PARIS - Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to match his great rival Lionel Messi on Thursday night by claiming a fifth Ballon d'Or as recognition for leading Real Madrid to a La Liga and Champions League double last season.
A vast array of online literary genres has revolutionized the entertainment industry in China and triggered a new wave of TV dramas, movies, animations and gaming titles.
Zhang Wenxiu loved reading Zhu Xian, or Jade Dynasty, the smash-hit supernatural novel which created a stir online.
They have become so addictive that they generate online viewer figures in the billions.
With a bunch of smartphone-based apps enabling people to rent a wide range of items, China is embracing a new age of business and convenience.
Freelancers and small and medium-sized companies that yearn for better working environments can increasingly avail themselves of a new option, co-working spaces.
As the sharing economy in China thrives and gives rise to a wide range of new businesses, competition in the domestic market is getting fiercer, especially in the bike-sharing sector.
A town that does not have big sheep-raising tradition or wool trade has managed to grow into the nation's biggest wool clothing production site.
A new culture center is adding charm to Wucun's agrarian allure of green fields and white-walled farmhouses with black-shingled rooftops.
A museum has managed to draw in lots of visitors to learn about a century-old duck recipe and sample the dish.
The internet, which has been used as a tool by terrorists for recruitment and for plotting attacks, can well become a terrorist target itself, a China anti-terrorism expert has said.
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