Probe of Sun puts cryptocurrencies in spotlight again

Editor's note: Sun Yuchen, a 29-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur, won the bidding for this year's charity lunch with Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, last month. He was willing to pay about $4.57 million for the lunch on July 25. Yet Sun canceled the lunch due to health problems caused by a kidney stone, although he said he will still donate that money to the Glide Foundation, the receiver of the charity lunch donation. China Daily writer Li Yang comments:

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Hefei has formula for global science success

Editor's Note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have played in the country's development and where they are today.

Forest park a man-made triumph

Three times the size of New York's Central Park and created by villagers planting tens of thousands of saplings, Binhu National Forest Park is a testament to ingenuity and persistence.

Villagers' company reaps rewards

With the Qixi Festival coming up, a tourism company set up by villagers is preparing for its busiest time of the year as couples descend on Lovers' Valley in the shadows of Huangshan Mountain, Anhui province.

On the express route to country's logistics leader

Editor's Note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have played in the country's development and where they are today.

E-commerce booming after cross-border exchanges simplified

The inland city Zhengzhou, Henan province, is setting an example for the rest of China on how to make cross-border e-commerce simple and lucrative.

Data collection helps lift people out of poverty

As China's fight against poverty enters a new phase of targeted solutions, Henan province has sharpened its review system to ensure poor people achieve and maintain real improvements.

Where loyalty ran deep for Long March ahead

Editor's Note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have played in the country's development and where they are today.

Martyr's widow sheds a tear in sorrow and thanks

Almost 90 years ago, Duan Guixiu's husband made a promise to her that sadly he would never keep when he joined the Red Army in 1932. "Wait for me. I will come back. Listen to mother," Duan recalls Wang Jinchang telling her.

Pompeo's stain slur sticks to the US

In an international conference on religious freedom he hosted in Washington from Tuesday to Thursday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again showed how freely his tongue can wag in an effort to portray the United States as a beacon of freedom in a world that he painted as pitch-black.

Tough road lies ahead for EU

With the European Parliament election in May producing unexpected results, choosing new leaders for European Union institutions became a tough exercise for EU officials.