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Buzz Today brings you the day's news that has the world buzzing...and what it means for China's evolving influence around the globe. Monday through Friday.
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100 days to go before opening of Winter Paralympics
Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games marks 100 days to go, to the grand sports event.
The International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach...
Dior photo accused of “vilifying Chinese women”
French luxury brand Dior has recently provoked a heated debate on Chinese social media due to a publicity photo that’s considered to be smearing the i...
Beijing is ready for 2022 Winter Olympics: organizers
Beijing is Ready for next year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the games organizers told the media at a press conference in the Chinese capital...
Close to half of China’s urban young women don’t plan to marry: Survey
Almost half of China's urban young women said they do not plan to marry, compared to nearly a quarter of men.
“Squid Game” takes the internet by storm
The thriller series “Squid Game” has reached No. 1 on Netflix's Top 10 lists in 94 countries around the world amid plagiarism controversy.
“Squid Game” takes the internet by storm
The thriller series “Squid Game” has reached No. 1 on Netflix's Top 10 lists in 94 countries around the world amid plagiarism controversy.
Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas
The US state of Texas has enacted an anti-abortion law in the country, banning all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
The law...
Data Security Law takes effect in China
The Data Security Law has taken effect in China.
It is designed to create a basic system for data management, data security review and r...
How significant is China's "double reduction" policy in education sector?
Chinese authorities have issued new regulations on the education sector. The move bans private institutions that teach core subjects from raising capi...
Can further extended maternity leave increase willingness to have more children?
The Beijing health authority said that mothers who give birth to a third child will enjoy another 30 days of maternity leave and fathers will get 15 d...
China at the Tokyo Olympics: What has it achieved so far?
The Tokyo Olympic Games are in full swing. As of today, China has bagged 24 gold medals.
And Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian made history b...
Does Jeff Bezos' space trip mean arrival of commercial space travel?
US billionaire Jeff Bezos has successfully made it into space and back in a crewed flight of his company Blue Origin. How is this trip different from...
How do Xinjiang Muslims celebrate annual Corban Festival?
Muslims across China have kicked off their Corban Festival celebrations.The festival, which is also known as Eid al-Adha or feast of the sacrifice, is...
Why does UNESCO defend plan to list Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’?
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is set to hold a vote on whether Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as "in danger". The committee say...
Innovative life support on Shenzhou-12
One of the chief designers of the Chinese manned space program has said China has done a good job in guaranteeing a good variety of food sources for i...
How reliable is Adrian Zenz's Xinjiang population research?
Some Western media outlets have started hyping another report, wrote by the infamous anti-China activist Adrian Zenz.
The report claims...
Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce after 27 years
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced with his wife Melinda Gates that they are ending their marriage after 27 years.
EU rejects Montenegro’s call for help to repay $1 billion loan to China
Montenegro says it needs help from the European Union to pay off a $1 billion Chinese loan for a highway project, but EU spokesperson rejected the ple...
Angry Tesla owner protests atop car at the Shanghai Auto Show
A disgruntled Tesla owner caused a scene at the Shanghai Auto Show on Monday by jumping on top of a Model 3 to protest against the carmaker’s quality-...
China warns US not to boycott 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
China warned the U.S. on Wednesday not to boycott its 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing after the Biden Administration said it was talking with allies a...
The WHO against vaccine passports for the time being
The World Health Organization (WHO) says vaccination passports may not be an “effective strategy” for restarting travel.
...
Georgia’s new voting law faces numerous backlashes
A growing number of company executives in the United States are speaking out against Georgia's new voting law, which critics say will restrict voting...
"Kill the bill" protesters rally across England and Wales
Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London and other cities across the UK on Saturday in protest of a new policing bill that would give...
Vicious attack of Asian American woman in NYC
A 65-year-old Asian American woman was physically and verbally attacked by a man in New York City on Monday. Local police say they are investigating t...
Trial begins for man charged with murdering George Floyd
Lawyers laid out their cases on Monday in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd. Prosecutor Jerry Black...
Cost of Suez Canal blockage
The Ever Given container ship has been partially refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for nearly a week. The 224,000-ton vessel ran agroun...
Global COVID-19 cases rise for fourth straight week
In its latest weekly news briefing of global COVID-19 activity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that cases rose for the fourth week in a row,...
The United States is facing a crisis at the border
US Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday released photos and videos of South Texas immigration detention center, which showed children huddled toge...
Rape, sex scandals rocking Australian Parliament
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he was shocked and disgusted by the latest sex scandal to rock his government, and vowed to d...
Officials confirm no overseas spectators at Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
2021 Tokyo Olympics Committee has officially announced to ban overseas spectators to attend this summer’s rearranged Olympic and Paralympic Games due...
How Covid-19 fuels racism against Asian Americans
New data show nearly 3,800 anti-Asian hate incidents were reported in the United States over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. The dat...
China's school-bullying film 'Better Days' lands Oscar nomination
Chinese movie "Better Days" was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards on Monday. Directed by Derek Tsang, starring...
Problems with YouTube and Twitter's censorship
YouTube has taken down almost 3,000 channels and accounts, claiming they are Chinese and Russian state-coordinated influence operations. Twitter has a...
Why a Chinese court orders compensation for a divorcing housewife?
A court in Beijing has ordered a man to pay a full-time housewife 50,000 yuan in compensation, as the couple gets ready to divorce. In the meantime, t...
What is to blame for Texas's tragedies?
Lights have come back on for millions of people in Texas after days of unprecedented frigid temperatures. However, they were still struggling without...
China's "lipstick king" makes 2021 Time 100 Next list
Chinese livestreaming celebrity Li Jiaqi has been included in the 2021 Time 100 Next list. The list is an expansion of the flagship Time 100 franchise...
US winter storm leaves millions in Texas without power and water
Roughly 3 million people in Texas have had to deal with outrage since Monday as power generators and natural gas pipes froze following massive snowsto...
Olympics will go ahead regardless of pandemic: Tokyo 2020 president
The president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situ...
Los Angeles homeless sites are 'overwhelmed' by COVID-19
As cases of COVID-19 in the United States began to skyrocket during winter, so did cases in Los Angeles's homeless population.
Proposal on the “Prevention of Feminization of Male Teenagers” sets off backlash
A recent proposal to prevent the rise of “feminine” male teenagers has triggered an online debate about masculinity in modern China. In a public respo...