Coastal city's own 'Silicon Valley' targets ocean industry

The coastal city of Qingdao has unveiled its ambition to build a "Blue Silicon Valley" as part of its strategic plan to develop a marine economy.

District aspires to green growth

Hongdao is emerging as a modern high-tech ecological district of Qingdao.

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Record victory for Bayern

Bayern Munich won its 23rd German league title in record time on Saturday by winning 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt to open up an unassailable 20-point lead with six games remaining.

Vucinic sneaks Juve past Pescara in key Serie A win

A brace from Mirko Vucinic helped Juventus to a 2-1 victory over a heroic Pescara and a 12-point lead over Napoli in Italy's Serie A on Saturday.

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Baseball

Zou wants a world title after winning pro debut

Chinese boxer beats Valenzuela in unanimous decision in Macao fight

Ware watches Cardinals' Final Four victory from the bench

Kevin Ware couldn't stay seated for this one.

Lin takes CLPGA Ningbo event

Chinese Taipei's Lin Tzu-chi captured the Ningbo Challenge on Saturday, redeeming herself in a second-hole playoff win over Yang Taoli from the Chinese mainland after squandering a five-shot lead going into the final round of the China LPGA Tour event.

Ancient city has modern ambitions

Bozhou in East China's Anhui province is a vibrant city with a glorious history. It consists of Qiaocheng district and three counties -Woyang, Mengcheng and Lixin - with a total area of more than 8,300 square kilometers and a population of 6.1 million.

Expo promotes cooperation in SE Asia

Since it was first held in 2004, the annual China-ASEAN Expo has become an important platform for friendly exchanges, business promotion and bilateral cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Economic zones to expand partnership with ASEAN

The construction of cross-border economic zones for trade between China and ASEAN will be the highlight of a forum scheduled for Sept 21 in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.