Innovation, Xiangtan plan, fatal blasts discussed

Most of the measures encouraging innovation, which have been piloted in eight areas, including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city cluster, Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta since June 2016, will be replicated in other regions nationwide, said the State Council, China's cabinet.

China condemns DPRK nuclear test

China strongly condemned a new nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Sunday, vowing to "unswervingly push forward the denuclearization of the peninsula".

Phones ease way to doctor - and bills

Patients needing a doctor can now make an appointment using a mobile phone and then pay for treatment and medicine with Alipay on the same phone at the Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center.

Bigger, faster support ship commissioned

The People's Liberation Army is now able to send its CNS Liaoning carrier battle group farther into oceans thanks to the deployment of the nation's largest replenishment ship.

Xiongan moves to curb speculation on real estate

Xiongan New Area in Hebei province has rolled out a series of measures to stabilize property prices and curb speculation, including tackling illegal activities and providing information.

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Red tours on the rise as nostalgic retirees look to Russia

Russia-bound "red tours" are booming as China's retirees go in search of the music and culture of their youth.

Guangzhou bolsters rescue network

Blueprints for skyscrapers more than 100 meters tall now need to include helipads and other emergency rescue facilities to get construction approval in Guangzhou, according to the city government.

Envoys' job is to build ties, not destroy them

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Harry Harris, commander, United States Pacific Command, is likely to be the next US ambassador to Australia. The Post and several other media outlets, highlighting Harris' tough past rhetoric aimed at China in the maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, assume he will rally Australia to counter a rising China.

Storm clouds over climate change deniers

Recent catastrophic weather phenomena provide yet more strong evidence that global warming is very much a reality. Typhoons and hurricanes are among the uncontrollable forces of nature that afflict humankind from time to time.

Japan's Security Council dream illusive

China's assessed contribution to the United Nations is likely to outstrip Japan's by more than 2 percentage points between 2019 and 2021, during which China's share is expected to reach 10.8 percent of the total, nearly 3 percentage points more than that in the 2016-18 period. That will make China, which contributes more than 10 percent of the UN peacekeeping budget, the second-largest contributor to UN funds.

Imagine a train running at 4,000 km/h