It was, 2:28 pm, and most students were sitting in their classrooms waiting for their lessons to begin. Then, on this gray May 12 day, the earthquake struck.
The sky seemed to darken, and a rumbling sound unlike anything Ma had ever heard before quickly grew louder and louder. Within seconds she was buried under the rubble of her newly built three-story home in Yingxiu, Wenchuan county.
Celebrating its 160th anniversary in China this year, Standard Chartered is looking to play an active role in the country's further opening-up to foreign investors.
Editor's Note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up. China Daily interviewed top executives of well-known multinational companies for their views on the country's socioeconomic development.
China's shared accommodation market surged 70 percent year-on-year in 2017 to reach a transaction volume of 14.5 billion yuan ($2.28 billion), according to an industry report.
Air New Zealand said it is bullish on the growth potential of the direct flights market between China and New Zealand, fueled by an increasing travel demand from China.
Foxconn Technology Group is poised to ramp up its work in the burgeoning industrial internet, which will bring about huge development opportunities for the real economy, said the company's chairman Terry Gou at the ongoing Second World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin.
China is stepping up the push to develop artificial intelligence in manufacturing to boost its productivity and inject new impetus into the country's economic growth, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Thursday.
Domestic underwater robot producer Tianjin Sublue Ocean Science & Technology Co Ltd said it is confident it can expand its presence in the European and United States consumer markets.
Satellite phone numbers offered by China Telecom - the country's leading mobile carrier - are now available on the market, meaning Chinese archaeologists and fishermen can finally enjoy domestic services when working in remote areas.
A growing number of Chinese commercial banks are setting up their own financial technology companies to explore a market-driven mechanism for development of the sector.
Major State-owned airlines Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines have gained recognition for performance and services on a series of recently released lists that rated carriers around the world.
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