys, dynamic monitoring and deeper research into disaster patterns after a deadly mudslide in a low-risk area of Suichuan county, Jiangxi province, killed 16 people as of early Thursday. All the missing people have…...