Science vessel returns from Arctic

The Chinese icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, docked in Shanghai on Tuesday after completing its eighth Arctic expedition, the Polar Research Institute of China announced.

Train design for 2022 Games goes public

CHANGCHUN - The design of the trains that will run on a new high-speed rail line linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou, co-hosts of the 2022 Winter Olympics, was unveiled in Beijing on Tuesday.

Passengers help tweak holiday rail services

Rail passengers in Xi'an used crowdfunding to help determine the scheduling of two trains during the National Day travel rush.

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Odd pairs gain mutual benefits in sharing home

Elderly widower Yao Jianshun and postgraduate student Feng Luchen were both initially wary when they first met to discuss the prospect of sharing a home over the summer.

Taiwan's tourism industry feels chill

TAIPEI - The colored glaze art on display glimmers on the shelf at a souvenir shop at Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan, but few tourists are around to appreciate it.

Forbidden City adopts online-only ticket model

The Palace Museum in Beijing - China's former imperial palace, or Forbidden City - announced on Tuesday that it has begun to sell entry tickets solely through its online booking system, with few exceptions.

An elderly couple find fame in livestreaming

Cao Xuemei, 76, gets up at 6:30 am every day to dress and feed her 79-year-old husband, Cui Xingli, who has suffered a series of strokes and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease five years ago.

Roller skaters make a 567-km trip to Beijing

While roller skates are often seen on China's public squares, few associate them with long-distance travel. But two men - both in their third year at Jining University in Jining, Shandong province - spent five and a half days of the National Day holiday on roller skates, traveling 567 kilometers to Beijing.

Use of AI to grow in nation's medical sector

China will promote the application of artificial intelligence technologies in the healthcare sector to improve services for patients, especially at the grassroots level, according to the nation's top health authority.

Investment in technology set to soar

Artificial intelligence will penetrate China's healthcare sector more extensively in the coming years, according to a report by 51CTO, an information technology company in Beijing.

Software provides improved diagnoses

Software developed with artificial intelligence technologies and used at a top hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, has the ability to read computer tomography images almost as accurately as an experienced physician.