China's major e-commerce providers have posted record sales from the Nov 11 "Singles' Day" 24-hour online shopping blowout.
By the end of 2012, China had 242 million online shoppers, up by 24.8 percent in a year. They spent nearly 1.26 trillion yuan ($207 billion) last year, up by 66.5 percent from 2011, the China Internet Network Information Center said in a report in April.
China is to fine-tune its 30-year-old family planning policy, a spokesman for the nation's top population authority says.
Major steps to reform State-owned enterprises will be taken after the four-day Third Plenum of the Communist Party of China's 18th Central Committee, which started on Saturday, said Huang Shuhe, vice-chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
More than 3,000 street stalls along Lhasa's Yutok Street moved to a new shopping mall on Friday to better protect and upgrade the ancient city center.
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Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to keep economic growth within a reasonable range and push forward with economic restructuring.
A growing number of scientists and engineers who have worked abroad are seeking business opportunities in China after encountering career barriers overseas.
Regional disparity in attracting foreign talent to China is highlighted by survey results released on Wednesday showing that inland areas have a long way to go in attracting professionals from overseas.
It is time to discuss international rules of conduct and to expand cooperation between countries to protect cybersecurity, a Chinese official said on Tuesday.
China's air pollution problem will be alleviated in five to 10 years, the country's top climate change negotiator said on Tuesday.
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