Tue, 21-Oct-2025

The rise of virtual human

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BEIJING – The young woman, Cuixiaopan, is busy monitoring the overdue tasks and outstanding operations, and emailing reminders to colleagues. She won the 2021 Outstanding Newcomer Award of China Vanke Co. Ltd, one of the country’s major property developers, and works around the clock untiringly. As bizarre it may sound, overtime and overwork aren’t concerns … Read more

China to help Pakistan, other BRI nations in industrial, manpower uplift: official

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BEIJING: China will continue to assist Pakistan and other belt and Road Initiative (BRI) nations in human resource development and industrial growth as key elements of overall economic progress, former Chinese diplomat Chen Mingming said on Friday. In his inaugural lecture at the first session of a 14-day-long seminar on “Construction and operation of industrial … Read more

Research finds sulfur amendments can mitigate soil contamination 

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BEIJING: Researchers have demonstrated that sulfur amendments can enhance the heavy metal uptake by plants and promote soil remediation. Heavy metal pollution threatens agricultural safety. Diverse solutions have explored the application of amendments to enable soil remediation. Sulfur is a nonmetallic chemical element that actively affects heavy metals phytoextraction. The researchers from the Chinese Academy … Read more