Shared business flights are under way

2016-04-12 12:48:05

Like using ride-sharing apps to book a trip, now people can book a flight on a shared business jet through apps.

'Silver surfers' ride a wave of modernity

2016-04-12 07:39:02

Smartphone classes for seniors in Beijing have resulted in the elderly becoming increasingly tech-savvy and using the mobile internet and instant-messaging apps to stay in contact with family and friends, as Peng Yining reports.

Shanghai toughens rule on auto plates

2016-04-12 07:39:02

A ban on temporary out-of-city license plates on cars operating within Shanghai's Outer Ring Road could put drivers who do not have permanent plates off the road, according to auto industry insiders.

Beijing's Zhongguancun Street gets facelift fund

2016-04-11 14:10:23

Beijing plans to set up an 8-billion- yuan fund for a facelift for Zhongguancun Street, a key thoroughfare in northwestern Beijing often called "China's Silicon Valley."

Online platform established to help former soldiers find jobs

2016-04-11 13:22:39

A national group sponsored by the Ministry of Civil Affairs started working with 58.com, a leading classified service, on Sunday to establish an online platform to help former military personnel find employment.

Shenzhen starts work on Asia's longest subway station

2016-04-11 11:47:06

China started to build Asia's longest subway station in Shenzhen on Sunday.

Scenery of flowerbeds at Marco Polo Flower World in E China

2016-04-11 15:59:26

The flower field at the Marco Polo Flower World is seen from above in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, April 10, 2016.

Zhengzhou bus company launches wake-up service

2016-04-08 09:03:39

A bus company in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, has launched a wake-up service to prevent sleepy passengers from missing their stops.

Officials grilled on TV over job conduct

2016-04-08 08:05:42

A TV series in which officials are questioned about hot issues has turned its focus this year to corruption and poverty alleviation.

Second unusual death in a week gets attention

2016-04-08 08:05:42

The second unusual death of a government official in less than a week - a presiding judge at a court in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region - has drawn wide public attention, but detailed information about the incident and others like it in the past has not been released.

China outreach should be 'acceptable'

2016-04-08 08:05:42

As interactions between China and the rest of the world continue to increase, it is necessary to construct a system of discourse that both insists on China's value and is acceptable to people in other countries, said Cai Mingzhao, president of Xinhua News Agency.

Travel service providers face blacklist in Beijing

2016-04-08 08:05:42

Beijing is planning to introduce a blacklist of travel service providers that could include a hotel where a woman recently claimed she was assaulted, if it's found to be at fault.