The People's Bank of China has announced in a statement online on June 2, Tuesday, that it will issue large-denomination, floating-rate tradable certificates of deposit (CDs) to individuals and companies, which experts see as a major step toward the liberalization of interest rates, the China Daily reported.
Lester Bower Jr., 67, the oldest inmate sentenced to death was executed after 31 years in prison. He was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. on June 3, Wednesday.
Chinese airports have tightened security due to the looming threat of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) in the country. Two South Korean nationals have already died from the respiratory illness while 25 people have been infected.
New research revealed that chimpanzees possess the concept of cooking. Researchers suggest that humans’ closes primate relatives have the mental skills on cooking when presented with simple cooking devices.
Chinese authorities continue with the search and rescue operation, as 14 people have been saved while 435 are still missing and 7 are confirmed dead in the worst recorded ship disaster on the Yangtze River, the China Daily reported.
Researchers from Brown University released new evidence about the enigmatic bright regions dispersed on the surface of the moon or popularly known as lunar swirls.
Australian researchers discovered two new species of marsupials known to have sex up to 14 hours straight during mating season and die of stress. One of the species is already in danger of extinction.
Researchers have discovered that redwood forest trees in California's Muir Woods are only 777 years old. This is half of the previous estimates of 1,500 years.
A great leap forward has been made by China and South Korea. The two Asian nations formally signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday, June 1. The FTA is expected to serve as a platform for Beijing and Seoul to find new growth engines.
Hula paddles out to his selected spot on his paddleboard to paint these murals.
Amazon is now testing robots that may help human workers in the warehouse in the near future.
The NASA documentary, "Suit Up", shows spacewalkers share their personal stories and thoughts about their EVAs.
Beijing is considering a regulation that requires car buyers to acquire a parking spot first before purchasing a vehicle. The proposal is part of the city government's efforts to cut down traffic congestion and pollution in the capital.
China has launched the first public lost child alert system on June 1, Monday, in Nanjing city in east Jiangsu Province, according to an article published by CRIENGLISH.com.
A new study predicts that the region around Mount Everest may lose all its glaciers by 2100 due to global warming.
