Capital to develop more bookstores

Beijing will make greater efforts to develop bookstores in the capital through policies such as subsidies and tax reductions, aiming to establish a well-structured reading environment for the public, the city's finance bureau announced on Tuesday.

Test trains make trial runs in Heilongjiang

Early on Monday, test train No 55001 left Harbin West Railway Station in Heilongjiang province to begin trial runs on the longest high-speed rail line in China's cold zone.

New tech assists farming in desert

LANZHOU - Growing crops had never been profitable for the farmers of Shahe village, located in the waterless and desolate Gobi Desert of Gansu province.

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Soybeans hurt little by US tariff moves

Trade frictions between China and the United States will not cause a sharp rise in the price of soybeans - a major agricultural import for China - or their products in the domestic market, according to experts.

In Hangzhou, good credit brings people deposit-free services

Residents with good credit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, will be able to avoid paying deposits for a number of services, including bicycle rentals, and hospital or hotel reservations.

Chinese embrace sanfu, hottest time of year

Chinese people embraced the first day of sanfu, the hottest and dampest period of the year, on Tuesday in unique ways across the country.

New airport comes with new construction tech

Beijing's new airport - currently under construction in the southern part of the city - is loaded with quality innovations that will make it one of the most efficient in the world, even as it becomes the world's largest airport.

'Sponge' features to enhance air safety, travel experience

The "sponge" design of Beijing's new airport has been completed, and construction to maximize its environmental and economic effects is underway, designers said.

Chengdu set to burnish its panda capital brand

Chengdu, Sichuan province, home to nearly 200 captive pandas at its Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, plans to expand its brand as the world's panda capital, aiming to attract 10 million Chinese and foreign visitors a year.

High-tech zones are 'driving growth'

China's National High-Tech Industrial Development Zones, the backbone of the country's high-tech industries, have seen stable, positive growth in the first half of this year, officials said on Monday.

22 suspects found dealing in guns, bullets

Police in Jiangsu province captured 22 suspects across China for illegally selling and buying guns and ammunition online.