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[ad_1] China has overtaken the European Union in research related to clean-energy technologies, according to a study done for the bloc’s executive arm and creating a challenge for its green-tech ambitions. China led on the number of peer-reviewed publications in areas including solar and wind power, as well as lithium battery, heat pump and carbon-capture technology, in 2021. That’s a reversal from 2010, when the EU led on publications in […]

[ad_1] Doha – Tajikistan's coach said it was "a big dream" after his side marched into the knockout rounds of their first Asian Cup with a battling 2-1 win over 10-man Lebanon on Monday.China's 1-0 loss to hosts Qatar meant the debutants — who also had two goals ruled out by VAR — went through in second place from Group A on a night of drama.Before the third and final […]

[ad_1] Los Angeles – Rising amateur star Nick Dunlap withdrew from this week's PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines in California on Monday, saying he needs time to mull his future following his breakthrough professional victory at the weekend. Dunlap became the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since 1991 on Sunday when he clinched the American Express tournament in La Quinta, California. The 20-year-old University of Alabama […]

[ad_1] Melbourne – Fearless Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska surged into her first Grand Slam quarterfinal by stunning two-time champion Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open on Monday.Driven by a booming serve and aggressive groundstrokes, the athletic 23-year-old battled past the Belarusian 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena.Her reward is a clash with unseeded Czech Linda Noskova, who progressed to the last eight when Ukraine's Elina Svitolina retired with a […]

[ad_1] Manila – The Philippines has taken steps to ensure that foreign nationals detained in its main immigration facility in Manila cannot conduct criminal activities the country's justice secretary has said. The move is in response to the "Luffy"-led Japanese crime ring, which organized burglaries while incarcerated there until they were caught a year ago.Regarding immigration detention, Philippine justice secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said in an interview on Thursday that […]

[ad_1] Six times a year, a 36-year-old Chinese actress makes her way to Japan, not for the glitz of film industry events, but with a different purpose in mind: to take advantage of Japan's renowned advanced medical beauty treatments.The Beijing-based actress has long been an admirer of Japan's aesthetic medical techniques, including treatments like Botox to smooth wrinkles and innovative procedures using stem-cell injections to help achieve a youthful appearance."The […]

[ad_1] Kanazawa – All elementary and junior high schools in the hardest hit areas of the Noto Peninsula resumed classes as of Monday, just over three weeks after a New Year's Day earthquake pummeled the area, in a sign that some aspects of life were returning to normal.In Ishikawa Prefecture, the final two schools in the city of Suzu and all nine schools in the town of Noto resumed classes, […]

[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Olympic champion Miho Takagi added the women's 1,000 meters to her gold medal haul at the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships on Sunday. The 29-year-old, who won gold over the distance at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, clocked 1 minute, 12.35 seconds to finish 0.30 ahead of Kimi Goetz of the United States. South Korea's Kim Min-sun was 1.49 seconds off the pace in […]

[ad_1] SHANGHAI/BEIJING – For Chinese businessman Han Changming, disruptions to Red Sea freight are threatening the survival of his trading company in the eastern province of Fujian.Han, who exports Chinese-made cars to Africa and imports off-road vehicles from Europe, said the cost of shipping a container to Europe had surged to roughly $7,000 from $3,000 in December, when Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement escalated attacks on shipping."The disruptions have wiped out […]