A growing number of Chinese cities have released plans to develop urban rail transit systems, especially subways, which are known for their safety and speed, to ease traffic, boost employment and push the pace of urbanization.
After securing their position as leaders in the world's high-speed train markets, Chinese train makers are now eyeing the urban transit manufacturing sector - pushing more low-cost, smart mass transportation models at home and abroad, competing with rivals in Germany, Canada and Japan.
When China's first subway, Beijing Line 1, went into operation in 1969, underground trains had been running beneath London for 106 years.
After a topsy-turvy year, China's bike-sharing industry saw a flurry of activities with a Shanghai-based firm getting funds from a consortium led by Chinese conglomerate Fosun.
Chinese logistics giant SF Express carried out its first demonstration flight using drones to deliver emergency supplies at an airport in southwestern Yunnan province on Tuesday.
New listings in the A-share market rose 92 percent from a year ago in 2017 with 436 companies raising fresh funds of 230.4 billion yuan ($35 billion) in the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses, said a new report.
Eight years ago, the charity arm of the world's largest snack company Mondelez International and the China Youth Development Foundation launched a "Hope Kitchen" program.
The Global Fund, a Geneva-based financial association that supports the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, said in Beijing last month that there is significant potential to further cooperate with Chinese pharmaceutical companies.
The term "artificial intelligence" is often associated with driverless cars and highly sophisticated machines that can outsmart even the best of human minds in complicated tasks, such as the strategy board game Go.
Zhang Jie, 29, an office worker from Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is passionate about cosmetics and fashion products. She often browses Red, known in Chinese as Xiaohongshu, an overseas shopping tip app to get information about fashion and shopping before she buys overseas brands and products.
China's securities regulator has ordered the founder of debt-laden internet company LeEco to return to the country before the end of the year to deal with the company's financial woes.
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