Waste Sorting Adopted in 237 Cities Across China
BEIJING (Xinhua) — A total of 237 cities at the prefectural level or above in China have adopted waste sorting schemes as the country continues to embrace the green lifestyle, authorities said.
Campus Survey Reveals Regret After Online Impulse Buying
BEIJING (Xinhua) — A survey has found that nearly 87 percent of college student respondents bought things they do not actually need online and 77.53 percent felt regret about it.
Hong Kong Residents Clear Barricades, Mourn Riot Victim
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — Despite escalating violence in Hong Kong, many residents have stepped out to clear road barricades and mourn a cleaner killed by rioters in a bid to say "no" to violence.
Hong Kong Police Storm University Held by Protesters
HONG KONG (AP) — Police breached a Hong Kong university campus held by protesters early Monday after an all-night siege that included firing repeated barrages of tear gas and water cannons.
Chinese Troops Join Hong Kong Cleanup as Protesters Retreat
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese troops came out of the barracks in Hong Kong on Saturday — not to quell protests but to help clean up.
Some Western Exchange Students Urged to Leave Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Several Nordic students at Hong Kong Baptist University are being moved because anti-government demonstrators are on the school grounds.
Two Giant Pandas Born in Belgium Given Official Names
BRUSSELS (Xinhua) — The two giant pandas born on Aug. 8, 2019 in the Belgian zoo of Pairi Daiza were given official names on Thursday during a ceremony marking their 100-day celebration.
70-Year-Old Janitor Struck by Rioter’s Brick Dies in Hospital
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — A senior sanitation worker in Hong Kong died in hospital late Thursday after being hit in his head by one of the bricks hurled by rioters.
230 Chileans Blinded by Police Firing Pellet Guns in Protests
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans are accustomed to seeing violent clashes between police and demonstrators but a new trend is leaving them shaken: the blinding of protesters by shotgun pellets fired by state’s security agents.
China Tests Mars Landing, Set to Launch by 2020
BEIJING (Xinhua) — China on Thursday unveiled an experiment simulating the process of a probe hovering, avoiding obstacles and descending to land on Mars.
