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The future of VR is more than a game to developers

[2019-11-02 08:46]

Putting on a virtual reality helmet and a special glove can deliver immensely immersive gaming experiences. While that sounds like fun, virtual reality isn't just for video games. The 2019 World Conference on VR Industry shows that the technology can also be used to offer immersive experiences in practically any field, particularly the movie, music, health and tourism industries.

Modernist muses

[2019-11-02 08:46]

Over the past two decades, the annual Beijing Music Festival has served as an arts feast for audiences in the capital, but also been at the forefront of promoting Chinese composers.

Aussie scientists set up contest to foil cocky robots

[2019-11-02 08:46]

SYDNEY - We could soon live in a world where domestic service robots perform household chores and clean up for us as we go about our daily lives. But what if your new mechanical helper decides to put your laptop in the dishwasher, places your cat in the bathtub and throws your treasured possessions into the trash?

Wheely good ideas

[2019-11-02 08:46]

Song Zhenghuan can't stop smiling as he watches a steady stream of models leisurely push various styles of modern-looking baby stroller down the runway at a show in Shanghai.

First for Guizhou as province makes top 10 in Lonely Planet's regional list

[2019-11-02 08:46]

Southwest China's Guizhou province made the Lonely Planet's top 10 regions to visit in 2020.

Facing up to adversity

[2019-11-02 08:46]

Still young and fresh, these Sichuan Opera actors officially set foot on the stage for the first time in June, when the Chongqing Sichuan Opera Theater began auditions for its recruitment drive.

Upgrade gains momentum

[2019-11-01 08:06]

While the contracted manufacturing sector in October signaled continuous downward pressure, a mild improvement of the Chinese economy could still be expected over the rest of the year, on the back of policy support, especially on the fiscal side, analysts said.

PBOC keeps monetary conditions on even keel

[2019-11-01 08:06]

The interest rate spread between China and US benchmark debt expanded to the widest level in two years on Thursday, as the Chinese monetary authority decided not to ease monetary conditions after the US central bank lowered interest rates for the third time this year.

'Big Six' lenders enjoy steady growth in first 9 months of this year

[2019-11-01 08:06]

China's six large State-owned commercial banks maintained steady growth in the first nine months of this year. They posted total net profit of 931.74 billion yuan ($132 billion) attributable to equity holders of the bank during this period, up 5.56 percent year-on-year.

CIIE opens new business windows for foreign firms

[2019-11-01 08:06]

Dole Food Co, the world's largest fruit and vegetable company, has been in China for more than two decades, first as an exclusive dealer of Philippine bananas and gradually a producer, distributor and wholesaler of both fresh and processed fruit.

China embracing blockchain technology as new frontier of innovation

[2019-11-01 08:06]

China is actively embracing blockchain, an underlying technology with a wide range of applications, and sees it as the new frontier of innovation in industries ranging from finance to manufacturing and energy.

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[2019-11-01 08:06]

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