Chinese nationals spend an average of three hours a day on their smartphones, ranking second in the world after Brazilians who spend two additional hours on their phones, according to a survey by a German internet company.
Experts stress importance of education in dealing with technological change
Internet powerhouse Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has appointed a seasoned scientist at Amazon.com Inc to spearhead its efforts in artificial intelligence, a move that will propel its so-called "NASA plan" to double up on technology research.
In late May, two Chinese tourists kidnapped in Quetta in Pakistan's Balochistan province may have been killed. On June 9, Zhang Yingying, a 26-year-old Chinese student visiting the University of Illinois in the United States went missing, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the case.
Tencent tops the most influential Chinese brands ranking, according to a recent report by Lishi Business Review.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer is seeking to take on a more strategic role that would give him a limited presence in the daily press briefings that have made him a prominent face of the Trump administration.
Visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said on Monday that the mechanism of "16+1 cooperation" between China and the Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) is fruitful, and has shown strong vitality since its establishment five years ago.
Some 30,000 sharing umbrellas popped up around Changsha, the Hunan capital, on June 12, just in time for the plum rain season.
Hong Kong, once nicknamed as China's cultural desert, has risen to become a significant cradle of Asian culture in the past four decades.
China and Pakistan are still investigating in the kidnapping of two Chinese who were abducted from Quetta in the southwestern province of Balochistan last month. They may have been killed after Islamic State militants claimed to have "executed" them last week.
Smartphone and telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it is evaluating the decision of a leading court in the United Kingdom over patent infringement that could mean its phones will not be allowed to be sold in the UK, as well as possible steps the company may take.
Many college students have mixed feelings about canteen food. Although the kitchen staff carefully prepare sundry dishes all day long, students tend to get bored with the monotony of eating similar dishes every day.
The latest report by Boston Consulting Group has revealed China remains the biggest driver in the world's luxury market, despite the country's economic slowdown.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan took place on 8-9 June. The next day, the 2017 Astana Expo, which is scheduled to last for three months, got underway. These two events are indicative of Kazakhstan's – and Central Asia's – growing geopolitical and geo-economic importance.
TV series Midnight Canteen, adapted from the hit Japanese manga with the same title, will debut on Beijing Satellite TV and the video-streaming site v.qq.com on June 12.
Some 2,000 artworks from the estate of the late US banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller will go under the hammer in New York in early 2018.
More than 100 people from China and Nigeria attended the opening of the 2017 China Culture Week in Nigeria on Saturday.
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