5G goal: Running in 2019

China aims to have commercial use of 5G technology up and running in 2019, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

'Seawater rice' may help fill food gap

Chinese agricultural researchers have selected 176 strains of saltwater-tolerant rice out of more than 1,000 candidates from experimental paddies and expect them to be widely planted across the country in further trials this year.

Economy showing signs of improvement; outlook good

The Chinese economy is expected to see stable growth this year as indicators in the first quarter reflect improvements in the economic structure, according to official data.

Military quitters face heavy penalties

Four men in Ningde, Fujian province, were fined 50,000 yuan ($7,900) each and will suffer repercussions in employment and education after they quit the military, according to the local government.

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Wall Street nervous over trade spat

Wall Street and global money managers have voiced concerns over the escalating trade fight between the United States and China, fearing that the threatened tit-for-tat moves could shatter business confidence and investors' nerve and pose a major risk to global financial markets.

Tariff fallout has analysts worried

The escalating trade dispute between the world's two largest economies has fueled worries of further financial volatility and more harm to the global economy after a Sino-US "tit-for-tat" week of tariff threats.

Austrian head lauds China's 'meteoric' economy

"Meteoric, impressive and challenging" are the three words that the Austrian president used to describe China's economic achievements during the past four decades when speaking ahead of his state visit to China.

Boeing, GM urge calm approach

A number of large commercial entities from the United States including Boeing, General Motors and the American Soybean Association, have urged the US government to resolve the simmering trade dispute with China through constructive dialogue, and to seek sustainable trade policies.

Hainan cultivating high-tech agriculture

Hainan province is increasingly working to hasten agricultural supply side structural reforms, speed up the development of the sector's modernization and strengthen tropical agriculture.

Call for cooler heads in Sino-US dispute

On Wednesday, the United States published a proposed list of imports from China worth around $50 billion in annual trade it has targeted for additional tariffs. Nine hours later, China announced a list of US goods totaling the same value that will be subject to equivalent tariff hikes, fulfilling its promise of "retaliatory measures of the same strength and the same scope".

Canadians pay tribute in Nanjing

Shortly before Tomb Sweeping Day, which fell on Thursday, many overseas Chinese and foreigners visited the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, to remember the dead and call for peace.