American trio Open accounts with aplomb

SOUTHPORT, England - The wind off the Irish Sea pushed away the rain clouds and bathed Royal Birkdale in sunshine, stars and stripes.

St. Louis splashes out to lock down coveted Colton

After hearing development coach Tim Taylor sing the praises of a late-blooming defenseman playing college hockey in Alaska, Doug Armstrong went to see for himself.

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Wilson has a ball on the Wall

Russell Wilson realized his lifelong ambition of running on the Great Wall this week, but what started as a standard promotional event ended up exceeding the NFL player's wildest dreams.

Xie claims gold as Cao collapses

BUDAPEST - China claimed another diving gold at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday.

Golden State unveils unique seat strategy

The Golden State Warriors are bringing the personal- seat license to the NBA, and the fans interested in purchasing them will be asked for a 30-year commitment.

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Lenovo teams up with JD to build big data platform

Lenovo Group Ltd announced on Thursday it had teamed up with JD.com Inc, China's second biggest e-commerce player, to build a big data platform, as the two make joint efforts to tap into opportunities brought about by artificial intelligence.

Ministry urges offer of more rental homes

China's housing authorities said cities with net population inflows need to accelerate the development of rental housing projects, including encouraging cities to increase land supplies for residential rental projects.

Consumers in driving seat of economic growth

China has seen a strong consumption trend in the first half of this year, with the bricks-and-mortar retail sector making a comeback and e-commerce maintaining steady growth, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Tax revenue from service sectors climbs rapidly in H1

China's tax revenue from the service sectors rose rapidly in the first half of the year, reflecting the country's improving economic structure, the top tax authority said on Thursday.

Renewable energy closes gap on use of fossil fuel

Renewable energy is gradually reducing the heavy dependence on traditional power supply in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region as 30 percent of the total power grid is now being generated from solar and wind energy.