The 5th CMG Forum held in Chongqing CGTN | June 11, 2026 Share: The 5th CMG Forum is held in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2026. [Photo/CMG]The Fifth China Media Group (CMG) Forum was held in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday.Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony via video link and delivered a speech. Yuan Jiajun, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal…
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A viral stress-relief “Natasha” doll trending on Chinese social media has been deemed “absolutely diabolical” by members of Hong Kong’s Black community. Resembling a small child, the most popular version is dark-skinned and features exaggerated racial characteristics. Buyers have filmed themselves beating, stretching, boiling and stomping on the toy. The viral stress-relief “Natasha” doll trending on social media in China. Photo: HKFP screenshots. “No design is created, marketed, and sold in isolation of thought and purpose. The design, manufacturing, and selling of a Black baby doll to abuse at one’s whims is at the root of the existence of movements…
By guest contributor Thisanka SiripalaJapan’s decision to tighten the requirements for the business manager visa has sparked panic among foreign residents who run small family-run businesses. Foreign business owners could lose their residency status after the government increased the capital requirement from 5 million yen (approx. $31,000) to 30 million yen (approx. $187,000).The changes also mandate a full time Japanese or permanent resident staff member, Japanese language ability equivalent to an average Japanese person, and three years of business managerial experience or a masters degree equivalent. The government said the revisions are in response to the increase of fraudulent business visa applicants…
Lee Andrews is reportedly telling his fellow prison inmates that his wife, Katie Price, will fund his lifestyle behind bars inside Dubai’s notorious Al-Awir prisonLee Andrews is allegedly telling fellow inmates that wife, Katie Price, will send him cashKatie Price’s husband, Lee Andrews, is reportedly telling his prison mates she will help fund his life behind bars. Andrews, whom Katie married in January, just hours after meeting him for the first time, is currently banged up in Al-Awir prison.In order to be released, Mr Andrews will have to fork out a staggering £140,000 for his freedom. And although he’s claimed…
A desert plant changed the life of Masapalli Venkatesh.His 10-acre farm in Kandukur is on the Deccan Plateau, which covers a large part of southern and central India. There he grows tomatoes, peanuts and corn. But in 2010 he was approached by traders looking for a very different crop – the cactus agave americana.For him and his fellow farmers the agave cactus was just a “stubborn, valueless weed” – planted as fencing to keep wild animals off their crops.But it is also part of the family of agave plants that feed the $15bn (£11bn) global market for tequila and mezcal.In…
In the UAE, this trend is even more pronounced. Data shows that 44% of hotel gross booking value and 37% of air bookings are made through online channels (Dubai Roads and Transport Authority), often via a smartphone while the traveller is already on the move. This in-trip decision-making is where generative AI is delivering its most measurable impact. According to the TGM UAE Travel Insights 2025, Emirati and international travellers are increasingly acting as their own travel agents, prioritising flexibility and self-planned itineraries over rigid, pre-packaged tours. AI tools are facilitating this by moving beyond simple search queries to providing…
Cargo terminal for unloading bulk cargo of iron ore by shore cranes and grabs. Huludao, China. Stock image. (The views expressed here are those of the author, Clyde Russell, a columnist for Reuters.) Iron ore is the one major commodity that is sailing unaffected through the storm created by the US-Israeli war on Iran, but the relative calm masks shifting dynamics for the key steel raw material. China buys about three-quarters of all global seaborne iron ore, using it to feed mills that produce just over half of all the world’s steel. The vast majority of its iron ore is…
Northwestern University scientists have developed a new liquid material that charges like a battery, transforms like a living organism and then resets itself in open air. Traditionally, harvesting energy, storing it and using it require separate materials or devices. The new platform merges all three functions into a single material, opening the door for adaptive, clean, renewable systems that don’t require plastics or metals. To design the material, the researchers drew inspiration from the cytoskeleton — a cell’s dynamic internal scaffold that enables it to maintain its shape, move and divide. Unlike animals’ rigid skeletons, cytoskeletons constantly build, dismantle and…