The three-day conference features leading space scientists from a wide number of countries, including China, the US, Japan and India

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China’s consumer price index in December increased by only 0.1 percent year-on-year, sparking concerns that the national economy is slipping into deflation
Today’s races include the Lotus Cup Regatta, featuring a team led by Xu Lijia – the first Chinese and Asian sailor to win an Olympic gold medal
Macao and Hong Kong passport holders are being administratively treated as Chinese, even though mainland Chinese passport holders require visas for the UK
The Ministry of Natural Resources says new discoveries and extraction techniques have significantly increased China’s supply of the metal
The South American giant has added another ‘leading exporter’ title to its collection, supplanting the US when it comes to cotton
Trump’s proposal that Canada join the United States has met with a stiff rebuff from Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau
The minimum temperature is expected to plummet to a low of 10°C or below this weekend due to the impact of a strong winter monsoon
Macao’s overall consumer confidence grew 2.54 percent quarter-on-quarter, but two out of the six sub-indices experienced a decrease
Bird flu has already spread to 108 countries and five continents, with the total number of human infections totalling 939 between January 2003 and November 2024
The city’s beleaguered property sector will take little cheer from the latest price indices from the Statistics and Census Service
DSPA officials issue a denial following rumours that items locally collected for recycling are simply tossed in the city’s incinerator