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The world's largest bike-sharing operators Ofo and Mobike dismiss vandalism as a manageable growing pain.
China and Japan voiced their support for free trade based on the World Trade Organization and warned against protectionism on Monday.
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), watched the ballet "The Red Detachment of Women" performed by a visiting Chinese art troupe Monday evening.
China will fulfill its commitment made at the just-concluded Boao Forum for Asia to boost opening-up through powerful measures, President Xi Jinping said on Monday.
The real names of almost all 3,607 members of Unit 731, the Japanese Imperial Army's biological-warfare research division based in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin during World War II, were revealed for the first time.
A Chinese envoy on Monday condemned the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and any act of sexual violence perpetrated against women and girls.
The U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria prevented experts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) from entering Douma to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack, a senior Russian diplomat said Monday.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with representatives of seven Japan-China friendship organizations in Tokyo on Monday.
The Ministry of Veteran Affairs formally started operation Monday, as a new establishment in the wide-ranging Party and state institutional reform.
Under the betel trees of Beireng Village in China's tropical island of Hainan, Wang Qiuxiang's coffee stall always does brisk business, even if her menu is more expensive than those of some boutique coffee shops in the city.
Cooperation between China and Latin America accords with the common interests of both sides and seeks common development, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) adopted a five-year plan on the internal inspection of the integrity of prosecutors.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday agreed that both sides should work together to further improve bilateral ties and expand cooperation.
Seven inmates were killed and at least 17 others sustained serious injuries in a prison riot in the southeastern U.S. state of South Carolina, authorities said Monday.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday co-chaired the fourth high-level economic dialogue between China and Japan with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Tokyo.
The 2018 "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for Swedish Secondary School Students and College Students was held here on Sunday.
In March 2016, Yang and her husband Wu Fangjun gave up their jobs in the city and started a business producing and selling the ethnic group's handmade cloth online.
The cultural relics authority of northwest China's Shaanxi Province is formulating a plan to repair a terracotta warrior statue whose thumb was stolen by a member of the public while on display at a Philadelphia museum last year.
Equipped with an advanced avionics system and various airborne weapons, the domestically-developed fighter has airstrike capabilities within medium and close range and is capable of precisely striking land and maritime targets.
Scientists have discovered the secret of the mysterious expression of the Mona Lisa: Whether she is smiling at you depends on how you feel, the Guardian reported.
A severe bushfire has burnt all weekend in Sydney's south-west and although conditions eased last night, firefighters are still concerned conditions may deteriorate, according to Australian media report.
Richard Wahl, left, poses for photos with John White, New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director, during a news conference introducing Wahl as the $533 million Mega Millions jackpot winner at the New Jersey Lottery headquarters, April 13, 2018, in Trenton, N.J. Wahl hit the winning numbers during the Friday, March 30 drawing on a ticket he bought at a gas station in Riverdale, N.J.
China's increasing ability in technological independent innovation has promoted fast development of patent industry, according to an official from the National Bureau of Statistics.
China's new multi-role fighter jet J-10C began combat duty Monday, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force announced.
Photos taken in February 1991 by Jiang Enyu and April 4, 2018 by Guo Cheng show the changes in Sanya's skyline.
China plans to launch its heavy-lift carrier rocket, the Long March-5 Y3, in late 2018, after finding the cause of the failure of the Long March-5 Y2, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
South Korea held a nationwide mourning on Monday over the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol in 2014.
With the red carpet rolled out and fans gathered, film stars and directors are expected to shine on Sunday night as the eighth Beijing International Film Festival opens at the Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center in Beijing.
The nature is a great painter that sometimes creates photos that look like images from comics. The following photos are taken from a plane flying at an altitude of 8,000 meters in Heilongjiang Province and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
The gorilla "Fatou" eats a birthday cake at the Berlin Zoo, Germany, April 13, 2018. The oldest living gorilla in captivity turned 61 years old at the Berlin Zoo, where he was raised from a 2-year-old baby.
The world's longest 1,100-kilovolt transmission link crossed Asia's longest river, Yangtze River, on Sunday. The entire link is 3,324 kilometers starting from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and ending in the eastern province of Anhui.
Sakakibara Kikai's bipedal robot Mononofu is pictured during its demonstration at its factory in Shinto Village, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, April 12, 2018.
Anti-war demonstrators take part in a protest in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2018.
China's new J-10C fighter jets have been put into service, which marks an improvement in the combat capabilities and defense of the Air Force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Pictures taken on April 14, 2018 show a bakery where all 17 staff members, including the cashier and barista, are deaf in Guangzhou City, the capital of South China's Guangdong Province.
The Singapore branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC Singapore) on Monday launched its investment banking services after it had received accreditation as an issue manager from Singapore Exchange (SGX).
The first London exhibition devoted to Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) and his photography in Asia opened to the public at the Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London on Friday.
The 2018 World BASE Jump competition will kick off in Yunyang County, southwest China's Chongqing municipality on April 26, with sixteen of the world's top professionals showing remarkable courage and impeccable technique.
A sea lion that escaped from a truck after being shipped to a Sichuan Province aquarium has been returned.
A sea lion escaped from a truck after being shipped to a Sichuan Province aquarium from Shanghai on April 14.
Sun Yang wins the gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle at the China Swimming National Championships in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, April 15, 2018.
Chinese banks doled out more loans in March and appeared to make solid progress in reining in off-balance sheet lending that has prompted a sweeping crackdown by regulators looking to reduce systemic financial risks.
Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (PINTEC), a Chinese fintech company, and Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) announced on Monday the establishment of their joint venture, which will launch its next-generation digital credit assessment solution in Southeast Asia.
A new report lists strawberries as the "dirtiest" produce, followed by spinach, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery, potatoes and sweet bell peppers.
Home appliance giant TCL's mobile internet branch HAWK Internet will work with global app data provider App Annie to further tap overseas markets.
Videographer Anil Aydin and his wife, miniature food cook Burcu Celenoglu Aydin, pose with their mini kitchen in Istanbul, Turkey, April 7, 2018.
East China's Hangzhou city plans to build a state-level giant panda research and breeding center, according to the Hangzhou Safari Park.
Entanglement is of central importance for the new quantum technologies of the 21st century. A research team has now realized controlled multi-particle entanglement in a system of 20 quantum bits, which is the largest entangled quantum register of individually controllable systems to date.
Chinese firms' export business appears so far to have been unaffected by tariff frictions between China and the U.S., as their export destinations have become more diverse and firms have sought independent innovation.
When researchers receive arguably the most bizarre science award in China, they often find the trophy more useful than the research findings.
Chinese authorities have moved to straighten out irregularities on the popular live-streaming and short video websites and applications to create a clean online environment.
Chinese market continues to grow at a steady pace in the first three months of the year.
The Chengdu-Kunming railway, opened on July 1, 1970, is the main trunk line railroad in southwestern China between Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, and Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province.
India has carried out the final orbit raising operation of its eighth navigation satellite IRNSS-1I, space officials said.
Starbucks' chief executive apologized in a press release Sunday for a recent racist arrest in one of the coffee stores, which triggered demonstration on the street and condemnation on social media.
The past decade has witnessed enormous changes in Yingxiu, as it transformed from the totally shattered epicenter of the 8.0-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake to a flourishing and vibrant town again.
World leaders have adhered to the call for de-escalation in war-torn Syria and political settlement, following the U.S.-led tripartite military attacks on alleged chemical weapons facilities in the nation.
China's first software-based satellite will be launched in the second half of the year from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province, China Central Television reported.
Chinese are now eagerly looking to its own navigation app that's expected to debut next month and greatly improve the navigation accuracy to within a meter.
Recent research suggests that the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise should be considered a unique incipient species different from marine porpoises.
Actor Xu Zheng (second from left) attends the opening ceremony of the 8th Beijing International Film Festival, April 15, 2018.
China will launch a new meteorological satellite in the first half this year to further boost its weather forecasting capabilities, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
China's central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw a drop in their asset-liability ratio in the first quarter of this year thanks to deleveraging efforts, the country's top SOE regulator said Monday.
Tianjin Emaging Technology has become China's first exporter of magnetic levitation or maglev blowers to the United States.
Two Chinese employees at an English teaching school in Beijing were given suspended sentences after fabricating diplomas for foreign teachers, prompting widespread suspicions over foreign English teachers' qualifications.
British airlines and retailers are finding Chinese business partners to make the most of increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting the United Kingdom.
U.S. President Donald Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a working visit on April 17-18, said a U.S. official.
China's plans to reduce tariffs on imported vehicles could actually benefit Chinese customers and carmakers in the long run, according to industry experts.
China's central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw their net profits surge 19.4 percent in the first quarter of the year, China's top SOE regulator said Monday.
Chinese social media giant Sina Weibo removed or blocked gay-themed content on Friday as part of a campaign to "purify" the online environment, but has triggered controversy.
China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) marked on Sunday the country's third National Security Education Day with a symposium that discussed the HKSAR's constitutional responsibility for national security.
Osram's semiconductor-based technologies power products used in fields like virtual reality, autonomous driving and smart lighting solutions－all big themes in China. The country has emerged as "one of the most important markets" for the company for future growth and innovation, said Gunnar Eberhardt, president and CEO of the local arm of the Munich-headquartered multinational.
A book of extracts about Chinese President Xi Jinping's holistic approach to national security has been published by the Central Party Literature Press and will be distributed across the country.
Shanghai, for the sixth consecutive year, has topped the list of the most attractive Chinese mainland's cities for foreigners.
Liquefied natural gas or LNG exporters in the United States, which have been eyeing opportunities in China, might rue the current Sino-U.S. trade friction, said analysts.
Qufu, the birthplace of Confucius in east China's Shandong Province, plans to build the country's first teacher museum in the next two to three years.
China plans to combine the master-apprentice system with college education to train more practitioners in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), according to a guideline issued by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Former US first lady Barbara Bush, in the face of her "failing health", won't seek additional medical treatment, a family spokesman said Sunday.
East China's Hangzhou City plans to build a state-level giant panda research and breeding center, according to the Hangzhou Safari Park.
The private sector has played a significant part in the long-term rapid development of the Chinese economy, the statistics authority has said.
Chen Jie has gone all-in with the battle against fraudsters who prey on the elderly by selling dubious health supplements with exaggerated claims of medical benefits.
The case of a Guangzhou-based doctor who called a popular Chinese medicinal liquor "poison" was recently transferred to a prosecution organ in North China's Inner Mongolia.
Commercial banks are accelerating efforts to adjust their wealth management products or WMP business according to new regulatory requirements, as China is stepping up control over financial risks.
Chinese scientists have developed a new device of 3D hollow-cone structure that can greatly increase the solar-thermal conversion efficiency.
The naval hardware seen in Thursday's sea parade represented the achievements made by the People's Liberation Army Navy in its modernization drive.
Chinese authorities published a set of caricatures on National Security Education Day on Sunday to warn workers in defense-related industries to be alert for foreign spies, especially activities which incite the public.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned an attack on the UN peacekeeping mission and French Operation Barkhane's camps in Mali that left one peacekeeper killed and many others injured, said Stephane Dujarric, his spokesman.
Chinese mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in ASEAN countries soared in 2017 despite a slump in overall outbound investment, thanks largely to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to a report.
As China moves closer to the center of the world stage, a "new script" that goes far above and beyond the old game of power politics is needed, a Chinese legislator and former diplomat said on Saturday.
The eighth annual Beijing International Film Festival lifted its curtain on Sunday at Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center, gathering a star-studded lineup on the red carpet.
Fujian-based education provider Elernity, a subsidiary of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd, believes China's Belt and Road Initiative will present it huge opportunities to continue to expand overseas.
Monotropa uniflora flowers are found at a mountain area in Guidong county, Central China’s Hunan province. Also known as the ghost plant, monotropa uniflora can grow in very dark environments since it is not dependent on sunlight. The stems reach heights of 10–30 cm, clothed with small scale-leaves 5–10 mm long.
China will encourage horse racing and expand sports lotteries as part of efforts to turn its southernmost province of Hainan into a pilot area for expanded opening-up policies.
China will improve services to attract foreign talent to study and work in the country, Vice Minister of Science and Technology Zhang Jianguo said on Saturday.
After more than 10 years of wild expansion, will China's credit, which has accumulated to 178.73 trillion yuan ($25.3 trillion) by February in terms of total social financing, be tamed by a newly formed regulatory framework for the asset management segment?
It’s almost peak season for a deadly virus spread by ticks in China. In fact, the number of people affected by the disease called severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) has exploded since it was first reported in 2009.
China should further strengthen security of subsequent overseas exhibitions of Chinese cultural relics, said an expert on Sunday, after a Terracotta Warrior statue that had been vandalized in the U.S. was returned to China.
This is the adorable moment a polar bear cub goes for her first wander outdoors with her mother and takes a leisurely swim. Little Nanook stepped outside today beside her 13-year-old mother, Lara, as they left their cave for the first time since the tot was born.
President Xi Jinping has issued an order to publish a set of revised regulations governing the responsibilities and discipline of members of the People's Liberation Army.
As the demand for blockchain engineers and blockchain related business is only going to increase, Zhejiang University, one of China's top universities and a leader in the game in supplying blockchain-related courses, is set to offer its first for-credit course on “Blockchain And Digital Currency” this fall, focusing on the cutting edge technology behind cryptocurrency and related digital practices.
A growing number of Chinese are using online tools to guide their travels.
New management regulations on the operations of civil drones will take effect on June 1, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced.
China's plans to further open its economy, including the latest measure to build Hainan island into an international free-trade zone, reaffirmed the country's commitment to market liberalization and its role as a key driver of global growth.
The annual Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) kicks off on Sunday. With its influence expanding every year, more and more fans and outstanding filmmakers now take the opportunity to gather in Beijing.
