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An African Union soldier walks past the Jazeera Palace Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, following a car bombing on Sunday. The attack killed at least 15 people, including a member of the Chinese embassy security staff, and injured more than 40 others. Farah Abdiwarsameh / AP

China's embassy hit in bombing

China has strongly condemned a deadly car bombing at a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday that killed at least 15 people, including one Chinese embassy staff member.

Comment

New law will benefit NGOs from overseas

A law governing the activities of non-government organizations from overseas is in the making. But it does not mean more restrictions on such NGOs in China. Guo Shengkun, minister of public security, delivered this message at a forum on overseas NGOs in Shanghai on Saturday.

Business

Industrial profits slump

China's industrial profits dropped 0.3 percent in June from a year earlier, the worst in three months, indicating further deflationary pressures despite an alleviation in the debt servicing burden.

Life

He who calls the tune pays the piper

Twenty years ago, two Tsinghua University graduates, Song Ke and Gao Xiaosong, founded Rye Music in Beijing, which led to the creation of what became known as "campus folk music", consisting of simple, youthful lyrics accompanied by guitar and piano.

Sports

Bayern stars boost China's game plan

Like many other world-famous soccer clubs that have visited China, Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich orchestrated a whirlwind of activities during the team's preseason tour last week.

Culture Special

Xi calls for further revitalization of NE China

President Xi Jinping has called for deepened reform and innovation to revive China's northeastern region, once a major heavy industrial hub, while highlighting the importance of State-owned enterprises in the country's development.

IP Special

Farm base serves up healthy dose of events

The 2015 World Potato Congress, as well as three other major agriculture conferences, is currently being held in Yanqing county, Beijing's main agricultural base.

Hunan Special

Aramco Asia youth program helps 'left-behind' children expand horizons

He Mingxing, a student from the Dai ethnic group at a primary school in Tengchong county in Yunnan province, will experience many firsts during a charity program this week.

Barcelona Special

Barcelona continues to grow at speed

Things just keep getting better in the vibrant city of Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia that is arguably Spain's most dynamic autonomous community.

Guiyang Special

Conference casts spotlight on innovation-driven Guiyang

With the annual conference of the Western Returned Scholars Association and the Chinese Overseas-Educated Scholars Association starting in Guiyang on Tuesday, the capital of Guizhou province is once again garnering attention as a hub of young talent.

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