China is capable of achieving steady GDP growth this year despite global uncertainties, according to Standard Chartered Bank.
China's consumer prices beat market expectations in January to hit a three-year high thanks to pickup in consumption and travel activities during the Spring Festival season, but analysts said inflation may ease in February and not become a major concern this year.
Struggling with that post-holiday diet? The good news is that scientists in China have discovered that humans may have a natural mechanism to shut off appetite.
Academics eat your hearts out: The world record holder for the number of university degrees is a cheery but truculent 70-year-old Italian.
Five leading officials from the Ministry of Environmental Protection will head inspection teams sent to Beijing, Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong to control air pollution.
China hopes that other nations will see the renminbi's exchange rate "in a right manner", a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, in response to news that Washington may be exploring ways to avoid a confrontation with Beijing over currency.
The recent spate of pollution to engulf Beijing - and many other cities in China - should lead us to the conclusion as to what measures we can take as individuals, who are faced with this growing problem on a daily basis, to help mitigate it.
Item from Feb 15, 1983, in China Daily: This postage stamp (right) has a face value of 3 yuan, but was sold for 3,700 yuan at Beijing's first stamp auction on Sunday.
President Xi Jinping told leading officials on Monday to practice strict self-discipline and eliminate special privileges, in the latest move to govern the Party strictly.
Key credit figures released by the central bank on Tuesday reflect Beijing's intention to keep prudent monetary policy, with little likelihood of further easing, to better fend off financial risks, analysts said.
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