China’s biggest battery maker just dropped a game-changing update that could make electric cars cheaper and more reliable. CATL, a company known for pushing battery tech forward, revealed a new sodium-ion battery that lasts up to 20 years and handles 15, 000 charge cycles—way more than older sodium-
Lee Jae‑myung, who attended the G7 meeting in France as a partner country guest, left the event with an unusual souvenir: a pen once used by U. S. President Donald Trump. The gift was exchanged after a long dinner discussion where the two leaders talked about peace on the Korean peninsula and streng
Lee County’s newest school plan has ignited a lively debate among residents. Instead of building the new school in the bustling area of Lehigh Acres, where over 100, 000 people live and more than 30, 000 children attend school, the board has chosen a quieter spot in Alva that houses only about 3, 00
China’s northwestern desert has been told to brace for big floods this summer. The warning comes after the Taklamakan Desert, the country’s largest sandy area, saw its first flood of the year in early June. Video shows water pouring over dunes that usually stay dry. Heat is a major culprit. In m
Amy Mickelson has spent years in the spotlight not just as the wife of top golfer Phil Mickelson, but as a survivor who's overcome serious health battles. Back in 2003, complications from giving birth to their youngest son nearly cost her life. Then in 2009, she bravely fought and beat breast cancer
China has begun drawing on its commercial oil stocks to counter the shortage caused by the war in Iran. The country’s biggest buyer of petroleum is also cutting refinery output and limiting fuel exports to keep the situation stable. Experts estimate that China will pull about one million barrels
China has spent decades building a powerful weapons industry. The country now appears in the top five worldwide when it comes to selling military gear, according to a respected global tracker. Yet the real story is more nuanced than those numbers suggest. A key problem is that China’s armaments hav
China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea this week for talks with Kim Jong Un, marking his first visit in seven years. According to North Korea’s official newspaper, Xi plans to strengthen ties between the two countries and push back against what he calls "hegemony" and military threat
China rolled out a national price‑cut program for drugs in 2016 to make cancer treatments cheaper and easier to get. The plan has helped more people buy life‑saving medicines, but it is not working equally across the country. In a recent study researchers looked at how well patients in different
China has pulled back on buying crude oil, with imports falling to a decade‑old low in May. The drop is driven by weak global demand, fewer refinery runs, and the country’s ability to tap into its large stockpiles. Because many refineries are running at lower capacity, China does not need to buy as
