Beijing: A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans, Chinese researchers have reported. The virus does not enter human cells as readily as SARS-CoV-2 does, the Chinese researchers reported in … Read more
A new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered in China. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a team of virologists led by Shi Zhengli, the famed scientist known as “Batwoman” … Read more
A car accident in China that turned into an unexpected love story has caught the attention of social media users, according to a report in South China Morning Post. A 36-year-old man, identified only by his surname Li, was driving his car at high speed due to an emergency when he accidentally collided with a … Read more
Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was “possible” with China — a key target in the US leader’s tariffs policy. In 2020, the United States had already agreed to “a great trade deal with China” and a new deal was “possible,” Trump told reporters. One month into … Read more
As world leaders gathered in Munich, Germany, for Europe’s top annual security conference, placating, pleasing, and managing US President Donald Trump stood as a top agenda. Trump’s phone call to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s disruptive speech challenging Europe, and, by association, the very nature of trans-Atlantic alliances, and demands to end the … Read more
Tokyo, Japan: Japan will allow people from Taiwan to list the island as their place of origin in the country’s family registry instead of China, a justice ministry official said Tuesday. When a Japanese citizen marries someone from overseas, the spouse’s nationality and name are recorded in the registry system that local governments must maintain … Read more
BANGKOK — China’s President Xi Jinping met with private sector business leaders on Monday, offering them assurances that policies regarding the private sector would not change, state media reported, as government officials work to revive an economy disrupted by a pandemic, regulatory crackdowns and a real estate crisis. Among those present was Alibaba founder Jack … Read more
Captain America: Brave New World China Box Office: Day 2 Update (Photo Credit – YouTube) Anthony Mackie finds her first solo MCU film and Captain America: Brave New World seems quite unexpected in terms of its global opening. Despite scoring a strong early day in China, the film fell significantly on Saturday. The estimated opening … Read more
A doctor who shed an impressive 25 kilograms in just 42 days has gone viral on Chinese social media platforms after he ended up winning multiple awards at a fitness contest, according to a report in South China Morning Post. 31-year-old Wu Tiangen, working as a surgeon at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in … Read more
A Chinese zoo has come under scrutiny after admitting to painting donkeys black and white to look like zebras in a bid to increase tourist footfall, according to a report in the New York Post. The Zibo City amusement park in Shandong province caught the ire of Chinese social media users after they noticed that … Read more
When relationship issues are brought up with women, a typical pattern is observed: their boyfriends do not respond quickly to messages, ignore on-time calls, and are impatient to hear about their day-to-day experiences. What if technology fixed these problems? Although this may not be an idea that rings true for most in India, it has … Read more
