IMAGES of a boy who arrived at school with a head full of icicles after walking more than 4 kilometers through the freezing snow has drawn widespread attention to children from poor rural families.
2018-01-12
PREMIER Li Keqiang said the world’s second-biggest economy is expected to have grown around 6.9 percent last year, Xinhua News Agency reported.
CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Phnom Penh for the second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) leaders’ meeting and an official visit to Cambodia.
2018-01-11
BEIJING saw major air pollutants plummet in the last quarter of 2017 thanks to a string of measures to improve air quality.
POLICE in Guizhou Province have destroyed 7,488 bottles of fake Moutai, a famous Chinese liquor brand.
HEAVY snow has killed 21 people in central and eastern China since Jan. 2, according to the China National Commission for Disaster Reduction.
2018-01-10
DIDI Chuxing, China’s ride-sharing giant, is expanding into the crowded bike-sharing sector by partly taking over the service of Bluegogo and creating its own bike unit.
CHINA on Sunday unveiled a guideline to push for the safe development of cities, as some major accidents in cities have caused great casualties and property loss in recent years.
2018-01-09
POLICE in Guangdong Province have cracked a slew of online fraud cases involving malicious mobile apps, busting 21 rings across the country and detaining more than 600 suspects.
CHINA announced easier visa permits for foreign professionals and high-skilled workers Thursday, as part of its effort to bridge the talent gap.
2018-01-05
THE Chinese Government closed more than 6,000 websites and WeChat accounts containing erotic and indecent content in 2017.
THE office in charge of preparation work for China’s massive Giant Panda National Park has invited people from around the world to attend a logo design competition, with a prize of 100,000 yuan (US$15,378) for the winning design.
2018-01-04
MORE people used Alipay for mobile payment in 2017 than the previous year, Alibaba’s third party online payment service platform Alipay said Tuesday.
TOURISM was booming in China during the New Year’s Day holiday, with passenger flow and tourist revenue both seeing quick growth, official data showed Monday.
2018-01-03
CHINA started collecting an environment tax Monday to better protect the environment and cut pollutant discharge, as the country’s Environmental Protection Tax Law took effect on the same day.
THE New Year’s speech delivered by President Xi Jinping on Sunday evening has gone viral on the Internet and has won praise from observers at home and abroad with his pledges of greater efforts in boosting reform, public welfare and world stability.
A SHARED-BIKE operator in Shenzhen has suspended its operation in the city and refunded deposits to its registered users.
2017-12-29
THE People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced plans Wednesday to regulate QR code payment to contain risks arising from the popular service.
CHINA’S Supreme People’s Court (SPC) on Thursday announced a retrial in the criminal cases of Gu Chujun and Zhang Wenzhong, respectively former chairmen of an electrical appliances maker and a retailer.
A PILOT insurance program for senior citizens needing long-term nursing care will expand from three districts of Shanghai to the entire city from Jan. 1.
2017-12-28
