Greek Reporter4d
Description of Alexandria’s Lighthouse Found in Ancient Chinese Writings
In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.
These rare treasures could paint a better picture of China before it unified
A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...
Newsweek26d
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
A United States aircraft carrier returned to the South China Sea this week, following a five-day visit to Malaysia, while a Chinese "flattop" conducted a new round of sea trials. USS Carl Vinson ...
Greek Reporter26d
World’s Oldest 3D Map Found in Paleolithic Cave Near Paris
Scientists identified unique engravings that could be the oldest 3D map in the world during an investigation of the Ségognole 3 cave south of Paris, France. The research, published in the Oxford ...
The Economist27d
China approves the world’s most expensive infrastructure project
reported that China had approved plans to build the world’s largest hydroelectric dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, which flows from Tibet into India and Bangladesh (see map).
UCL27d
Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD
Waves of human migration across Europe during the first millennium AD have been revealed using a more precise method of analysing ancestry with ancient DNA, in research co-led by a UCL and Francis ...
The Hill28d
China is forcing out foreign car companies
China was one of the important factors pushing the three firms to contemplate a merger. This year has been troubling for almost all foreign carmakers in that country, which boasts the world’s ...
Wall Street Journal28d
China’s Economy Is Burdened by Years of Excess. Here’s How Bad It Really Is.
China’s go-go days are behind it as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with the bursting of the biggest real-estate bubble ever. Now, China’s goal of overtaking the U.S. as the ...
The New York Times28d
China’s Leader Nods to Economic Challenges
By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, veered momentarily from his usual talking points in a New Year’s address to acknowledge the challenges of the country’s ...
Science Daily28d
Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD
Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 25, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250101132012.htm ...
scmp.com28d
Xi urges confidence in China’s economy as GDP growth on track to hit target of around 5%
China will prioritise economic growth and will be able to overcome domestic difficulties and external headwinds in 2025, President Xi Jinping said in his televised New Year’s message on Tuesday ...