Newly discovered asteroid to fly safely by Earth next week: Chinese astronomer
Zhao Haibin, an astronomer with the observatory, said the asteroid is expected to approach a distance of 4.48 million km from Earth's surface, or about 11.7 times the distance between Earth and the moon.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Rare Bigfin Squid sighted in Australian waters for first time
12 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from Australia's national science agency have filmed elusive Bigfin Squid in Australian waters for the first time."Most previous reports have been of single Bigfin Squid, so it's exciting to have recorded five in the Great Australian Bight," she said in a media release.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Tractor beam developed by Australian researchers capable of controlling lightning
12 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have developed laser technology capable of controlling where lightning hits the ground.The major breakthrough has the potential to reduce the risk of catastrophic bushfires in Australia, many of which are sparked by lightning hitting the ground in dry bushland.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
China's Ningbo Zhoushan Port, Brazil's Vale to build joint company
China's mega-port operator Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co., Ltd. has signed a deal with Vale International S.A.dollars) and includes a stockyard and two loading berths with an annual processing capacity of 20 million tonnes.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Deals worth over 300 bln yuan expected to be signed at investment fair
The 137 deals to be signed during the five-day Liaoning International Fair for Investment and Trade cover various fields such as equipment manufacturing, information technology and product processing.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Spotlight: Two weeks into lockdown, France reports "fragile" gains in COVID-19 indicators
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in France jumped by 737 in one day to reach an all-time high of 32,638, higher than the previous peak of 32,292 recorded on April 14.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Traditional Chinese opera promoted across China
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Last batch of Mongolia-donated sheep arrives in China
Trucks carrying 1,800 sheep donated by Mongolia arrived in the China-Mongolia border city of Erenhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
S.Korea to fine people not wearing mask in public places
South Korea on Friday launched a COVID-19 quarantine rule to fine up to 100,000 won (about 90 U.S.Exceptions will be allowed to children under the age of 14 and adults incapable of wearing a mask for health reasons.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Indian, Pakistani troops exchange fire on Kashmir LoC
Troops of India and Pakistan Friday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other's positions on the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Political advisors discuss measures to better publicize China's human rights stories
China's political advisors discussed measures to better publicize human rights development stories in the country at a bi-weekly seminar held recently.They suggested sticking to the human rights development path with Chinese characteristics, following the people-centered philosophy and telling China's stories in a clear and intelligible way.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
5.22-magnitude quake hits 38 km E of Olancha, CA -- USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.22 jolted 38 km E of Olancha, California, the United States at 0914 GMT on Friday, the U.S.The epicenter, with a depth of 23.89 km, was initially determined to be at 36.3223343 degrees north latitude and 117.5791702 degrees west longitude.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Macao's new approved residential mortgage loans rise by 38.3 pct in September
At the end of September 2020, the outstanding value of RMLs was 234.00 billion patacas (about 29.30 billion dollars), which rose by 0.5 percent month-to-month or 2.5 percent from a year ago.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Fish breeding technology helps locals increase income in Jiande, E China's Zhejiang
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U.S. reports record daily increase of over 140,000 COVID-19 cases
The new number refreshed the previous nationwide record of 134,383 cases set in previous day, pushing the seven-day average daily increase to a record high of 121,496 cases, according to latest CDC data.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
China congratulates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
China on Friday congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, saying China will respect American people's choice.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
S. Korea reports 191 more COVID-19 cases, 28,133 in total
13 (Xinhua) -- South Korea reported 191 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 28,133.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
Chinese port city sees cross-border e-commerce orders soar during shopping festival
The northern Chinese port city of Tianjin saw its cross-border e-commerce orders surge during the Singles' Day shopping promotions.Source: 光明网 | (NZT)
2,000-yr-old barn excavated in Inner Mongolia
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Intangible cultural heritage workshops, projects help people increase income
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