China has vowed to boost tourism to G20 countries by enhancing cooperation, encouraging investment, removing visa barriers and adding direct international fights.
Having no cash or forgetting your credit card is no longer a source of embarrassment in Hangzhou, which is fast building up a reputation as a smart city with a plethora of new ways to settle a bill.
The three-day Women 20 Meeting concluded on Thursday in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, with calls for gender equality and empowerment of women to boost the global economy.
China can empower women and eradicate gender inequality by improving employment opportunities and encouraging entrepreneurship among females, according to Song Xiuyan, vice-president of the All-China Women's Federation.
Editor's note: China Daily is running a series of articles on the South China Sea. Complied by our reporters Li Xiaokun, Zhang Yunbi and Liu Xiaoli, the articles cover a range of topics and provide a fascinating insight into what life is like. In these articles our reporters present the colorful and unique way of life on the islands, including Yongxing Island, which despite being no bigger than 280 football pitches hosts the Sansha City government
Vast distances, loneliness, wind and tide, are no obstacles to technicians answering the call, so that others can, well, answer their calls. China's largest cellular network provider is boosting and ensuring fourth generation signal access in the South China Sea.
At first glance, a road sign indicating the distance to New York and Bangkok, as well as other destinations, may seem out of place on tiny Yongxing Island, which hosts the city government of Sansha, but it has become a landmark in its own right.
The sea has been a pivotal part of Wang Chun's career since 1993 and his tide of progress has seen him now lead a working team that governs a slew of islands and waters. His role has earned him the affectionate title of "Patron of the Islands".
As the ship sailed slowly, almost hesitantly, into the harbor of Yongxing Island, after an exhausting 15-hour trip from Wenchang, Hainan province, I was astonished by the dreamlike light-green morning sea stretching in front of me.
Thirty provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions are understood to be setting up a system to prevent identity theft in China.
Wang Yang could never have imagined the role he would play in China's manned space exploration program when he landed a job at a factory in Shenyang, Liaoning province, 31 years ago.
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