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Year of women - for good and bad

[2017-12-18 07:44]

One of the biggest news stories this year revealed once again the treatment women meet.

This Day, That Year

[2017-12-18 07:44]

Item from Dec 18, 1995: In China, people over 60 will represent more than 10 percent of the total population by the end of the 20th century. Nursing homes are increasingly seen by social experts and family members as a solution.

Physicists invite aid from China

[2017-12-18 07:44]

The world's top scientists in the detection and research of gravitational waves, a field that will open a new window of study of the universe, welcomed Chinese colleagues to participate in their international collaboration.

Consensus maps out path for ties

[2017-12-18 07:44]

China and Japan should work together to enhance mutual trust and create conditions for their leaders to visit each other's countries, attendees at an annual forum agreed in Beijing.

Prosecutors say telecom, cyberfraud increasing

[2017-12-18 07:44]

Prosecutors nationwide indicted 22,268 people on charges related to internet and other telecom crimes in the first nine months of this year, up by 118.6 percent year-on-year.

Industrial demand key factor in natural gas shortage

[2017-12-18 07:44]

Surging demand in industrial sectors has been the main force behind the natural gas shortage in China, and an unexpected decrease in planned supply has worsened the situation, according to a top academic.

Moon visits WWII-era Korean provisional government site in Chongqing

[2017-12-18 07:44]

The trip President Moon Jaein of the Republic of Korea made to Chongqing on Saturday underscores the great importance he attaches to the collaborative fight by China and the ROK against Japan during World War II, experts say.

Xi praises efforts of HK, Macao

[2017-12-16 06:53]

President Xi Jinping fully acknowledged the work of Hong Kong and Macao authorities on Friday and expressed support for the two special administrative regions' governments to integrate their own development into the overall development of the country.

3 major tasks called key to sustainable economy

[2017-12-16 06:53]

The central leadership's pledge to achieve substantial progress next year in prevention of major risks, targeted poverty alleviation and pollution control, which may also top the agenda of the upcoming Central Economic Work Conference, will make the world's second-largest economy more balanced and sustainable, economists said.

Villagers get smartphone elephant alerts

[2017-12-16 06:53]

In Basan village, where nearly all of the 2,200 residents have smartphones, the mobile devices now provide updates on activities of nearby wild elephants - not just as reminders for wildlife observers, but as a safety alert.

Bridge role of people-to-people exchanges hailed

[2017-12-16 06:53]

Friendly people-to-people exchanges can be conducive to states' relations, with talent exchanges and cooperation in particular serving as bridges and bonds for mutual learning among civilizations, said Zhang Jianguo, administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.

Looking ahead

[2017-12-16 06:53]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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