US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
Top News

On chinadaily.com.cn

[2015-12-18 08:29]

Visit for breaking news and exclusive content

Information flow showcases China

[2015-12-18 08:29]

China's top information office has held a record number of news conferences this year on key issues that have drawn worldwide attention. In 2016, it will be even more open and release valuable information on changes and development in China, the head of the information office said.

US-Taiwan arms deal to bring sanctions

[2015-12-18 08:29]

Beijing said on Thursday that it will impose sanctions on companies involved in US arms deal with Taiwan and warned that warming China-US military ties will "inevitably be affected", in response to the first such major arms agreement in more than four years.

Chinese embassy: Spy reports 'sheer fiction'

[2015-12-18 08:29]

The Chinese embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has used the term "sheer fiction" in dismissing recent media reports that said more than 100 Chinese nationals were arrested by Pyongyang for alleged espionage.

Xi calls for shared future in cyberspace

[2015-12-17 07:49]

The Wi-Fi icon appears almost everywherein bars, on buses and buildingsin this river town in Zhejiang province. Nearly all its population of 59,000 can connect to the Internet simultaneously through 4G networks.

Letter to UK politician from Mao sells for $908,000

[2015-12-17 07:49]

A letter from Mao Zedong appealing to the leader of the British Labour Party in 1937 for help against Japanese invaders has sold for 605,000 pounds ($908,000) at auction in London.

Marine courts told to do better as cases surge

[2015-12-17 07:49]

China's marine courts should improve their service and build up a reputation, as the number of marine disputes heard in the country has surged in recent years, according to the head of the top court.

Clean-energy projects get go-ahead

[2015-12-17 07:49]

Construction of two nuclear projects and one hydropower station has been approved by the government as China pushes ahead with clean energy development amid sluggish economic growth.

Offering old tripe for the young at heart

[2015-12-17 07:49]

Of the five top-grossing films in China this year, four of them are Hollywood productions, led by Furious 7. This seems to indicate that there will be a phalanx of flashy, explosion-filled action films marching across the Pacific like giant kaiju (Japanese for "strange beasts") in the next few years at least.

This Day, That Year

[2015-12-17 07:49]

Item from Dec 17, 1988, in China Daily: A new teahouse, featuring turn-of-the-century decor reminiscent of the Teahouse establishment made famous by playwright Lao She, opened for business on Thursday in Qianmen, one of the busiest shopping districts in Beijing.

Hot topic

[2015-12-17 07:49]

Many people who have a Western education are making Christmas plans.

Looking ahead

[2015-12-17 07:49]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

Hot words
Video
Columns
Most Popular
Special
...
...