After claiming a "magical" achievement among a group of qigong practitioners, a local health department in Northwest China now finds itself in the center of widespread mockery and skepticism.
China is developing third-generation photovoltaic technology, which may help Chinese PV makers circumvent heavy duties imposed by the United States.
CNOOC, the listed unit of the country's largest offshore oil producer, announced Thursday that the company has made a new oil discovery in the Bohai Sea.
The IOC 15-member executive board announced on Wednesday that Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul had made the final cut as finalists to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. 
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's biggest maker of luxury cars, will quadruple its production capacity in China.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, opened at 713.04 points on Friday, up 0.47 point from the previous close.
US Thursday released its controversial annual human rights report, again pointing its finger at the human rights situation in other countries and regions.
China's stock index futures opened higher on Friday, with the contract for settlement in June, the most actively traded, up 4.2 points, to open at 2,579.2.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement of the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks in Ethiopia, next week.
Chinese stocks opened moderately lower Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.02 percent to open at 2,350.54.
China will launch a campaign to check health food producers over food safety concerns, the State Food and Drug Administration said.
Chinese banks sold more foreign currency than they bought for clients in April after posting net foreign exchange purchases for three months.
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