United Nations, Group 77 support China’s efforts in coronavirus battle
By Yang Jun People’s Daily Beijing: The Group of 77 and the United Nations expressed their full support to China’s fight against the novel coronavirus last week during the 58th Session of the Commission on Social Development at UN headquarters in New York. Guyana’s UN Ambassador and Group of 77 Chair Rudolph Michael Ten-pow, said […]
Chinese industries resume production in orderly manner
By People’s Daily Beijing: Chinese local governments and departments are currently mobilizing enterprises to resume operation in a bid to suit production to demand, as it calls for not only prevention and control, but also development to defeat the novel coronavirus epidemic. Many enterprises, responding to the call of the nation, have resumed production in […]
Confidence is the most lasting vaccine
By Zhang Jianmin Prague: The novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak has caused tremendous concern. This is understandable, and necessary preventive and control measures ought to be taken. At the same time, there is no need to panic or resort to excessive measures. Instead, confidence can serve as the most lasting vaccine against fear. Confidence is […]
‘Parasite’ wins four Oscar trophies including best picture
Seoul: Bong Joon-ho’s sensational black comedy “Parasite” has bagged four Oscar titles, including best picture and best director, to become the first non-English language film to achieve such a feat. At the 92nd Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (U.S. local time), Bong’s seventh feature film, a tale of […]
Jeju island: Rocks, Wind and Haenyo
Jeju City: Jeju-do, Korea’s largest island, has long been the country’s favorite domestic holiday destination thanks to its beautiful beaches, lush countryside, and seaside hotels designed for rest and relaxation. Also thanks to caves, museums, markets and amazing food, the island is full of tourists. It is well known for its natural wonders, including waterfalls, […]
Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ clinches best screenplay at Oscars
Seoul: Bong Joon-ho’s sensational family satire “Parasite” has won best original screenplay at this year’s Oscars, becoming the first Korean-made film ever to clinch an Oscar. At the 92nd Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (U.S. local time), South Korea’s “Parasite” co-written by Bong and Han Jin-won was named […]
Nations should join forces in fight against virus: Rand adviser
By Wu Lejun People’s Daily Washington: Senior policy researcher and Tang Chair in China Policy Studies at the RAND Corporation, Dr. Jennifer Bouey, said that the coronavirus outbreak was a “battle between humans and viruses, not between people, not between countries.” The fight against coronavirus pandemics highlight the importance of prioritizing global health research […]
‘Parasite’ has collected 55 awards at 57 film festivals
Seoul: Bong Joon-ho’s sensational black comedy “Parasite,” nominated in six categories, including best picture, at the upcoming Oscars, has been invited to 57 film festivals and award events across the world, and collected 55 trophies, its production company CJ ENM said Friday. In May last year, the film about class division through two extreme […]
Bahrain praises China for leadership on curbing coronavirus
By Anwar Alabdulla Manama: The government and the people of the Kingdom of Bahrain wish to praise the massive and enlightened response of the Chinese government and its health community in its efforts to combat the corona virus epidemic. The Chinese government has responded rapidly and transparently to this unpredictable and tragic epidemic, demonstrating its […]
Fight the virus, not the Chinese
By Ikenna Emewu People’s Daily Online Beijing: The covonavirus (nCOV-2019) is fast spreading, now reaching over 20 countries. The fear coronavirus spreads is far bigger than the deaths and infections put together. But a worse viral load is, somewhere in some other dimension, causing worse damage to humanity – that is the racism, profiling, hate […]
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