Chelsea sorry for player's posts

English soccer club Chelsea apologized on Sunday after Instagram posts by Brazilian player Kenedy "caused great offense and hurt the feelings" of the Chinese people.

Agricultural research grants lure top talent

China is offering research grants of up to 500,000 yuan ($74,000) to attract world-class talent to the agricultural industry, as the nation looks to gain an edge in an increasingly competitive sector.

Most births this year added a child beyond first one

More than half of the births in China during the first five months of the year involved a second child - or even additional ones - more than a year after the universal second-child policy was introduced in January 2016, according to China's top health authority.

12 underwater gliders sending science data from South China Sea

Twelve underwater gliders developed in China are carrying out scientific observations in the South China Sea and sending back real-time data, according to a briefing aboard the research vessel Kexue on Saturday.

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China's Mobike fills a gap in UK sharing economy

Within a few weeks of the launch of Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike in Manchester, United Kingdom, local resident James McConnell had already used the bikes more than a dozen times.

Rural economy needs new impetus

The country needs to deepen reforms in rural areas to bring fresh impetus to the rural economy, which has seen growth rates slow, experts said after the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences published a report on Friday on China's rural development.

2 killed, dozens hurt in gas blast

Two people have been confirmed dead and 45 were injured in a gas blast in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday.

College students forced to intern at electronics factory

An university accused of forcing several hundred students to intern at an electronics factory made a public apology on Friday and promised to withdraw all students from the factory.

Shanghai hits record high temperatures

Shanghai experienced its hottest day on record on Friday, as the temperature surged to 40.9 C.

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Company developing a solar-powered drone

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the nation's largest missile-maker, is developing a solar-powered unmanned aircraft capable of staying in the sky for a week.