Capital poised to become robotics hub

Beijing's booming robotics industry has the potential to deliver transformative technology that could help raise living standards and save lives.

Unmanned metro to launch in 2017

Beijing plans to unveil the country's first self-developed fully automatic subway next year, with the scheduled opening of the Yanfang Line.

Making poverty history in one of China's poorest provinces

A bright smile played across Fang Najia's tanned, wrinkled face as she explained the measures being taken to help her family escape the poverty trap.

We must unlock people's potential

New measures must be maintained

During my journey through the mountains to several isolated villages, the phrase "countryside government" kept flashing through my mind.

Officer recalls his brush with death

He pushed bystander out of harm's way first

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Market meltdown leaves antiques dealers on the shelf

Having lived off his "feathery art" for more than four decades, attending to the needs of a select band of customers from his private workshop, Xiao Guangchun has finally decided to open a public work space in a business center in east Beijing.

Efficiency boost sought by merging logistics and internet

Major players in China's logistics industry are eyeing expansion following a decision by the central government to fully integrate the sector with the internet, boosting efficiency and reducing waste considerably.

Ministries discuss retirement age, food security

Departments and ministries under the State Council, China's Cabinet, have responded to a series of public concerns in the past week, including increasing the retirement age, food safety and security, and flight delays during the summer flood season, and management of academic misconduct.

Policy digest

Sci-tech, internet policies carried out

In job hunt, people are years apart

In Chinese society, the differences between people born in different decades are discussed and compared from time to time.