China's first individually funded satellite was launched on Friday and will operate in space for one year to take and transmit pictures and videos of the universe, according to parties involved in the program.
Editor's note: As Chinese embrace Spring Festival, China Daily will present a series of stories on how people greet the new year and pursue a better life.
A cat shop in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, recently sparked public criticism after launching a cat-sharing service.
Beijing has called for a halt to interference in China's domestic affairs after 12 US lawmakers nominated three leaders of the illegal "Occupy Central" movement for the Nobel Peace Prize.
NEW YORK - International admissions by universities and colleges in the United States have shown signs of flattening in the past two years, but Fan Yilan, a second-year student at the University of Texas at Austin, still feels a strong growth of Chinese enrollment against the general trend.
The vice-chancellor of one of Australia's leading universities has spoken out against the claims of the country's government that foreign spies have infiltrated the campuses of Australian universities.
British Prime Minister Theresa May called her trip to China "fascinating and productive" as she addressed a group of business leaders in Shanghai on Friday before wrapping up her three-day journey.
The first Chinese space-based platform for earthquake monitoring was launched at 3:51 pm on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
A minisatellite designed and assembled by a Chinese space startup, Commsat Technology Development Co, blasted off on Friday afternoon, which the designers say will enable thousands of students to track and help control the spacecraft.
China and Britain should enhance connection of development strategies and deepen cooperation in such areas as finance, nuclear power and investment, President Xi Jinping told visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday.
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