President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at a welcoming banquet at the Macao East Asian Games Dome on Thursday evening, the eve of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland.Feng Yongbin/China Daily
Xi commends Macao's achievements
President Xi Jinping commended Macao on Thursday for making remarkable achievements over the past five years despite extraordinary challenges, saying that the special administrative region is blessed with the opportunities and abilities to achieve greater success with strong support from the motherland.
Prioritizing education stressed
President Xi Jinping, while visiting Macau University of Science and Technology on Thursday, highlighted the need to prioritize education from a strategic perspective, enable better alignment of academic disciplines with the nation's and Macao's development needs, and foster high-quality talent.
New laws to strengthen legal system
More legislative items, especially those in key areas, emerging fields and foreign-related fields, have been unveiled this year as legislators made greater efforts to optimize the country's legal system, an official from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said on Thursday.
'Cherished pearl' shines brightly in caring 'palm of the motherland'
Friday marked the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland.
US top court to hear TikTok ban challenge
The US Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it would consider TikTok's challenge to legislation that could force the popular social media platform to be sold to a US company by Jan 19 or face a nationwide ban.
Solar firms eye options in emerging markets
Chinese solar companies are turning their attention to emerging markets in Indonesia and the Middle East as the United States intensifies trade restrictions on imported photovoltaic products from various regions, analysts said.
Lawns abroad mow-tivated by Chinese robots
BEIJING — Davide Campigotto, a 35-year-old father in Italy, was enjoying chucking a flying disk around with his children in their courtyard, while a cordless robotic lawnmower trimmed the grass around them.
Learning caution in the age of AI
In his 1950 paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence, British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing proposed the question of whether a computer could talk like a human.
Festival and residency offer up an opera feast
With the Bayreuth Festival coming to Shanghai for the first time, the city will host the festival's only residency program in Asia.
Amorim tells Rashford: 'Speak with the manager'
LONDON — Ruben Amorim has told Marcus Rashford he should "speak with the manager" rather than air his grievances publicly, after the Manchester United forward hinted he could leave Old Trafford.
