JD.com tests drone delivery in rural China
2016-01-29 14:32:51
Online Chinese retailer JD.com announced Thursday it is conducting trial deliveries using unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as drones, and plans to roll it out for delivery in rural China.
Education favorite of Chinese philanthropists
2016-01-29 13:43:08
Higher education is the largest recipient of donation while philanthropists prefer private foundations to government-backed charities, said a new report.
Beijing encounters natural gas supply shortage
2016-01-29 13:32:59
Beijing experienced a limited natural gas supply on Friday due to temporary scarcity, according to local authorities.
Over 370m mobile phones harmed by fraud in 2015
2016-01-29 13:20:50
The number of users whose mobile phones were infected by malicious programs is still rising and the mobile terminals have become a main channel of fraud, according to a report issued by China's leading security software provider on Friday.
China trade and investment fair set for fall
2016-01-29 11:55:52
The 2016 China International Fair for Investment and Trade will be held Sept 8-11 in Xiamen, Fujian province. The fair will be held to further enhance China's business ties with the world and to promote the Belt and Road Initiative and diversified activities of regional connectivity.
Man convicted of abducting 22 children executed
2016-01-29 11:25:30
Tan Yongzhi organized and carried out the abductions between 2008 and 2013 from areas stretching from Southwest China's Yunnan to Central China's Henan.
Overseas students help with holiday deliveries
2016-01-29 11:20:02
Residents of some of China's biggest cities expecting parcels over the weeklong Spring Festival holiday may be surprised to see who one retail giant has hired to help out.
Plumbers work overtime to repair water meters
2016-01-29 09:38:13
A city maintenance worker's hands－swollen, scarred, bruised and bandaged－reflect the rush to repair the thousands of water meters and pipes that broke during a cold snap that brought the lowest temperatures in three decades to Shanghai.
Cold hits orange crop hard in Jiangxi
2016-01-29 09:31:39
The bitter cold snap that swept the nation in recent days caught many orange growers at midharvest in one of China's major fruit production areas, where more than 50 farmers faced the possibility of total crop failure.
For Chengdu and its sisters, sharing works
2016-01-29 09:30:54
Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, embraced a single sister in 1981, but in the years that followed, it sprouted a large clan, adding 28 more. Its sister city relationships now include Haifa, Israel, a center of scientific research, and Horsens, Denmark. All three place a premium on education, and that's been the basis of a happy family.
Survey: Habitat loss top threat to wildlife
2016-01-29 09:30:12
Habitat loss is the single biggest threat to the country's wildlife－more than disturbances from major construction projects near nature reserves, and more than direct human interference such as poaching－according to a national wildlife survey.
Overseas students help with holiday deliveries
2016-01-29 07:54:59
Residents of some of China's biggest cities expecting parcels over the weeklong Spring Festival holiday may be surprised to see who one retail giant has hired to help out.