Ship's captain joined police patrols after 13 friends were killed in 2011 massacre on the river
On April 25, a large crowd scrambled into an open courtyard and waited breathlessly to witness a badminton exhibition between Premier Li Keqiang and the Robomintoner, a rectangular platform equipped with optical lenses, spherical wheels and two badminton rackets. It is the first intelligent machine in the world to play the game.
Eight months ago, Xie Ruicong had the surprise of her life when Premier Li Keqiang visited her bookstore unexpectedly.
Innovation and mass entrepreneurship were the subjects discussed most frequently at executive meetings of the State Council this year, as the central government sought to promote the national strategy to upgrade China's industrial structure and boost business startups.
At first glance, Huang Qicai's studio in a southern suburb of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, might look to the uninitiated like a recycling workshop, as it is filled with discarded wheel hubs and other types of metallic waste. Yet a closer look reveals a hidden world of art.
My story of 2016 came as the year drew to a close. It featured Zhang Huanzhi, a Hebei province native who spent more than 20 years attempting to clear her dead son's name, and finally succeeded.
As the year comes to an end, my trip to Brazil in August to cover the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro stands out as my highlight, thanks to the challenges, inspiration and great sense of accomplishment that enriched 25 grueling, yet exciting, days on the other side of the world.
My keywords for 2016 are "availability" and "recovery". I've been working as a health reporter for nearly 10 years, and it's essential to refresh one's passion and faith in the power of journalism.
In August, I was reunited with Guo Bin, one of the bravest people I have ever met.
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