Journalists report from outside the White House in Washington, DC, on Sunday after United States President Joe Biden announced that he will not be seeking reelection. Biden's historic decision pushes the already turbulent 2024 race to the White House into uncharted territory. Biden said he was endorsing Vice-President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 election after dropping out of the race.Samuel Corum/Afp
Biden drops reelection bid, endorses Harris
United States President Joe Biden, after nearly a month of mounting pressure from his own party, dropped his reelection bid on Sunday and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to head the Democratic ticket in November.
Beijing, Manila manage Ren'ai Reef situation
China and the Philippines have reached a provisional arrangement on "humanitarian resupply of living necessities" to an illegally grounded Philippine vessel at China's Ren'ai Reef, a move signaling the willingness of both sides to cool down tensions in the South China Sea.
Gaming service ordered to refund money spent by boy
An online gaming firm was recently ordered by a Beijing court to return most of the money a boy spent on its platform because of loopholes in its implementation of real-name registration.
Exchanges to help bolster China-US ties
Locality exchanges between China and the United States can help stabilize bilateral relations by addressing the challenges and opportunities ahead, participants at the sixth US-China Sister Cities Summit said.
Reforms set to bolster SOE competitiveness
China's efforts to deepen the reform of State-owned enterprises will foster a favorable environment to enhance their profitability and generate fresh business opportunities for private sector companies, said experts on Monday.
Self-driving to revolutionize transportation
When Wu Zhenpeng, a 32-year-old IT engineer from Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, hailed a self-driving taxi to reach home after work, all he had to input on the ride-hailing app was the pickup and drop-off points and the number of passengers.
Innovation emblematic of Chinese pursuit of high-quality development
The Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization, which was approved by the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee upon its conclusion on Thursday, demonstrates the significance the Party attaches to the pursuit of innovation.
In search of a path toward a better world
The challenges facing the North and the South, the East and the West, can be boiled down to two major issues — peace and development.
On-site museum takes closer look
A newly opened museum at an ancient tomb site in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region allows visitors to observe a key ancient city state on the Silk Road from up close.
WALKING IN A YOUNG MASTER'S FOOTSTEPS
Dark tiles, white walls, wooden lattice windows and black-awning boats — people who visit the Shaoxing Lu Xun Native Place in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, can still view what Lu Xun saw more than a century ago and trace his footsteps from a young master of a declining family into a pivotal figure of contemporary Chinese literature.
