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Holiday upsurge leads to record-breaking box-office revenues

[2016-04-04 09:10]

China's box office revenues jumped by 51 percent to a record 14.47 billion yuan ($2.23 billion) in the first quarter, thanks to a rise in audience numbers during the New Year holiday season.

Cremation talents in need to meet demand

[2016-04-04 09:10]

China has a general lack of skilled crematorium workers, despite the rising popularity of cremation among Chinese people.

Xi upbeat about US relations

[2016-04-02 07:57]

China and the United States should handle unresolved disputes in a constructive manner to avoid misunderstandings and escalation in conflicts, President Xi Jinping told US President Barack Obama on Thursday.

Anbang Insurance pulls out of Starwood hotel bidding

[2016-04-02 07:57]

Anbang Insurance Group Co has announced that it has abandoned its $14 billion bid for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

Female architect who left mark on China, dies at 65

[2016-04-02 07:57]

Zaha Hadid, the famed female architect known around the world for her works with sweeping curves and who drew occasional controversy when projects hit huge cost overruns, died on Thursday at the age of 65, her company said.

The perfect confection

[2016-04-02 07:57]

It's no secret that the weather can be a baker's worst enemy, and during rainy winter days, the inexperienced ones may struggle to achieve the optimal level of moisture in their dough.

Joint bid to fight global nuclear risk

[2016-04-01 08:09]

Beijing is expected to call on the global community to recognize common interests and cooperate in handling emerging nuclear risks, including terror attacks, at a key nuclear security summit, according to observers.

What they say

[2016-04-01 08:09]

"Beijing hopes that the summit will continuously consolidate the international consensus on nuclear security, advance national capacity-building, boost international cooperation and foster a global nuclear security culture.

Soldiers' remains returned

[2016-04-01 08:09]

A funeral service will be held in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Friday morning for 36 Chinese soldiers who died in the Korean War (1950-53), after their remains were returned from South Korea the previous day.

Right to set up air zone 'a matter of sovereignty'

[2016-04-01 08:09]

It is within China's sovereignty to establish air defense identification zones, an official at the Ministry of National Defense reiterated on Thursday.

Baidu seeks help from sci-fi writers to realize AI ambition

[2016-04-01 08:09]

April Fools' Day is not all about pranks. China's Internet giant Baidu is dead serious about its plan - launched on April 1 - to include science fiction writers in its research on artificial intelligence.

A day of reckoning for fingers and brain

[2016-04-01 08:09]

It was surely only a matter of time before digital research experts would confirm what for a few years now has become painfully obvious to us all: electronic devices are playing havoc with our fingers.

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