The practice of deploying special envoys has a long history and is now widely seen as an effective approach to diplomacy.
Experts have applauded the introduction of a blacklist for unruly air passengers, but caution has been urged in specifying targeted offenders.
The new tax on imported goods purchased from e-commerce sites will not affect Chinese travelers who buy abroad, the Ministry of Finance said on Saturday.
Homebuying regulations that took effect on March 25 in Shanghai and Shenzhen turned out to be quick fixes for the overheated residential markets, as trade volume shrank sharply in both cities, according to data from property agencies.
"People mountain, people sea" is how Chinese describe a place filled with people. But as the nation of more than 1.3 billion people increasingly shops online, casting off a huge amount of plastic bags and paper boxes, "garbage mountain, garbage sea" comes to mind.
A canine-themed cafe has opened in Los Angeles where people can pet, play with and even choose to adopt dogs.
China's sports establishment must learn the lessons from a corruption scandal involving a former deputy sports minister, continue to root out graft and curb a win-at-all costs mentality, the country's top graft-buster said on Friday.
A technical college in Guangzhou is establishing a new specialty to meet the growing demand for feishou, or drone operators, in prosperous Guangdong province.
The Chinese art market in Hong Kong seems to be reviving after a long slump. There were several auction records generated there last week thanks to high prices.
Passengers wait to board a minivan, a widely used vehicle in Beijing in the 1990s(above). The minivan taxi was popular because of its low price but was discontinued toward the end of the decade owing to emission issues and poor service.
With the 2016 Beijing International Film Festival just days away, moviegoers in China appear to have many viewing options-from the classics to new foreign films. About 90 percent of the 500 films to be shown at the festival have yet to be released on the Chinese mainland, media reported. Here's a closer look at some key titles.
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