Baozi chain set to take on America

2016-03-04 16:25:18

A Hangzhou-based chain specializing in baozi, kind of food that couldn't be more familiar in Chinese daily life, is set to launch an overseas branch in America.

Guangzhou man latest to be prosecuted for espionage

2016-03-04 16:21:30

A man has been transferred to a judicial department for investigation after he was suspected of releasing military secrets to foreign organizations.

CPPCC members mobbed by media at opening session

2016-03-03 16:44:48

Former basketball star and CPPCC member Yao Ming walks to the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening meeting of the annual two sessions, March 3, 2016. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/China Daily]

State security legislation makes strides, official says

2016-03-02 08:18:57

China's top legislative body made great strides in national security legislation last year, an official of the legislature's legal affairs authority said.

Ambition, boredom push 17-year-old to city

2016-03-02 08:18:57

Though it may seem too early for a girl to earn a living for her family, Li Shuya has never regretted her decision to become a second-generation migrant worker at the age of 17.

Young people seek white-collar jobs

2016-03-02 08:18:57

Becoming a white-collar worker is the top job choice for the young generation of migrant workers, in sharp contrast to their parents, who are mostly manual laborers making money by working overtime and living a frugal life.

CPPCC members arrive in Beijing for annual session

2016-03-02 08:52:24

Members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) arrive in Beijing, March 1, 2016, for the Fourth Session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee.

Speed of change: China through train journeys

2016-02-29 16:08:05

Wang Fuchun has been a "thief" on trains since the late 1970s. He characterizes himself as stealing the images because he believes acting without his subjects' permission is the only way to capture reality.

China creates 13.12m new jobs in 2015

2016-02-29 14:31:14

More than 13.12 million new jobs were generated for urban residents in China in 2015, a senior government official said on Monday.

Yangtze soil erosion down by 27 percent

2016-02-29 14:30:56

The area of land that suffers from soil erosion in the Yangtze River valley has been reduced by 146,000 square kilometers, a drop of 27 percent since 2000, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.

China's rural impoverished population down 14.42m

2016-02-29 14:30:03

China was successful in reducing rural poverty last year with the number of rural poor falling by 14.42 million to 55.75 million, official data showed on Monday.

Walk down memory lane: Rural China in 1980s

2016-02-26 11:33:34

The family made 140,000 yuan by selling agricultural and related products in 1982. Two-story house, a tractor, a motorcycle, and a bicycle are all typical signs of a rich family in 1980s.