China Approves Merger of Major Steelmakers

The merger of China's two major steelmakers, Baosteel Group and Wuhan Iron and Steel Group, has been approved by the State Council, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commissio...

Scientific Experiment Apparatuses on Tiangong-2 Put into Operation

China on Thursday launched space lab Tiangong-2 into space, paving the way for a permanent space station the country plans to build around 2022 (XINHUA) 　　Scientific apparatus carried by Tiango...

China's Investment in Belt and Road Countries Up 38.6 Percent

China's investment in Belt and Road Initiative countries soared 38.6 percent year on year as the country's outbound direct investment (ODI) reached a record high in 2015, official data showed on ...

First Security Robot in Service

"AnBot" at Shenzhen airport on September 21, 2016 (LIANG ZHOU) 　　The first security robot joined staff at Shenzhen airport. 　　"AnBot", or "Shenzhen Xiaoan" in Chinese, can work around-the-clo...

Chinese Economy Capable of Maintaining Medium-to-High Growth

Chinese premier Li Keqiang said on September 20 that the Chinese economy needs and is capable of maintaining medium-to-high growth rate. 　　Li made the statement when addressing a welcoming dinn...

First Silk Road International Cultural Expo Concludes

Dance drama Silk Road, Flower Rain at Dunhuang Theater, China's Gansu Province on September 19, 2016 (XINHUA) 　　Delegates from Belt and Road countries signed a declaration in northwest China's ...

Jack Ma Named Advisor to UN Trade Body

Alibaba's chairman Jack Ma delivers a speech during the Business 20 (B20) summit banquet in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, September 3, 2016 (XINHUA) 　　An UN trade body ha...

Death Toll from Southwest China Storm Rises to 9

The death toll from rain in southwest China's Sichuan Province from September 17 to 19 has risen to nine and eight people remain missing. 　　A statement from the emergency headquarters in Panzhi...

Vice Premier Stresses Poverty Alleviation in Xinjiang

Vice Premier Wang Yang has called for targeted and efficient measures to eradicate poverty in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, noting that it is vital to ensure the regional st...

China Makes Women's Federation More Inclusive

The Communist Party of China (CPC) plans to reform the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) to increase the proportion of outstanding women—especially those from grassroots level—in the organiza...