Giant panda Meng Meng plays in the snow at Beijing Zoo on February 21, 2024. /CFP Giant panda Meng Meng plays in the snow at Beijing Zoo on February 21, 2024. /CFP Beijing on Wednesday unveiled plans for a new giant panda conservation base in the...

Two women carry white flowers in front of a photo of Aaron Bushnell during a vigil in New York, February 27, 2024. The member of the U.S. Armed Forces Aaron Bushnell self-immolated outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. in protest of Israel's offensive against Palestine. /CFP ...

The world generated 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal waste last year and the pile of trash is set to grow another two-thirds by 2050, the UN said Wednesday, warning of devastating costs for health, economies and the environment. Pollution is set to escalate, according to new research by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with projections suggesting...

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Thursday to discuss the draft government work report, which will be submitted by the State Council at the top legislature's annual session in March for deliberation.Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.It was noted at...

Locals watch a media briefing about doctors' protests in Gwangju, South Korea, February 29, 2024. /CFP Locals watch a media briefing about doctors' protests in Gwangju, South Korea, February 29, 2024. /CFP Thousands of South Korean trainee doctors...

The Chinese military on Thursday urged the Philippines not to "be bent on acting willfully and making trouble," according to a Defense Ministry spokesman.The Philippine-U.S. "joint maritime military exercise" and "joint air patrol" in the South China Sea has seriously jeopardized regional peace and stability, and run counter to the efforts made by the...