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Interview with a UCL Professor: AI Is Pulling Out the Bottom Rung of the Career Ladder, and Universities Must Step In
As generative AI erases entry-level jobs, UCL professor Mutlu Cukurova argues that universities must reinvent how they build skills and evaluate learning before the current model collapses.
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29-Year-Old Sichuan Man Dies Volunteering in Guangxi Flood Relief: He Carried Hope to the Trapped, but Fell on the Mountain Road
A 29-year-old railway worker from Sichuan rushed alone to Guangxi to carry relief supplies into flood-stricken mountains. He never returned — collapsing on the way back, his young life given for strangers he barely knew.
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British Steel ‘Expropriated,’ EU Tightens Restrictions as China-Europe Trade Frictions Rise
As Britain nationalizes Chinese-owned British Steel under the Steel Industry (Nationalization) Act and the EU rolls out a wave of trade remedy measures, economic and trade frictions between China and Europe are on the rise — driven more by politics and ‘securitization’ than by economics, analysts say.
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Video | China Coast Guard permits Philippine side to transfer wounded via shipborne boat under full supervision
China Coast Guard said it permitted the Philippine side to transfer wounded personnel from the illegally grounded No. 57 vessel at Ren'ai Reef to a Philippine Coast Guard ship via shipborne boat, under full supervision.
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US Announces 50% Tariff on Some Canadian Products
The White House said on July 20 that the U.S. will impose an additional 50% tariff on certain Canadian products over what it calls discriminatory auto-sector trade measures, effective August 19.
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Investigation: Ancestral Hall Built for 7 Million Yuan Rots and Is Ruled a "Severely Damaged Building"; Three Arrested
The Zeng Grand Ancestral Hall in Nanxiong, Guangdong cost over 7 million yuan to build, but its timber cracked and rotted within a year and it was ruled a "severely damaged building." An investigation found cheaper recycled ironwood was substituted for merbau; three people have been arrested on suspicion of occupationa
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Interview | Huang Chun, Principal of Beijing No. 4 High School Xiong'an Campus, on Education: No Cramming, Less Homework
An exclusive interview with Huang Chun, principal of Beijing No. 4 High School Xiong'an Campus, on why he keeps taking exams in his fifties, lifelong learning, and running a school without cramming or extra classes.
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15,000-Yuan Flight Ticket Refund Yields Only 432 Yuan: Ctrip Blames Airline Policy, Airline Says Fees Must Be Confirmed With Platform
A Ctrip user who paid 15,217 yuan for a Beijing–New York flight received only a 432-yuan refund after canceling. Ctrip blames Air China's policy, while the airline says fees must be confirmed with the platform — leaving the consumer caught between the two.