China United Network Communications Group Co, the country's second-largest mobile carrier by subscribers, has set up two operating centers to deepen cooperation with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Germany was buzzing in late June with news that a long-awaited giant panda pair had arrived at the Berlin Zoo. The zoo had been without a panda since the death of Bao Bao five years earlier, and panda mania gripped the nation as the public waited to see Meng Meng and Jiao Qing.
China vowed on Tuesday to beef up cooperation on infrastructure construction, agriculture and tourism with Gambia, the West African nation that resumed diplomatic ties with Beijing last year.
China's first overseas logistical base began operations on Tuesday, the same day as the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army.
The nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula can be solved only through strengthened talks, analysts said, backing a senior Chinese diplomat's call at the United Nations for "negotiated solutions".
The Journey of Glory photo exhibition opened on Monday at UN headquarters in New York to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
The United States is expected to overtake the European Union as China's largest trade partner this year, a former vice-minister of commerce said.
The Chinese army will step up the pace of improving its joint combat capabilities and "stand ready to fight and win at any time", State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Chang Wanquan said on Monday.
"If you were killed during a mission, how would you like your UN death benefits to be distributed?"
As China's outbound investment has become less risky, the government will continue to encourage legal overseas investments, especially in projects tied to the Belt and Road Initiative, and will help with the development of domestic industries, a senior commerce official said on Monday.
Premier Li Keqiang urged the country's three major telecom service providers on Monday to implement faster internet connectivity and make it more affordable while improving services for small and medium-sized businesses to help boost industrial upgrading and nurture new economic drivers.
GUANGZHOU - Beijing is the "smartest" city in China, according to a report on the cashless society released on Monday.