China will likely lower its growth target for next year at the upcoming Central Economic Work Conference, indicating Beijing's willingness to trade short-term growth for reforms, economists said on Monday.
There is growing public concern over the quality of water in China, with more than 75 percent of urban residents now saying they are willing to pay more for safe water, according to a report published on Monday.
Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong, signed partnerships with the city of Pokhara in Nepal and Quito, the capital of Ecuador, on Saturday, increasing its total number of sister cities to 36 and bringing the 2014 China International Friendship Cities Conference to a successful close.
As the second Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation concluded, the host city looked at the inspirations behind this year's entries.
Lei Jun, who has been dubbed "China's Steve Jobs", said recently that he wanted his fast-rising handset maker Xiaomi Corp to become the world's top player within five to 10 years.
After smart wristbands that can track your every movement, and smart scales that can monitor your weight, a new wave of technology is now expected to delve even deeper into monitoring everyday life, including one device which even promises to revolutionize the way we do things as bland as drinking a cup of water.
Richard Heygate and Rob Wylie, two famous figures in the United Kingdom's venture capital industry, are spearheading an innovative project to unlock investment opportunities from China.
Consumerism runs rampant as holiday retailers kick off season
Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, began targeting Black Friday sales at major retailers overnight in a new tactic to vent their anger at a grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen.
Indonesia has ordered officials to eat local street food at meetings instead of fancy foreign fare and stop holding lavish parties, in the latest moves by the new government to crack down on bureaucratic excess.
The standard "peacemaker" in this highland Peruvian provincial capital is a whip fashioned from the twisted sinew of a bull penis. It gets a lot of respect. So do the well-organized bands of citizen vigilantes who wield it.
French lawmakers were scheduled to debate a motion on Friday urging the government to recognize Palestine as a state, amid growing European frustration at the moribund Middle East peace process.
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