National News

The longest day of 2020 shall be marked across much of Asia by an annular solar eclipse. The “Ring of Fire” that is the result shall darken our afternoon skies on Sunday 21 June, making for an exciting end...

Counters showcasing anti-blue-light glasses have started popping up in opticians all over China. The nation’s top ophthalmologists, however, say there is no scientific basis for such offering any benefit to those spending long periods of time looking at screens. Hazards...

This week is National Cosmetics Safety Awareness Week. With the overall aim of improving the general public's awareness for the safe use of makeup, the initiative is taking many forms in different parts of China, from online blogs to...

China has come far in terms of liberalisation, a fact manifest by a Nanjing University professor’s success at tabling an animal rights motion at this year’s “Two Sessions” in Beijing. Yet, he has an 84 year-old astronomer to thank...

The history of climbing Mount Everest is the epitome of the human spirit of adventure and exploration. As the nation today celebrates 60 years since her first ascent, in the history of China climbing Mount Everest, one individual stands...

While airlines the world over clamber to avoid bankruptcy by focusing their operations on cargo, a new operator in China has just been launched that shines a light on the country’s ambitions for an “Aerial Silk Road” that will...

A sobering statistic emerged this morning in the form of figures for Wuhan’s economic activity during the first quarter. The worse-than-feared 40.5 percent drop in GDP over the same period last year comes as another forewarning to virus epicentres...

With the extended May Day holiday just around the corner and the threat from Covid-19 as good as gone, Chinese people are set to take advantage of the 5 day holiday by once again travelling. Most, however, are not...