ChinahasconfirmeditsnewcargoreturncapsuleoperatedabnormallyduringitsreturntothegroundonWednesday.
TheflexibleandinflatablecapsulewaslaunchedonTuesdayaboardthecountry'snewlargecarrierrocketLongMarch-5Bforitsfirsttestinspace.
Expertsarenowanalyzingtherelevantdata.
Over 30 ChinesesurveyorsonamissiontoremeasuretheheightofMountQomolangmahaveleftthebasecampforahigherspot.
Officialssaytheywillseizethecurrentweatherwindowandattemptforthesummitattheoptimaltime.
ChinahasconductedsixroundsofscaledmeasurementandscientificresearchonMountQomolangmasince 1949.
Itreleasedtheheightofthepeaktwicein 1975 and 2005.
Thecurrentofficialheightis 8,844.43 meters.
Anewgeneticanalysisofthenovelcoronavirussuggestsithasbeencirculatinginpeopleworldwidesincelatelastyear.
AccordingtoCNN, theanalysiswascompiledbyateamledbyFrancoisBallouxoftheUniversityCollegeLondonGeneticsInstituteandbasedonsurveysofmorethan 7,600 patientsaroundtheworld.
TheresearchersfoundgeneticevidencethatsupportssuspicionstheviruswasinfectingpeopleinEurope, theUSandelsewhereweeksorevenmonthsbeforethefirstofficialcaseswerereportedinJanuaryandFebruary.
Theyalsofoundevidenceofquickspread, butnoevidencethevirusisbecomingmoreeasilytransmittedormorelikelytocauseseriousdisease.
OfficialdatashowstheU.S. tradedeficitsoaredover 11 percenttomorethan 44 billiondollarsinMarchduetothecoronaviruspandemic, registeringthelargestrisesinceDecember 2018.
Exportslost 9.6 percent, oraround 188 billionU.S. dollars, thelowestsinceNovember 2016. Importsfellover 6 percent, themostin 11 years, tojustmorethan 230 billiondollars.
ThegoodstradedeficitwithChinadecreasedtoa 16-yearlowoflessthan 12 billiondollars.
AuthoritiesontheChinesemainlandarevowingtoerase "blackterror" inHongKong.
AspokespersonfortheHongKongandMacaoAffairsOfficeoftheStateCouncilmadethepledgewhilecondemningactsofasmallnumberofriotersinHongKongasa "politicalvirus" inthecity.
Thespokespersonnotedthatthe "blackterror" istheenemyofthe "OneCountry, TwoSystems" principleandthatHongKongwillneverbecalmifthe "blackterror" isnotremoved.
AnindustrialreportsaysChina'shousingmarketisshowingsignsofheatingupamidthecountry'seffortstoresumeeconomicactivities.
Thereportwasjointlycompiledbyonlinemarketplace 58.comandhousinginformationplatformanjuke.com.
Itshowsthenumberofnewhousesforsalesurged 56 percentmonthonmonthinApril, whiletheconfidenceindexroseby 1.8 percenttoexceed 102.
Nearlyhalfofthesurveyedhomebuyersthinkthat 2020 isagoodtimeforpurchasinghousesthankstothequickenedpaceofworkresumptionandvariousincentives.
TheShanghaiDisneylandthemeparkwillreopentothepubliconMay 11.
ThisfollowsthereopeningofDisneytown, WishingStarParkandShanghaiDisneylandHotelinearlyMarch.
Duringtheinitialreopeningphase, theparkwilllimitattendanceandrequireticketreservation.
WhilethemajorityofattractionswillresumeoperationonMonday, someinteractiveattractionsandexperiencessuchaschildrenplayareasandtheatershowswillremainclosed.
NorthKoreanleaderKimJongUnhasreceivedacommemorativemedal