The latest development in the development of a cult of the leader’s personality emerged on Sunday ( Jun 30 ) when North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in photos released by state media. The officials, speaking at aContinue Reading
TOKYO:  , Japanese health supplement maker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said on Friday ( Jun 28 ) it was probing 76 more deaths possibly linked to its tablets containing red yeast rice, or “beni koji”, meant to lower cholesterol. It furthers a controversy that broke out earlier this year when the companyContinue Reading
China’s decision Communist Party has had the largest political footprints in the world and presided over the second-largest market since the 1950s, going from not being recognized by the UN to not being recognized by the United Nations. Beijing now wants to be a political force, even as another nationsContinue Reading
“MAGNIFICENT SIGHT” The glass cleaners have to deal with more issues because of the tower’s distinctive shape. ” We prefer right, rectangular- designed buildings, but the building’s tall cone shape makes it difficult to fall and clean”, Seo said. The box is frequently pushed to the side and twisted asContinue Reading
Beijing responded on Thursday when American officials suggested that Canada might become the latest European nation to impose extra tariffs on Chinese electric cars and batteries.
According to a record posted on the commerce ministry website,” Canada should regard facts, abide by WTO rules, and make a good, non-discriminatory, and repetitive market environment for the typical development of the China-Canadian electric vehicle industry.”
Beijing has criticized the EU’s plans to establish new levies of up to 38 % on Chinese electric vehicles by July 4 for what it calls “pure mercantilist”.
Beijing has denied the claim that large state subsidies in China have caused unfair contest in local areas.
The United States hiked tariffs on US$ 18 billion worth of imports from China next month, targeting strategic sectors such as electric vehicles, batteries, steel and essential minerals, a move Beijing warned do” greatly change” relations between the two nations.
At a World Economic Forum meeting this year, Chinese Premier Li Qiang asked nations to “oppose coupling.”
However, according to analysts, China may eventually need to cut back on its reliance on foreign markets to ensure a full recovery.
Andrew Batson and Wei He of Gavekal Dragonomics wrote this week,” For China to maintain its improvement, it needs to increase its modern and innovation capabilities and overcome the limitations imposed by American nations.”
This calls for the authorities to no longer just focus on short-term growth; instead, it must direct the allocation of resources to accomplish the government’s policy objectives of technological upgrading and technological innovation.
BEIJING:  , Former Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu , has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party, state media said on Thursday ( Jun 27 ), months after he was abruptly sacked in unexplained circumstances. Li is suspected of taking money. He vanished from the public consciousness two months prior toContinue Reading
Wei, Li’s father, had disappeared from public perceive since he was replaced next March during a planned Cabinet change. From 2015 to 2017, he was in charge of the corporate Army Rocket Force.
President Xi Jinping, even the military’s commander- in- chief, appointed a fresh head and social commissar of the Rocket Force past July, in a big shake- up of the unit that oversees China’s conventional and nuclear missiles.
Wei’s direct reappearance in May of this year, in which his name appeared on a top official’s funeral wreath, suggested the veteran was socially safe, according to the South China Morning Post last month.  ,
His gift, obvious alongside those from other previous state ministers, hinted that he may have escaped the cleanse.  ,
However, according to Xinhua, a  analysis launched into Wei in September found that he had accepted” a lot of money and belongings” in money and “helped others get poor advantages in personnel arrangements.”
Xinhua added that his steps were “extremely serious in nature, with a very harmful effects and great harm.”
Li and Wei were even found to have another unknown violations, the reports said without elaborating.
The seven-member Politburo, the Communist Party’s peak of strength, approved the decisions to remove both of their group membership on Thursday. Additionally, the Politburo gave both of their circumstances to military prosecutor.
According to CCTV, Li had “betrayed his original vision and lost his party nature and guidelines.”
He” really polluted the social environment and professional ethos in the field of martial equipment,” according to CCTV, and” seriously damaged the party’s cause, national defense, and the construction of the military forces.”
The party’s Next Plenum, which will take place on July 15 and 18, will confirm the decision, which will also include publicly announcing removals from the Central Committee. Past US ambassador Qin Gang is still a part of the Central Committee.
Qin was removed from his post after only seven months,  , amid speculation he had an adulterous affair that likely compromised national protection,  , making him the shortest- serving overseas secretary in the country’s modern history.  ,
Xi last week said the PLA faces “deep- seated” political problems and vowed there must be” no hiding place” for corrupt officers.
Li was also stripped of his membership of the national legislative body, Xinhua added, after being removed from the Central Military Commission, China’s top military body, earlier this year. Additionally, Wei was removed from the legislative body.
” I felt someone was not appropriate”, said Mr Jin. When we disembarked from the ship, we informed the commander, but no one showed up.
The visitors were eager to float toward the shore at the time because the sun had not yet set. However, the diving instructor, Ms. Meng, knew someone did pick them up and extend the group’s delay.  ,
” She said ( the boat crew ) got off work at 5pm, they would n’t have forgotten us. We finished our swimming test before 4pm, and we waited until 6.15pm”, said Mr Jin. No one showed up to pick us up after two days.
The group later began returning to shore and reached clean area at around 8 p.m., according to CNR.
Many people were shocked that such a situation may occur because of Mr. Jin’s struggle, which quickly became popular on Chinese social advertising. One Weibo users described the incident as “terrifying”, in a post that drew near to 1, 300 wants.
” When you bring someone out to swim in the ocean, there is neither a single interaction system nor a vessel to wait for you.” What if something happens? How do you find assistance, exactly? wrote another person.
As the event made the rounds online, native officers responded, saying they had launched studies. The Wanning city government released a thorough report on its official WeChat account on Tuesday night ( Jun 25 ).
According to the government, Ms Meng was merely a” social activities instructor” and not a qualified swimming teacher as she had claimed to be. Mr Jin and the two different travellers had each paid 3, 480 yuan for her services.  ,
With a 1,150 chinese contract fee and a 300 yuan loan, Ms. Meng claimed to have spoken to a company to help her get a boat out of the water.  ,
After agreeing on the amount and frequency, the company’s director engaged another company, a sailing club, to get a vessel out to sea on Jun 9.  ,
Six other visitors and Ms. Meng’s party boarded the vessel the day before the incident to the waters close to Zhouzai area.  ,
The document stated that the ship’s commander, surnamed Wang, arranged for a team member to move Ms Meng’s group to a spot 600 m ahead for their swimming test. It was agreed that the boat would then go back to pick them up after Ms. Meng informed the team member that the trip would take about one and a half days.
Mr. Wang made the decision to take another group of tourists to Zhouzai area before picking up her team because he feared the jumping trip would take longer than Ms. Meng had predicted.
No ship was on hands to pick up Ms. Meng and the three visitors when they finished their swimming check at about 4pm as a result.
The four swimmers “eventually” started swimming towards the sea without waiting for the vehicle to pick them up, each pulling an incident floating ring, according to the report. They had no access to telephones and had no way to reach people.
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s government raised its travel warning for China on Thursday ( Jun 27 ), telling its citizens not to go unless absolutely necessary, following a threat from Beijing last week to execute those deemed “diehard” Taiwan independence supporters. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council director Liang Wen-chieh stated to reporters thatContinue Reading
Chinese scientists have created an artificial skin that looks reasonable but creepy when attached to robotic surfaces.
This year, the University of Tokyo experts released a movie of the ooey-looking pink fabric being stifled by the researchers ‘ findings.
According to their study in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, they created a “robot covered with living body” using a “skin-forming cell-laden gel.”
The biohybrid machine experts hope that the technology will eventually contribute to the development of devices with human-like features and capabilities.
The group led by Professor Shoji Takeuchi said,” We also hope this will help shed more light on blemish rocks, the biology of facial expressions, and help build transplant materials and cosmetics.”
The new material may represent a change from traditional, silicone rubber-based, genuine-looking humanoid robots.