Twenty-five members of China's top leadership criticized themselves and each other at a two-day meeting which ended on Tuesday. But unlike the attacks, defamation and even insult commonly seen in western political rivalries, the ...
Tags: CPC, Self-improvement
November 7th saw an historic meeting between leaders from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. Since then, the two sides have already begun to implement agreements reached at that meeting. At the same time, the mainland has re-iterated the ...
Tags: One-China Principle
The Chinese government's leading think-tank has released a new study downplaying concerns about the level of debt being held by local governments, suggesting that more spending needs to take place to cope with social issues. On the heels ...
Tags: People's Livelihoods
China has experienced less serious desertification over the past decade with data revealing that desertified areas have been shrinking, the forestry authority said on Tuesday. By the end of 2014, there was 2.61 million square kilometers ...
Tags: Desertification, Reversed
Swedish researchers said on Wednesday they had taken steps towards developing a more efficient drug to fight alcoholism by tweaking the brain's reward system. A dopamine stabilizer reduces alcohol cravings in humans and normalizes the ...
Tags: Fight Alcoholism, Drug
Chinese researchers on Monday announced that they have completed sequencing the genome of adzuki bean, an important source of starch, digestible protein, mineral elements and vitamins for at least a billion people worldwide. "Adzuki bean ...
Tags: Adzuki Bean, Genome Sequence
Opportunistic bacterial pathogens, including those linked to inflammations or skin irritations, have been found living on the International Space Station, according to a study conducted by the U.S. space agency NASA. "Where there are ...
Developers in the US have come up with a new wireless device that keeps snoring in check while also offering health benefits. Start-up company Smart Nora has found a solution to combat the sound of snoring with "Nora", a wireless device ...
Tags: New Wireless Device
Too much TV and not having enough physical exercise as a young adult were associated with worse cognitive function 25 years later in midlife, showed a study published online Wednesday by U.S. journal JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers at the ...
Tags: TV, Cognitive Function
China's economic growth is expected to be unchanged in the fourth quarter of this year, but an improvement is still distant due to property weakness and excess capacity, according to the latest report from UBS. The Swiss banking group ...
Sonoco Consumer Products Europe is planning to close two of its tobacco production plants in Germany, resulting in the removal of 100 employees. The Bunde plant in Northwest Germany will be closed by May 2016 and Hockenheim 3 plant in ...
Tags: Sonoco Consumer Products, tobacco, Packaging
In the first half of September, Ostermller Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG, which has its head office in Bünde, Germany, commissioned the world's first VISIONCUT 106 LER. BOBST had previously presented this completely new, 3B-format ...
Tags: Ostermller Verpackungen GmbH&Co.KG, VISIONCUT 106 LER, Packaging
Sealed Air has acquired Dry Lube and its subsidiary Dry Lube, a specialized, water-free conveyor lubrication technology and service provider for the food and beverage industry. Dry Lube's technology enables brewing, beverage and dairy ...
Tags: Dry Lube, lubrication technology, Packaging
The game's creator will receive a $10,000 prize and a trip to Hasbro HQ for advice, mentoring and assistance from Hasbro's game development team to help make the game a reality. Irresponsibility: The Mr Toast card game has triumphed in ...
Tags: The Mr Toast card game, Hasbro, Toys
NEMA's Lighting Systems Shipments Index, a measure of demand for lighting equipment, increased by 4.8 percent year-over-year and by 4.4% quarter-to-quarter during 2015Q3. The increase was driven by the fixtures component of the index, which ...