A send-off ceremony is held on Thursday for Shenzhou XVIII mission commander Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu (right) and crew members Colonel Li Cong (center) and Colonel Li Guangsu at Northwest China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.Li Gang/Xinhua
Shenzhou XVIII successfully launched
A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou XVIII spacecraft with three astronauts aboard blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 8:59 pm on Thursday.
Greater efforts urged on sci-tech cooperation
Greater efforts are needed to strengthen international cooperation in science and technology, explore ways of jointly solving important global issues through technological innovation, and develop new quality productive forces, said officials, experts and company executives on Thursday in Beijing.
Procuratorates to strengthen IP protection
Procuratorial authorities will strengthen the legal protection of intellectual property rights and promote the construction of an integrated protection framework for intellectual property, a senior prosecutor said at a news conference on Thursday, one day before World Intellectual Property Day.
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EU's protectionist moves detrimental to mutually beneficial partnership
In the latest sign that protectionism has reared its ugly head in Europe, the European Commission has launched an investigation into China's public procurement of medical devices, purportedly to determine if European suppliers of devices have been given fair access in the country.
There's a path beyond Thucydides trap
On March 27, the country's top leader and a group of US businesspeople and academics agreed that the existing and rising powers can avoid the "Thucydides trap". The meeting was held just days after the release of the book, Escaping Thucydides's Trap: Dialogue with Graham Allison on China-US Relations, at the Center for China and Globalization. The timing of the book is critical, because the US presidential election in November will likely define the future of US-China relations amid a complex geopolitical landscape marked by trade disputes and regional conflicts.
Pakistan seeks reset of ties in the Middle East
The latest visits of senior officials from Iran and Saudi Arabia show the further strengthening of bilateral relations between Pakistan and countries in the Arabian Peninsula and the wider Middle East to seek solutions to common challenges, experts say.
China flays overseas talk about 'overcapacity'
Despite external pressures and narratives surrounding the so-called overcapacity in manufacturing, China should and will remain steadfast in its commitment to fostering new quality productive forces and developing emerging fields with hard-won advantages, a senior economist said on Thursday.
Domestic brands make steady march overseas
Domestic brands with unique features and high-quality attributes have been accelerating their pace of going global, and the trend has shifted from low-priced competition to branding development, and increasing applications of digital technologies, industry experts said.
Watering the gardens of friendship
The grandiose Versailles Palace is a place etched in history, and its ornate grounds were the perfect setting for Wandering in the Gardens of Jiangnan, an exhibition that attracted throngs of people in the hope of glimpsing what results when Eastern design meets Western style.
A Chinese beat for the world stage
Most Chinese born since the 1990s know the quote: "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". This saying is frequently found on posters that grace their primary school classrooms' walls.
Liverpool's title hopes in tatters after Everton loss
LIVERPOOL, England — Jurgen Klopp's hopes of a dream send-off were left in tatters after a 2-0 loss at Everton dealt a major blow to Liverpool's Premier League title bid on Wednesday.
