All people of my age (50-somethings) have been influenced by the Soviet Union to some degree. For me, it came primarily from my father, but it's also a result of being born into a military family.
I was 10 when the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. That same year, I was chosen as a member of the Chinese delegation at an international children's summer camp in what was then the Soviet Union.
Adili Maimaititure had only one purpose in mind when he first opened an online store in 2012 to sell Xinjiang nut cake, inform ally called qiegao.
A film director surnamed Duan who left two 2TB hard disks containing material for his new movie material in an unlicensed cab has been asked to pay 20,000 yuan ($3,250) by the driver for their return.
The more a government does, the more brains it needs - and vice versa. Although the Chinese mainland does not seem to have many think tanks under Western standards, the external intellectual support for key decision-makers has always played an important role in political and public life.
As a reporter, I receive several invitations for conferences and forums organized by various kinds of think tanks in Beijing and Shanghai each week.
The past year marked a reversal of fortunes in the calendar industry.
So what's in the stars for you next year? You'll need a fortuneteller to answer you that. But one thing's for sure, smart technology will be an even more pervasive presence in our daily lives. Let's take a look in our crystal ball and see what a normal workday morning could look like five years from now.
At a recent Internet conference filled with China's technology tycoons, Jack Ma of the mighty Alibaba Group Holding Ltd teased Lei Jun, head of the rapidly rising Xiaomi Corp, by asking why a smartphone matters when the air and water in China are so bad?
No matter how sophisticated robots are or how many latest technologies have been applied, consumers' expectations for domestic robots still focus mostly on them doing household chores.
Most young white-collar workers in China lack a sex life and physical exercise, according to a report released by Zhi-lian, one of China's largest online recruitment companies.
The revised Environmental Protection Law that takes effect on Thursday imposes more severe fines and even comes with the possibility of criminal charges against polluters.
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