China's Ministry of Environmental Protection has publicly criticized a northwestern city on Wednesday for its slack response to recent smog. The ministry's pollution inspection team found that Xi'an municipal government had been very slow ...
Tags: Environment Ministry, Weak Smog
The world's first circular high-speed railway line has begun operation in China's southernmost province, Hainan. Locals are hoping the new rail will further promote the economy of the island, which is already a popular tourism attraction. ...
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Top Chinese leaders watched a New Year gala featuring traditional opera performance on Wednesday evening in Beijing. Leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state, including Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, ...
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has approved the country's participation in the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), senior government officials said Wednesday. Presidential Communications Operations ...
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Chinese start-up smartphone maker Smartisan has released its higher-end handset, the T2 smartphone, in Beijing. The T2 features a 4.95 inches screen, and the on-off switch has been replaced with a touch button. Tuesday's launch also ...
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An evaluation report on the "Double Eleven" shopping spree has been released in Beijing, offering insights into China's largest annual online shopping event. The report shows cases of dishonesty connected to e-commerce platforms and ...
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The Party chief and president of China Telecom is being investigated for possible "serious violations of discipline", the euphemism for graft, the top anti-corruption authority said yesterday. The Communist Party of China Central ...
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The Chinese government's leading think-tank has released a new study downplaying concerns about the level of debt being held by local governments, suggesting that more spending needs to take place to cope with social issues. On the heels ...
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Taiwan's education department increased the quota of mainland students who want to study in a two-year program to achieve a bachelor's degree on Monday. The quota will be raised from 1,000 to 1,500 for the academic year of 2016-2017, said ...
In the Chinese government's ongoing fight to try to clean up this country's air, a new focus is being being put on small-scale companies in an effort to get them onboard with reducing emissions. Over the past few years, the central ...
Tags: Local Enterprises, Green
Beijing's Zhongguancun, one of the country's leading technology hubs, plans to upgrade its core 7.2-km-long street area into one serving innovation and business start-ups, they announced Sunday. Under the plan, the area will cover key ...
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China and Finland have set up a fund that will pool money from Chinese and Finnish enterprises to invest in innovative startups and joint tech projects. The 40-million-euro fund, agreed at a forum in Beijing technology hub Zhongguancun on ...
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Chinese researchers on Monday announced that they have completed sequencing the genome of adzuki bean, an important source of starch, digestible protein, mineral elements and vitamins for at least a billion people worldwide. "Adzuki bean ...
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Humanoid robots that can perform feats such as gauging a human's mood highlight the World Robot Exhibition at the World Robot Conference 2015 in Beijing on Tuesday. Experts, International organizations and more than 120 companies in the ...
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n years past, a smog-shrouded Beijing was accepted as a fact of life in the big city. But increasingly, people are taking notice. Companies now are focusing on using the internet, smart devices and big data to help the Chinese make ...
Tags: Smart Device, Air