Govt will ease controls on air ticket prices

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has pledged to gradually loosen control over air carriers' ticket prices and administrative charges.

New domestic airlines fly high after takeoff

China is seeing some heartening growth stories in civil aviation, as new airlines launched last year aim to fly high despite the overall economic slowdown.

China-US nonstops easing connections

The skies between China and the United States are getting busier.

Belt and Road Initiative takes tourism to the skies

China's northwest regions are planning to invest more in air transportation in coming years, aiming to unlock the potential of Silk Road tourism through better connectivity.

Two wheels good, four wheels bad

In 2001, when Ines Brunn first visited Beijing, she was impressed by the sight of millions of cyclists riding along wide, flat asphalt lanes separated from the sidewalks and main roads.

What they say

"I have been in many places in China and nearly everywhere I have heard friends my age (late 20s) saying they will have to buy a car, either for the social status or because of peer pressure. There is something in our inner worlds that needs to be restored."

Rundown downtown Hefei regenerated with shops and bars

Karolina Caban spent Christmas Day in a "village" in downtown Hefei, its narrow alleys bedecked with lanterns and packed with dozens of bars, inns, cafes and other small shops.

Around China

A bridegroom in Wuxi city received a surprising wedding gift from a former classmate: the IOU he had given his friend in lieu of a hongbao, or gift of money in a red envelope, four years earlier at the classmate's own wedding.

White clay advertised as food additive

A white clay typically used as a raw material to make pottery in China is being advertised online as "edible earth".

China recognizes foreign experts

Editor's note: The International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, the highest award of the Chinese government given to foreign scientists who have made significant contributions to the development of science and technology in China, honored seven foreign experts this year. China Daily received responses from six of the winners on their feelings about the award, the recent sci-tech boom in China and their careers here.

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Three countries join quantum network

Three countries have accepted China's invitation to join a super-secure quantum communications network that will ultimately cover the planet, altering global data sharing, when scientists launch the first quantum satellite later this year.