Some of the new discoveries found at the Neolithic ruins in a village in Fenyang, North China's Shanxi Province Photo: Courtesy of Shanxi Academy of Archaeology

China and Tunisia recently signed a joint cooperation agreement for conducting archaeological investigation, excavation and protection of an ancient Roman site in Tunisia. Li Qun, China's vice minister of culture and tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said that the joint archaeological research project between China and Tunisia at the ancient Roman ruins in the region of Ben Arous is of great significance.

In recent years, Chinese archaeological institutions have carried out 44 joint archaeological projects in 24 countries. China has relatively advanced archaeological technology and mature experience in cooperation with other countries, Li noted. He said he hopes that the two countries will actively discuss carrying out joint archaeology projects at more heritage sites and carry out cooperation for the mutual exhibition of cultural relics, the recovery and return of lost cultural relics as well as personnel training.

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The Chinese government recently issued a notice about hosting Village Basketball Association competitions and making them national. The term Village Basketball Association, or Village BA, refer to the basketball games that were held in a village in Taijiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou Province.

China's grass-roots basketball has been extensively embraced by the people. Rural basketball has a solid foundation and a strong presence with at least decades of development in villages in many provinces across the country. 

Indeed, the greatest charm of grass-roots basketball competitions represented by Village BA is freedom, casual play and not being restricted by many rules. With the support of the local governments, Village BA can have better opportunities for development without eliminating local competitive traditions. 

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In April 1970, the Beatles broke up, leaving millions of fans heartbroken. Now, more than 50 years later, artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing lost memories back to life by re-creating and re-imagining the Beatles singing. The AI voice simulation is so realistic, that it has also raised a series of ethical and legal issues, and even led to the emergence of telecom fraud. According to a recent report from Australian outlet Insider Guides,  Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to fraud in 2022 due to the rise of AI.

Experts say advanced AI models and algorithms can synthesize voices so well that it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between cloned voices and real voices. "We've really entered a new era," said a netizen on China's Sina Weibo. But where should we draw the line in the use of AI? Industry insiders say that challenges will be greater than ever before in the age of AI.

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