PORTUGAL Re-elected President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa delivers a speech during his second term swearing-in ceremony in Lisbon on March 9. He vowed to put the nation’s financial resources to their bes
Re-elected President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa delivers a speech during his second term swearing-in ceremony in Lisbon on March 9. He vowed to put the nation’s financial resources to their best use for the country’s post-pandemic recovery
URUGUAY
Minister of Public Health Daniel Salinas gives a thumbs-up after receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinovac at a hospital in capital city Montevideo on March 8
SOUTH AFRICA
Empty tables mark a quasi-deserted mall in Johannesburg on March 10. South Africa’s GDP shrank 7 percent year on year in 2020， the largest annual decline since 1946， due to the impact of COVID-19
INDIA
The commissioning ceremony of the INS Karanj， India’s third Scorpene-class diesel-electric submarine， in Mumbai on March 10
UNITED STATES
People walk across a street against the backdrop of the Capitol in Washington， D.C. on March 10. That day， the House of Representatives approved the final version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief bill
CANADA
Workers set up a mobile hospital in Toronto on March 10. Two such hospitals were built in the Greater Toronto Area to accommodate COVID-19 patients
A couple of months ago， Wu Miao found her- self trapped in a bout of depression whilst on maternity leave. On the one hand， she and her husband were strapped for cash as raising a baby turned out to c
Representatives of over 100 pharmaceutical companies gathered in a hotel in Shanghai on February 3. Documents in hand， they were there to attend a centralized procurement session organized by China’s
One of China’s two major power grid operators， China Southern Power Grid（CSG） has predicted that by 2025， the annual power consumption of the GuangdongHong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will reach 700 b
The year 2021 marks the 30th anni- versary of the establishment of the dialogue partnership between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations （ASEAN）. Over this period， cooperation between
As the Communist Party of China （CPC） celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding， how the Party manages relations with the rest of the world has become a main focus of attention. Since its ince
The first China International Consumer Products Expo is to be held in Haikou， the provincial capital of Hainan Province， from May 7 to 10. The event joins China Import and Export Fair （Canton Fair） an
China’s Data Security Law was of- ficially passed on June 10 and will take effect on September 1. This is a basic law on data security， outlining the Chinese Government’s fundamental ideas on data sec
It’s not too cold in the southern U.S. city of Dallas， Texas， in late fall， and we can see people still wearing T-shirts outside. But every time I entered the classroom， I would put on my coat， and ca
Chen Chen used to be a veterinarian in Yanqing， a suburban district in northwest Beijing， the city that is going to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 together with Zhangjiakou
Language communication can be difficult between different countries. There are differences in cultures， attitudes， beliefs， local phrases and customs. Understanding a country’s history is also importa
