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  • Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic

  • City offers free skiing for youths

    Youngsters from Zhangjiakou, co-host of the 2022 Winter Olympics, can ski for free at major resorts in Chongli district during the 2017-18 season, a move to inspire more young people to participate in winter sports.

  • Scientists mull using robots on lunar research station

    Chinese scientists are discussing the possibility of building a lunar research station with robots on duty, a senior official from the China National Space Administration said recently.

  • Beijing limits signs attached to top of buildings across city

    The Beijing city management authority is limiting the number and placement of signs on buildings in order to "create an urban skyline that is visually clear and bright", and strengthen urban management.

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  • A hairy proposal

  • G7 summit proving to be self-serving and divisive

    Beijing should not be taken aback if the G7 summit in IseShima, Japan, ends with a statement repeating the same message on maritime security the members' foreign ministers delivered last month.

  • Manila using specious arguments to circumvent Convention

    In the South China Sea arbitration case that the Philippines initiated, the legal status of the islands is a focus. But the Philippines' description of the islands is to serve its litigation strategy in the arbitration.

  • Refusal to apologize reflects US' wariness of Japan

    US President Barack Obama is expected to pay a visit to Hiroshima on Friday during the G7 summit in Japan, but he has said he will not be apologizing for the atomic bombing of the Japanese city during World War II.

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Comments on Xi's letter to Fortune forum

Comments on Xi's letter to 2017 Fortune Global Forum.

Plot thickens for online literary companies

Stories from aspiring authors are now read by millions of users on the internet before being turned into movies, TV series and games.

China hit by more than 17m cyberattacks

Cybersecurity remains a major problem for China as electronic attacks are frequent worldwide and with no end in sight.

McKinsey: Digitalization powers up China's economy and global competitiveness

China has taken the lead worldwide in digital technologies, which are set to transform and create 10 to 45 percent of industry revenues by 2030.

China to build information infrastructure projects

China is accelerating plan to carry out the "Broadband China" strategy to develop digital economy.

Astronaut Chen Dong: From naughty boy to inspiration

Few would imagine Chen Dong, one of the two astronauts aboard the Shenzhou XI spacecraft, used to be a nerve-racking boy. In his own words, he was "quite mischievous" in his early years.

Jiaolong plumbs new depths

Manned deep-sea submarine Jiaolong carried out its sixth trial mission in the Caiwei seamounts in the Northwest Pacific Ocean on July 23, 2014, testing its operating ability on the sea bed.

Street snaps

Street snaps of Chinese supermodels.

Top 8 haunted places in Beijing

As a city with a rich past, Beijing has quite a few spooky places that are thought to be haunted by the deceased.

Chinese film phenomenon Wolf Warrior 2 was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 90th Academy Awards this month.

Hot Pot Column

It was an odd sight - a half-dressed man scurrying round a corner carrying a clear polythene bag of amber liquid.

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Sports

  • NBA's Shoemaker ending China stint

  • Rusty Serena wins tough opener

    World number one Serena Williams looked rusty in her first competitive match of the season ahead of the Australian Open but battled through to beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-4 at the Brisbane International on Tuesday.

  • Coaching greats good for the game

    Roger Federer, who has taken on childhood hero Stefan Edberg as part of his team, thinks the recruitment of former great players as coaches will be good for tennis in the long term.

  • Rockets lose to Clippers, again, at home court

    Too many out-of-bound 3-pointers and free throws prevented the Houston Rockets to redeem their rout several days ago to the L.A. Clippers at their home court Saturday night.

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