China's factory activity picked up slightly in September but remained in contraction as the country's manufacturing sector saw improved, yet still weak, demand.
China can meet its main goals of economic and social development set for this year, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders attended a ceremony on Wednesday at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to honor and remember deceased national heroes on Martyrs' Day.
Seven people were killed and two were missing on Wednesday after 17 suspected package bombs exploded in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Xinhua News Agency reported, with blasts reported in more than a dozen locations, including government offices.
Ten priority industries were identified on Tuesday by a key committee advising the central government on its "Made in China 2025" plan to upgrade the country's manufacturing sector.
President Xi Jinping arrived home on Tuesday ahead of National Day, wrapping up his first state visit to the United States, where he also made a first appearance at the UN headquarters.
First lady Peng Liyuan appealed on Monday for greater efforts to promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States.
Scientists are inviting the public to name China's first dark matter satellite, which is due to be launched in December.
After reading about a man in Wuhan, Hubei province, who was angry that his daughter sent him a gift by mail for Mid-Autumn Festival instead of visiting, I thought: "What? Doesn't he own a computer?"
Item from Sept 30, 1988, in China Daily: Liaoning, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have seen a great increase in their areas open to foreign investment. Liaoning used to have only one such "open" city - Dalian - but now the province has 27 open counties and cities.
More than 80 percent of this year's new students at Beijing Language and Culture University are women.
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