US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
Top News

This Day, That Year

[2016-02-18 08:30]

Item from Feb 18, 1989, in China Daily: The Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Plant in Hunan province, the country's only specialized electric locomotive producer, manufactured 170 locomotives last year, chalking up record highs both in production value and output.

Hot topic

[2016-02-18 08:30]

Many mother shave been complaining about inadequate public baby care facilities. Read the story on page 5.

Looking ahead

[2016-02-18 08:30]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

On chinadaily.com.cn

[2016-02-18 08:30]

Visit for breaking news and exclusive content

Scientific research sales rules to be eased further

[2016-02-18 08:30]

The central government is to further relax regulations covering the transfer of scientific and technological research achievements from national research institutions to enterprises.

China pays tribute to former leader of UN

[2016-02-18 08:30]

China said on Wednesday its government and people would remember the contribution made by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the former United Nations secretary-general whose death was announced a day earlier.

Australia cautioned over Japan subs

[2016-02-18 08:30]

China urged Australia on Wednesday to be cautious over defense cooperation with Japan and to take the feelings of Asian countries into account when considering the purchase of Japanese submarines.

China plans gravitational wave project

[2016-02-17 08:20]

Chinese scientists are proposing a space gravitational wave detection project that could either be a part of the European Space Agency's eLISA project or a parallel project.

Students turn brainpower toward suicide prevention

[2016-02-17 08:20]

After seven suicides in two years, students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are looking for their own solutions to prevent more deaths.

Temporary pet care poses some hitches

[2016-02-17 08:20]

Before going back to her hometown for the Spring Festival holiday, Dong Jinxian, a 55-year-old Beijing resident, found it difficult to arrange for a temporary home for her feathered friends - two precious parrots.

Apple Pay expected to arrive this week

[2016-02-17 08:20]

Stocks of mobile payment related companies soared on Tuesday over speculation that Apple Inc will introduce its cash-free smartphone payment service to China this week.

Obama 'hoping to offset' Beijing's influence

[2016-02-17 08:20]

US President Barack Obama has voiced an ambition to see all Asia-Pacific nations "play by the same rules", and observers said this indicated Washington's latest renewal of its plan to meddle in regional maritime problems.

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