The central government will launch a host of projects that involve cutting-edge technologies, Internet applications, high-end equipment and key industries, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.
Guo Jie, a former Chinese discus thrower who was the world's oldest surviving Olympian, died at age 103 on Sunday, according to the Xi'an Institute of Physical Education, where he had served as a coach and instructor.
Many commonplace technologies in our homes and workplaces are the results of less-than-commonplace research.
All top-level hospitals in Jiangsu province will stop treating outpatients with antibiotic drips from July 1 next year.
The People's Liberation Army's armored forces have begun to phase out their tank destroyers, as they now rely on weapons that are more powerful and effective, such as anti-tank missiles and attack helicopters.
Police in Yibin, Sichuan province, arrested four suspects who they say demanded a ransom of 100 million yuan ($15.7 million) in the abduction of a businessman.
A McDonald's cafe opened in the old home of former Taiwan leader Chiang Ching-kuo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, last week.
Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is at the center of a controversy after making comments on celebrities using drugs during an interview backfired.
China's major cities should reach their targets in reducing major air pollutants by 2017 as planned, experts said, though ozone poses a more stubborn problem.
Northeastern China, where heavy haze lingered for days, faces a tougher situation in curbing air pollution due to greater pressure on economic growth and a lack of scientific guidance, a survey said on Monday.
Beijing has moved thousands of wholesale booths and shut down 315 polluting factories in the first three quarters of this year.
China's sperm banks are already facing a shortage of donors, and a government proposal to end the country's decades-old family planning policy may put more pressure on the institutions.
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