Silk Road revival paves way for trade bonanza

An integral part of the Egyptian government's overall economic development strategy is substantial spending on modern transport infrastructure to improve the movement and flow of people and goods.

Summer camp welcomes 450 students to Beijing

The 2016 Star Fund Summer Camp in Beijing ran for four days, including Children's Day on Wednesday, as a holiday gift from Mercedes-Benz, demonstrating how its corporate social responsibility has taken deep root in China.

Bringing you the news on all platforms What is it with pandas?

No editor seems to be able to resist the temptation of carrying a story; and the cute creatures have long been a staple of global media.

Milestones

Sharing China's story with the world

China Daily was founded in 1981 to promote a global understanding of China, its people and values. A look at how China Daily shares the news across the world.

Stamps, meat, cars & islands, too

E-commerce has had a huge flow-on effect in China's economy and society

Consumption will all look different tomorrow

Old media needed this wake-up call

I've always had mixed feelings about e-commerce that has increasingly become part of our lives.

Iron arteries pump new life

The social changes that high-speed trains have wrought add up to far more than the hours and minutes saved

High-speed rail has grown at dizzying speed

The year 2008 was memorable for China and the world not least because of the hugely successful Beijing Olympics; it was also the year that China opened its first high-speed rail line, from Beijing to Tianjin. When the line opened on Aug 1 it took the metaphorical gold medal as the fastest train service in the world measured by its top speed, capturing the attention and admiration of visitors who came to Beijing to see records broken.

My life has been fast-tracked

My memories of China Daily years can be clearly traced along the railway track.

China needs to rethink innovation

The compass, paper money, moveable type printing, gunpowder and silk. These are a few of the inventions that until the early modern era put China ahead of the West as an innovator. But past glories are insufficient to address current and future challenges.