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Jan 03 2025EDUCATION

Educated Village Leaders Help Kids Excel: A Study from China

A recent study from China has discovered something pretty cool. It looks into how the education level of village leaders affects the academic performance of teenagers in rural areas. According to data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), villages with well-educated chiefs see better academic

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Jan 01 2025TECHNOLOGY

Treasury Hacked: China's Role and Response

In a surprising turn of events, the U. S. Treasury Department revealed that their systems were breached by Chinese hackers. The intrusion happened after a third-party software service provider was compromised. This allowed hackers to access some workstations and unclassified documents. The Treasury

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Dec 31 2024POLITICS

Elon Musk's Links to China: A National Security Concern?

Elon Musk, a close ally of Donald Trump, has raised some eyebrows. A former US military chief, Lt Gen Russel Honoré, recently voiced concerns about Musk's strong ties with China. He's worried that these ties could put the country's security at risk. Musk has plenty of business interests in China. T

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Dec 31 2024TECHNOLOGY

Hackers Linked to China Breach US Treasury Computers

Imagine this: US Treasury computers were hacked recently. It wasn't just any hacker, though. Officials say it was a Chinese state-sponsored group. Here's how it went down. A third-party software provider called BeyondTrust discovered something fishy on December 2. It seemed hackers had stolen a key

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Dec 31 2024SCIENCE

Boosting Sugar Beet Harvest: The Power of Slow-Release Boron

In the northeastern part of China, sugar beets are a staple crop, but the soil there lacks a key nutrient: boron. This is where slow-release boron fertilizers come in. Researchers tested these fertilizers on two sugar beet varieties, KWS1197 and KWS0143, in both black and albic soils. The results we

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Dec 31 2024TECHNOLOGY

Cyber Thieves Nab US Treasury Files via Hacked Support Service

Earlier this month, hackers linked to China managed to sneak into the US Treasury Department's computers. They didn't do it directly, though. Instead, they targeted a third-party cybersecurity company called BeyondTrust. By getting into BeyondTrust's system, the hackers could access some of the Trea

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Dec 30 2024HEALTH

Depression and Job Stress: A Closer Look at China's Workforce

Have you ever thought about how your job might affect your mental health? In China, this is a big deal right now. With more people feeling depressed and jobs getting harder to find, it's time to take a serious look at how work conditions are playing a role. You might have heard that people with high

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Dec 30 2024ENVIRONMENT

Reviving Rural China: Four Ways to Bring Life Back to Villages

In China, reviving rural areas is a big deal. It's called Rural Revitalization (RR), and each village is unique. So, how can we make RR work everywhere? Researchers came up with a new way to check how rural places are doing and find the best paths for them. They used the west of China as an example.

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Dec 29 2024ENVIRONMENT

How AI is Helping Clean Up Northwest China's Water

Imagine you're living in a rapidly growing city in Northwest China. With more people and industries, wastewater treatment becomes a big deal. This is where smart technology steps in. Researchers are using something called a Random Forest Regression model to predict water quality and reduce carbon em

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Dec 29 2024SCIENCE

Neutrino Hunters: A Taiwan-China Collaboration

Imagine a group of scientists from Taiwan and mainland China working together on a fascinating project. Since 1996, they've been exploring the world of neutrinos and astro-particle physics. Now, they're gearing up for an exciting experiment at Taiwan's Nuclear Power Station II. The plan? Use a 600 k

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