Chinese and US officials meeting in Washington on Wednesday, the first day of a two-day bilateral cybersecurity dialogue, agreed to expand their collaboration, according to Chinese officials.
China's Foreign Ministry said Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's planned transit stop in the United States carries "ulterior political intentions", while an expert warned that playing the Taiwan card could be counterproductive.
Foreign companies should carefully study the antitrust law while operating in China, a senior official with the nation's top antitrust enforcer said after it announced on Wednesday the first penalty in the medical instrument manufacturing industry.
China issued a five-year guideline on invigorating development of its central region, aiming to build it into a key area for advanced manufacturing, modern agriculture, urbanization and ecological conservation.
An agile jumping robot, inspired by some of the animal world's best leapers, could one day help in rescue efforts after earthquakes or building collapses, US scientists said on Tuesday.
Staying home for a whole week might seem unbearable to most people, but for astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, staying in space for a month was not enough.
It is said that the monasteries of medieval Europe served as beacons of light in those Dark Ages in the West. Amid a largely illiterate populace, generations of scribes devoted their lives to copying the works of ancient Greek, Roman and Middle Eastern scholars, carrying the torch of knowledge from the ancient to the modern world.
Item from Dec 8, 1982, in China Daily: Xi'an, one of the oldest cities in China, is famous for its ancient relics, including the Bell Tower built in the 14th century.
China agreed on Wednesday to provide preferential loans to Gabon to support the African country's infrastructure projects.
Senior officials and trade association leaders from China and Iran have called for reinforcing Beijing's role in revitalizing infrastructure and trade in Iran.