Global media coverage of the ongoing two sessions in Beijing has taken my mind back to the pre-internet era of the early 1980s.
If you ask what some of my takeaways are from reporting on the 13th National People's Congress, I would say it's the growing popularity of made-in-China products in many places around the world as well as a continued respect for the attributes of the real economy.
As the Olympic spotlight shifts to Beijing following the Games in Pyeongchang, the Chinese capital has beefed up efforts to produce a sustainable Winter Olympics in 2022, with its legacy underlined as a key requirement for post-Games success.
"Every athlete who participated in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics understands how pressured it was to compete at a home Olympics. The mental toughness to handle weighty home expectations will play a big part in our athletes' preparations for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. I suggest that we should involve some of the participants from 2008 to give mental consultation sessions to our winter sports Olympians to help them remain at ease."
As China promotes winter sports nationwide in the leadup to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the nation's education authorities are looking to bring thrills and chills to campuses as part of a specialized physical education program.
The world's largest amphibious aircraft, China's AG600, is scheduled for its first water takeoff and landing in the second half of this year, according to Aviation Industry Corp of China.
Strong demand has resulted in long waiting lists for a four-way human papilloma virus vaccine since its debut on the Chinese mainland this year.
A newborn boy has survived a life-threatening congenital defect at a hospital in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, after receiving support using a technique known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for a record 40 days.
China is testing a Fuxing bullet train whose length and carrying capacity are double those of the current models, according to CRRC Tangshan Co, the developer.
Leading space contractor China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp will start building the country's largest satellite constellation this year, with plans to offer communication services to users around the world.
Beijing's environmental authority has issued an orange alert for smog - its second-highest warning level - with heavy air pollution forecast to persist until Wednesday night.
More than 5,300 pieces of ancient Chinese manuscripts have been "returned" from France in digital form and are available online, according to the National Library of China.
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