A strange spiral appeared in the skies over the northwest Pacific on June 8 that baffled residents, with some likening it to the portal in the ‘Doctor Strange’ movie– but astronomers reveal it was caused by a rocket. American astronomer Jonathan McDowell weighed in the bizarre sighting, revealing it was fuel released by China’s Long … Read more
The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17, 2021 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province of China, carried on the Long March-2F rocket, to Chinese Tiangong space station July 19, 1964: China took its first official step into space, launching and recovering an experimental biological rocket carrying white mice. April 24, … Read more
Secretive Chinese tech firm Tencent’s foot-tall robot on wheels can leap chasms, somersault and even bring you a latte Ollie is Tencent’s first bipedal robot, using wheels instead of feet In a promo video, the bot takes stairs, sloped terrain and even a climbs a wrecking ball without stumbling Ollie flips 360 degrees to bridge … Read more
Woman with the world’s longest eyelashes breaks her own record with 8 inch eyelash ‘gifted by Buddha’ You Jianzia, from China, had originally set the Guinness World Record in 2016 when her eyelash measured 4.88 inches (12.5 cm) But now her eyelashes have nearly doubled in length with one reaching 8 inches Doctors have been … Read more
Walking across China is quite tiring! Elephant herd takes a snooze after embarking on 300-mile trek since escaping from a nature reserve Herd of 15 elephants broke out of a nature reserve in southern China on April 16 and began a long march north They have since walked 300 miles, the longest migration on record … Read more
A council has been accused of ‘acting like communist China‘ for suspending a loyal librarian of 34 years. Maureen O’Bern, 58, says she has been punished by Wigan council, Greater Manchester, after raising concerns about the £130million redevelopment of The Galleries shopping centre. In social media posts, Ms O’Bern, who worked at Leigh Library, south … Read more
Giant dinosaur skeleton is unearthed in China: 26ft Jurassic monster that’s nearly 70% intact is discovered in ‘rare’ find dating back 180 million years The fossil, found in Lufeng, south west China, is around 70 per cent complete Termed a ‘national treasure’ by head of the city’s dinosaur conservation centre Fossil believed to date back … Read more
Tech deal with China for a £50million lab in Manchester will be axed within weeks amid national security fears about sharing the UK’s nuclear secrets Former chancellor George Osborne announced it with great fanfare in 2015 UK National Nuclear Laboratory was to help China National Nuclear Corporation But the Mail has learnt that the £50million … Read more
Tech deal with China for a £50million lab in Manchester will be axed within weeks amid national security fears about sharing the UK’s nuclear secrets Former chancellor George Osborne announced it with great fanfare in 2015 UK National Nuclear Laboratory was to help China National Nuclear Corporation But the Mail has learnt that the £50million … Read more
Chinese viewers have been left outraged after three of their country’s streaming services censored the highly-anticipated Friends reunion. Services iQIYI, Youku and Tencent Video all acquired streaming rights for the blockbuster TV special, which was released worldwide on Thursday. While fans in other markets were treated to the full 104 minute show, the editions released in … Read more