Rising new industries such as food delivery, ride hailing and co-working have given birth to a growing number of new billionaires in China, according to the Hurun Rich List, released on Thursday.
China's State-owned enterprises under central government administration posted a record high net profit of 1.11 trillion yuan ($166.94 billion) from January to September, thanks to more supply-side reforms, reducing the asset-liability ratio requirement and adding curbs on capital outflow.
Some urban Chinese avoid traveling around Spring Festival and the National Day holiday week as most of their compatriots are on the move then.
Item from Oct 13, 1987, in China Daily: China's automotive industry is aiming to more than double its output in the next three years.
The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, to be convened in Beijing on Wednesday, is set to become a new milestone in the Party's success and in national rejuvenation.
Domestic and overseas reporters will have a chance to interview delegates to the upcoming 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as a special "delegates' passage" will be set up for the first time at the Great Hall of the People - the venue of the congress - to boost its transparency.
GENEVA - The number of obese children and adolescents worldwide has climbed tenfold in the past four decades, creating a global health crisis that threatens to worsen unless drastic actions are taken, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday.
Scientists in China have identified DNA markers specific to liver cancer, which is expected to greatly improve accuracy in diagnosis of one of the most common cancers in China.
China will reinforce regulations on public-private partnership projects as part of its efforts to prevent illegal borrowing by local governments, according to a senior official with the nation's top economic regulator.
As people have gotten back to work after the long National Day holiday, you may have heard all kinds of complaints, from having to get up earlier to facing a backlog of work to getting accustomed again to the routine.