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(1) WAYS IN WHICH PRATCHETT IS STILL WITH US. Sam Jordison discusses “Pratchett power: from lost stories to new adaptations, how the late Discworld author lives on” in the Guardian. “Of all the dead authors in the world, Terry Pratchett is the most alive,” said John Lloyd at the author’s memorial in 2015. This sentiment remains as

Mainland social media has been amazed by the story of a thrill-seeking, extreme sports enthusiast who survived a month-long coma after almost dying because she tied lead weights to herself and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Two climbers were killed, with one seriously injured and two others missing after an avalanche hit the Mount Shishapangma in Nyalam county of Xigaze, Southwest Chinas Xizang Autonomous Region on Saturday afternoon, the regional sports and tourism bureau noted.

The Chinese economy is facing what officials call “triple pressures,” but the country’s vast central and western regions are seeing a marked acceleration in activity.

Pakistan’s decision to evict one million undocumented Afghan refugees drew widespread criticism last week, when the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced 400 million dollar grant for Afghanistan.

Somebody eventually had to knit the whole world together. North and South. Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The person who launched that adventure was Christopher Columbus.

The cauldron of the 19th Asian Games was extinguished inside Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Sunday night, but the unforgettable Games, which has been hailed as one of very best Asian Games in history, will leave an indelible legacy on the city, the Chinese people and the continent in a world full of confrontations and conflicts.

As Chinese trade unions are set to convene their 18th national congress in Beijing on Monday, more than one fifth of selected delegates are workers in new jobs, such as delivery men and car-hailing drivers. The representatives will introduce proposals to better protect the groups legal rights and interests.

The 2023 Okinawa Chinese Music Festival, the first large-scale event of its kind, was held in Okinawa recently. The festival showcased a spectacular array of performances, including traditional Okinawan dances and Sichuan Opera face-changing, with the aim of reinforcing the enduring friendship and cultural exchanges between Okinawa and China that have spanned more than 600 years.

A new study by physicists discovers that the Earth's dense inner core is made up of constantly switching iron atoms.