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Poll: 78.2% of respondents lose confidence in 'American rule of law'
Opinion | US racial injustice and inequality hundreds of years in making
Airline prices from China to SE Asia dropped after Spring Festival
Largest walkout in decade: Half a million strike in UK demanding higher wages
Watch This | Lakers suffer ‘triple play’ of controversial penalties in a month: By coincidence or on purpose?

Poll: 78.2% of respondents lose confidence in 'American rule of law'

On January 10, Tyre Nichols, an African-American man, died after being severely beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, triggering mass protests and demonstrations across the United States.

World 02-02 16:50:34

Opinion | US racial injustice and inequality hundreds of years in making

Nearly 60 years have elapsed since Martin Luther King Jr. made the iconic and one of the most powerful speeches in the history of civil liberties and human rights movements. "I have a dream…" is a touching speech, a powerful protest against racial discrimination, yet his grandchildren are still judged by the color of their skin, rather than by their character and contributions to society.

Opinion 02-02 14:36:00

Airline prices from China to SE Asia dropped after Spring Festival

Airfare prices from China to Southeast Asia have decreased about 30 percent after the Spring Festival, according to data released Tuesday by Chinese online travel platform Qunar.

Business 02-02 13:49:00

Largest walkout in decade: Half a million strike in UK demanding higher wages

Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade, closing schools and severely disrupting transport.

World 02-02 11:35:04

Watch This | Lakers suffer ‘triple play’ of controversial penalties in a month: By coincidence or on purpose?

A few days ago, a mistake was made by referees of the NBA. This time, it was LeBron James and the Lakers again who had the misfortune.

Exclusive 02-02 11:21:58

Meta releases Q4, full-year results, net income drastically falls

U.S. social media giant Meta Platforms, Inc. on Wednesday reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended Dec. 31, 2022, with drastic decrease in net income.

Business 02-02 11:09:00

FBI search | No classified documents found in President Biden's home

No classified documents were found during an FBI search of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth, Delaware, according to his lawyer.

World 02-02 10:34:00

China continues to be major engine of global growth, says U.S. scholar

When advanced countries might suffer from deep recession, "only China is the country that will continue to be a major engine of global growth," a U.S. scholar has said.

China 02-01 20:32:00

EU to present green industry plans to remain competitive

The European Commission will present plans on Wednesday in an effort to ensure Europe can compete with the United States as a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles and other green products.

World 02-01 18:30:00

New Zealand's unemployment rate reaches 3.4 pct

New Zealand's unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in the December 2022 quarter, compared with 3.3 percent last quarter, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Wednesday (Feb. 1).

World 02-01 18:13:00

Opinion | No end to the tragedy in Ukraine? Try befriending China

Win, lose or draw, the path to peace in Ukraine, strangely, goes through China. Of this there seems little doubt. Russia has hinted darkly that if it loses this war, what awaits is the nuclear option.

Philip Yeung 02-01 17:13:50

Chinese director Rao Xiaozhi wins best director award at SCO film festival in India

The five-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) film festival concluded Tuesday in India's economic hub Mumbai.

China 02-01 16:52:00

Japan intends to relax anti-epidemic measures for passengers entering from China

According to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation today (Feb. 1), the Japanese government is considering relaxing the anti-epidemic measures on passengers entering from China, including no longer requiring negative nucleic acid test reports.

World 02-01 15:29:00

Brexit deals blow to UK economy, says expert

Three years after the United Kingdom's (UK) departure from the European Union (EU), there is now a reasonable consensus that the effects of Brexit on the country's economy have been negative, and public support for it has been decreasing, a scholar has said.

World 02-01 14:19:00

Murakami to publish first new novel in six years

Celebrated Japanese author Haruki Murakami will release his first new novel in six years this April, publisher Shinchosha announced on Wednesday.

World 02-01 13:34:00