China - Chinadaily.com.cn

China

Quotable

[2014-11-12 08:13]

A large number of Chinese tourists are visiting during high season, and there is a strong indication that more will be coming in December and January, judging from a reported increase in chartered flights from China."

The number

[2014-11-12 08:13]

A court in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Monday convicted 22 people for conducting illegal religious activities.

On the web

[2014-11-12 08:13]

Photo: Jiang Zhizhou and 14 other photographers recorded life of the poor in three northern Indian states - Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - from March 5 to March 21, 2013.

Heavy-duty Y-20 military airlifter weighs in at show

[2014-11-12 08:13]

China's first domestically developed strategic air lifter, the Y-20 Kunpeng, will soon be delivered to users, a senior aviation executive said, adding that the development of its engine is "faring well".

New airliner orders increase total to 430

[2014-11-12 08:13]

Thirty new orders have been received for the C919, the first large passenger aircraft to be made in China, taking the number placed for the airplane to 430.

Day when sad singles try to climb down from the shelf

[2014-11-12 08:13]

Until this time last year, Su Yunmin met twice a month with three friends she's known since kindergarten, just like the four characters in the popular US television series Mistresses.

Remembering fellow heroes

[2014-11-12 08:13]

Barbara McMurrey, a 73-year-old from Texas in the United States, believes that her father, Major William McMurrey, still has a guiding hand on her, 70 years after his death.

Investors welcome program's launch

[2014-11-11 08:18]

The go-ahead of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program sent share prices in the two exchanges soaring, as stockbrokers and investors were excited that the long wait for the program was over.

Stock connect's start date set

[2014-11-11 08:18]

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect will be launched on Nov 17, according to a joint statement released by the China Security Regulatory Commission and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on Monday.

Stealth fighter moves out of the shadows

[2014-11-11 08:18]

China officially unveiled its ambitious stealth aircraft project on Monday by showing a fifth-generation fighter jet at the country's largest defense exhibition, a move observers say is intended to attract foreign buyers.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

[2014-11-11 08:18]

Three students have set up a charity fund using 500,000 yuan ($81,770) they received as "gift money "during holidays, especially Lunar New Year, Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.