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Ofo cranks up the heat with BeiDou locks for its bikes

[2017-04-07 06:59]

Chinese bike-sharing startup ofo Inc will equip its bicycles with BeiDou-enabled smart locks, as part of its efforts to leverage the nation's homegrown BeiDou navigation satellite system to offer better-positioning services.

A world-class airport cluster is set to take off

[2017-04-06 06:30]

Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, in the capital's neighboring Hebei province, has seen a 50 percent year-on-year increase of passengers from Beijing during the three-day Qingming holiday.

Gwadar turns driver of Pakistani economy

[2017-04-06 06:30]

ISLAMABAD - Gwadar, a previously poorly-known port town in Pakistan, has been rapidly evolving into a new economic engine for the country with the construction of a free-trade zone being co-built with China.

Carmaker eyes Mexico for new plant

[2017-04-06 06:30]

MEXICO CITY/BEIJING - Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Co Ltd is considering building an auto plant in two Mexican states hit by US President Donald Trump's drive to make US companies invest at home, sources said.

Nation's role in global green-bond market grows bigger

[2017-04-06 06:30]

China will play a paramount role in the global green-bond market as the country needs the financing channel to provide capital for environmental improvement projects, analysts said.

ChemChina wins EU, US nods for Syngenta takeover

[2017-04-06 06:30]

Brussels/Washington - China National Chemical Corp won the European Union's antitrust approval for its $43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticide maker Syngenta AG, a day after the US gave its blessing, bringing China's largest foreign acquisition closer to the finish line.

Starbucks launches pure local brew

[2017-04-06 06:30]

Starbucks Coffee Co, the global coffee chain, has introduced its first single-origin coffee from Southwest China's Yunnan province, in an effort to help local coffee growers boost their income.

Tech firm looks to AI to help remote kids

[2017-04-06 06:30]

iFlytek Co Ltd, a Shenzhen-listed tech firm, is using artificial intelligence to help children in remote areas get a better education.

Free health insurance initiated, to lift villagers out of their poverty

[2017-04-06 06:30]

Hexie Health Insurance Co Ltd has donated 49.74 million yuan ($7.22 million) of personal accident insurance to villagers in East China's Shandong province as part of an effort to lift rural citizens out of poverty.

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[2017-04-06 06:30]

Passport to success

[2017-04-05 06:43]

Twenty-year-old Chen Qiyu stood center-stage, holding a crystal trophy, a certificate and a bouquet in her arms. The cameras lingered, dazzling with flashes. A continuous volley of applause swept through the large audience as she was crowned the champion of this year's 21st Century National English Speaking Competition.

What they say

[2017-04-05 06:43]

Feng Feifei, senior producer, BBC Learning English

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