Elephant tusks evolved from teeth, giving the species an evolutionary advantage. They serve a variety of purposes: digging, lifting objects, gathering food, stripping bark from trees and defense.
Ivory carving is one of the unique charms of Chinese carving, and has a history of thousands of years. The heyday occurred during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
In the 1930s, the Great Depression struck hard in the United States. Unemployment shot up yearly from 1929 until it hit a shocking 23.75 percent in 1933. Hunger and homelessness spread through the cities.
Item from May 22, 1996, in China Daily: Postal deliveries are set to get faster as China Postal Airlines gets its first aircraft off the ground.
Pharmaceutical company Merck recently won approval from the China Food and Drug Administration to sell its human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil, to help women fight cervical cancer.
From new underwater drones to preserved roses that have helped lift villagers out of poverty, China's newest technologies and their applications were showcased at the launch of the 17th National Science Week on Saturday in Beijing.
LOS ANGELES - Four Chinese victims in a $50 million visa fraud case filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said.
China is willing to make joint efforts with the Republic of Korea to push bilateral ties back onto a normal track as soon as possible, President Xi Jinping said on Friday as the two sides sought to repair relations damaged by the ROK's deployment of a US missile defense system.
It looks like a life simulation computer game, but this new online community is more than just entertainment.
A US Navy veteran whose car plowed into pedestrians in New York City's Times Square, killing a woman and injuring 22 others, has been charged with murder and attempted murder, police said on Friday.
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