China
Economy
Gold Price Hits Record Highs as Countries Ease Reliance on US Dollar
The price of spot gold reached $2,364 per ounce on Tuesday after hitting record highs for seven consecutive sessions and trading at $2,336 per ounce on Monday. Year on year, gold is up 16.5 percent.
The main driver of the...
Greek News
China’s Santorini Resembles the Greek Cosmopolitan Island
For Chinese that don't have an opportunity to visit Santorini in Greece, there is the Dream Land in Dali, in Southwest China’s Yunnan province that resembles the cosmopolitan Greek island.
The resort is built on the side of the Cangshan...
Ancient Greece
The Unknown War Between Ancient Greeks and China
Greece and China have been two of the world’s most unique civilizations, but how many of us knew that the two nations have actually been at war against each other?
The story is more complicated than one might think. Buried...
Archaeology
Mystery of Tarim Mummies Buried in Boats in China’s Desert Solved
The mysterious origins of hundreds of mummified bodies, known as the Tarim Basin Mummies, which were found buried in boats in an uninhabitable region of desert in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China, have been uncovered.
The Tarim...
Politics
US House Passes Bill Potentially Banning TikTok Nationwide
In a landslide vote a bill has been passed by the US House of Representatives which gives ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, 165 days to divest from the social media platform before it is legally barred from app stores...
Technology
‘Floating’ Hyperloop Train Hits a Record-Breaking Speed of 387MPH
For more than 100 years, people have been using airplanes to make their trips within a country much quicker. But what if you could board a train that could take you to your destination even faster than a regular...
Economy
The Top 10 Countries Dominating Global Gold Reserves
Gold continues to be an important indicator and store of value in the modern era, serving as a hedge and retaining its value even during times of economic crisis. With that in mind, here are the top 10 countries...
Canada
Chairman George: The Greek-Canadian Who Became a Singing Superstar in China
A PhD-trained statistician for the federal agency Statistics Canada is an unlikely candidate for becoming a singing sensation anywhere—much less in China. But this is the surprising path the life of Canadian-born George Sapounidis took after 1999, when he...
Technology
China Unveils World’s Fastest Internet Transmitting 150 Movies Per Second
China has recently rolled out the ‘world’s fastest internet network’ that it claims can transmit data at a rate of 1.2 terabits per second.
The project has been jointly developed by the Tsinghua University, China Mobile, Huawei and CERNET.com Corporation, according...
Environment
Never-Before-Seen Ore With a Rare Earth Element Discovered
Chinese researchers have recently discovered a new ore called niobobaotite in the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou, which contains the rare earth element niobium. This is a significant advancement in materials science and mining considering niobium is highly valued...