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Surfskating, a novice-friendly version of skateboarding, has taken off in Chinese cities, especially among women. Boosted by the snow-sport buzz after the Winter Olympics, the pasttime has thrived during the Covid-19 curbs that made summer travel difficul...

The large waves, some more than 20 feet high, came from a combination of a strong south swell that peaked Saturday evening, particularly high tides and rising sea levels associated with climate change, the National Weather Service said.

A new NASA report says that the seat restraints, suits and helmets of the doomed crew of the space shuttle Columbia didn't work well, leading to 'lethal trauma' as the out-of-control ship broke apart, killing all seven astronauts. (Dec. 30)

Hoover Dam explosion captured in terrifying video in Nevada AN explosion has rocked the Hoover Dam, with thick black smoke seen billowing from the historic landmark. Footage posted on social media shows a giant fireball rising at the Nevada monument on T...

Incredible Wildfires scorch southern Europe amid record heatwave

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine, Sweden has grown more wary of Russian aggression. The Swedish government wants its citizens to be ready for the worst-case scenario and is encouraging them to become "preppers."

kraine authorities say a Russian missile attack on the southern city of Odesa has injured at least six people, including a child. A spokesman for the local military administration said Russian forces fired at least seven cruise missiles from the Black Sea...

As foreign investors and home buyers lose confidence in China’s property market, developers are offering cars and pigs to boost sales. WSJ examines ads and policies to see how the country’s real-estate turmoil could ripple out into the global economy. Pho...

A loving daughter mistook her father’s desire for her to lose weight as his own while they were on a walk along a nearby river in eastern China’s Shandong province. ‘I love you no matter what you will become,’ said the girl to her dad in the viral video o...

Ezhou Huahu Airport, the fourth dedicated freight airport in the world and the first in Asia, was put into operation on July 17, in central China's Hubei Province. It is estimated that by 2025, the new airport will have an annual throughput of one million...

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today we discuss, the Chinese economy, the housing market and fears of financial crisis, the Chinese mortgage strike plus other China news

Long periods of sunny weather; a few heavy rain showers. That’s all fine...or is it? With increasing frequency, summer days are turning into long periods of drought, while rainfall is causing catastrophic flooding. Whereas weather systems were relatively...

“This is much deeper than just ‘let’s figure out how we can get both sides to get along.’”

Putin is Furious! Russian battleship intercepted by Norwegian navy in Baltic!

A four-legged yellow and black robot has been called in to inspect the ancient ruins of Pompeii Italy's most famous archaeological sites. The robot, called Spot, designed by US-based Boston Dynamics, is part of a broader project to use technology to help...

A Damien Hirst art installation was removed from a gallery in Germany after animal rights groups complained that insects' rights were violated by a UV light set up to kill the creatures