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Ceremony for remains of Korean War soldiers

A burial ceremony for the remains of 109 Chinese soldiers died in the 1950-53 Korean War was held in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang on Friday.

China's blind football team

China's blind football team secured 4th place at the Tokyo Paralympics. Learn how they use sound to play.

The blind football team in training. /CGTN

The blind football team in training. /CGTN

Ancient cultural relics discovered in tombs

More than 30 cultural relics have been found in a group of ancient tombs in the city of Chenzhou, some of which date back as far as the Han dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD). The find was announced by the provincial cultural relics and archaeology institute in Hunan province.

Hainan gibbons recovering

The conservation of Hainan gibbons in China is a success for biodiversity preservation worldwide, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Sunday during the ongoing 7th World Conservation Congress (WCC). Their numbers have gone from just six or seven individuals to 35.

A critically endangered Hainan gibbon. /CFP

A critically endangered Hainan gibbon. /CFP

Exports in August surge

China's foreign trade expanded robustly in August, reflecting solid global demand, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

The value of imports and exports in August reached $530.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 28.8 percent, the official data showed. 

Containers at the Port of Nantong, Jiangsu province, east China. /CFP

Containers at the Port of Nantong, Jiangsu province, east China. /CFP

Growing winters sports

Interest in winter sports in China has grown. Some 300 million people are expected on the ice and snow this coming season and Italian businesses have been in China marketing their equipment and expertise at a big trade fair.

Snow leopard tracking

Chinese researchers say they have made "breakthrough" findings about the behavior of rare snow leopards after months of tracking them in northwest China using satellite technology.

Snow leopards are being tracked using satellites for the first time. /CFP

Snow leopards are being tracked using satellites for the first time. /CFP

Visit holy mountain

Visit the magnificent mountains of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province. In Tibetan, Lianbaoyeze means "dignified jade mountain." According to legend, Lianbaoyeze was the ancient battlefield of King Gesar, the heroic ruler of the ancient Tibetan kingdom of Ling.

Holy mountain shrouded in cloud. /CFP

Holy mountain shrouded in cloud. /CFP

Peacekeeping drill

"Shared Destiny-2021," an international peacekeeping drill, kicked off on Monday in central China's Henan province.

It is the first time the Chinese military has organized such a multi-national live drill on peacekeeping, with the participation of troops from countries including China, Mongolia, Pakistan and Thailand.

 

Chinese soldiers and vehicles during the 'Shared Destiny-2021' UN Peacekeeping Field Training Exercise in Henan province, central China, September 6, 2021. /Xinhua

Chinese soldiers and vehicles during the 'Shared Destiny-2021' UN Peacekeeping Field Training Exercise in Henan province, central China, September 6, 2021. /Xinhua

Never mind 5G, How about 6G?

To find out about Huawei's vision beyond 5G, CGTN talked with Flora Miao, chief brand officer of the company's wireless network branch. It turned out she would rather talk more about a middle ground between 5G and 6G – what would probably be called 5.5G, or 5G-Advanced, which is expected to roll out in around 2025.

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