The seemingly inexorable advance of the so-called gig economy hit a minor bump in the road this month when taxi-hailing company Uber lost its license to operate in London, one of its biggest markets.
Members of a secret team working for the e-commerce giant Alibaba have the task of pretending to be online consumers who test-buy items from the billion-plus products on the company's platforms.
With prices lower than the market norm, counterfeit products sold online often attract large numbers of consumers. That is contributing to a prosperous market for fakes and demonstrates that there is still a long way to go in the fight against counterfeit goods.
The growing ability of Alibaba's artificial intelligence system to recognize Chinese characters allied with its improved image-recognition technology mean fewer counterfeit goods are appearing on Taobao, a company official said.
Near the entrance of an exhibition hall in Yichun, Heilongjiang province, stands a carving depicting a caravan of seven camels walking across desert sands.
A single mother in Wuhan, Hubei province, who drove a taxi at night with her daughter on board for the past two years, has finally managed to send the girl to a kindergarten free of charge thanks to help offered by warmhearted residents.
On workdays, Ma Rong, a 25-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing, usually orders takeout at lunchtime, especially on hot summer days, to avoid crowded restaurants and save time.
Plastic in the marine environment is becoming an increasing cause of concern because of its persistence and effect on oceans, wildlife and human beings.
While the internet has reduced buying and selling to just a few clicks, Zhang Neng prefers to do things the old-fashioned way. His store, called Happiness, allows people to exchange goods.
The name Hao Yulan may not ring a bell even with her neighbors, but she is known online nationwide as "Grandma Tortoise".
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