Shanghai undergrad wins Rhodes Scholarship

2015-12-12 01:22:52

An undergraduate student from Shanghai Fudan University was one of four people from the Chinese mainland to be awarded the Rhodes Scholarship this month.

Quake victims move into new homes

2015-12-11 14:23:16

People packed the weekly street market in Pishan county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Sunday.

Nobel Prize Award 'lights' up development of traditional Chinese medicine

2015-12-11 22:14:18

The Nobel Prize brings more recognition and respect for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and may even encourage Westerners to learn more about Chinese medicine.

Promote social responsibility of overseas Chinese textile enterprises

2015-12-11 22:13:13

The Annual Conference on Social Responsibility of Chinese Textile and Apparel Industry (CTAI) and the 10th Anniversary Event for Social Responsibility Practice of China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) was held in Beijing on Dec 10, 2015.

Heavy snow disrupts air traffic, closes schools in Urumqi

2015-12-11 22:24:28

Heavy snow has disrupted air traffic and forced schools to close in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Friday.

Alibaba announces acquisition of HK's SCMP Group media assets

2015-12-11 21:14:01

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Friday announced its acquisition of the South China Morning Post (SCMP), a major English newspaper in HK.

China to start reform focused on quality of life

2015-12-11 20:41:23

With China's 13th Five-year Plan beginning next year, the focus of reform will start with addressing the quality of ordinary people's lives.

Shanghai Feilo spotlights Europe in recent purchase

2015-12-11 20:19:29

Shanghai Feilo Acoustics Co Ltd announced Friday in Shanghai a deal to purchase a majority stake of a European lighting products maker worth 148.8 million euro ($163.04 million). This is a measure for the Shanghai-listed company to expand its global business.

China monitoring smog health impacts

2015-12-11 20:31:10

China has been closely monitoring the health impacts creating by its recent smoggy weather, especially the particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 microns, widely known as PM2.5. This could be a lengthy process as experts are trying to figure out how they are related, said a senior health official.

Beijing cracks down on heavy polluted vehicles

2015-12-11 20:11:12

In a bid to control motor vehicle pollution, over 1,000 vehicles with excessive exhausts in Beijing will be banned from operation starting Dec 20, a local environmental watchdog said Friday.

Xinjiang to invest 40.8 bln yuan in rural power grid construction

2015-12-11 20:10:35

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will channel 40.8 billion yuan ($6.32 billion) to power grid construction in its rural areas over the following five years.

Tibet celebrates 50 years of dubbing mastery

2015-12-11 17:26:04

Hundreds of people gathered in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet autonomous region, to mark the 50th anniversary of the region’s film dubbing achievements.