Interstellar took in 258 million yuan ($42.04 million) in China in the week ending Nov 23, grossing a total of 527.5 million yuan and making it director Christopher Nolan's biggest grosser in the world's second-largest film market.
Photo: Lu Dike, owner of a restaurant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has "hired" two robots to serve customers, hoping that they will attract more business. Lu said each robot cost 60,000 yuan ($9,770).
China is one step closer to imposing the toughest ever penalties on air pollution, as a draft code on air pollution control is likely to be ready for lawmakers' review as soon as next month, experts said.
Beijing is considering turning a temporary restriction on vehicles - a system based on odd-even license plate numbers that was used during the recent APEC meetings - into a long-term policy, drawing praise as well as concerns from the public.
Hong Kong businesses hit by nearly two months of illegal street occupations breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged countries where Chinese fugitives are hiding to discard prejudice and work more closely with China in its massive anti-graft drive, a senior official said on Wednesday.
An economic fugitive surnamed Zhang said he is relieved to have returned home and surrendered himself to police in the Guangdong provincial capital.
The Chinese government is ready to green-light more water conservancy projects in the pipeline and speed up ongoing construction - major pro-growth investment policies to shore up economic expansion in 2015.
The first 84 farmers accredited with senior technical titles have been recognized by provincial authorities, People's Daily reported on Tuesday.
"Our monitoring data and this attack all tell that Ustin is in good physical condition, and has been active on Heixiazi Island."
Photo: Multicolored mascots have been unveiled for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Inspiration for the figures, which have still to be named, was drawn from sources that included video games and Brazil's fauna and flora, officials said. One of the mascots is best described as bright yellow and feline, while the other resembles a blue tree with hands. The mascots will be named through an online poll, which opened this week.
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