Internet moguls have pledged to further promote entrepreneurship and boost innovative growth in rural China, where netizens top 195 million.
Since the one-child policy was first enacted over thirty years ago, birthrates across China have remained low. Now, almost a full-year into the new two-child policy, the rate in many areas has seen little to no increase.
Lu Buxuan, a Chinese language major from Peking University, gained some notoriety in 2003 after it was reported that the top-level gradudate chose to sell pork despite his educational pedigree.
Premier Li Keqiang voiced Beijing's opposition to the plan by Washington and Seoul to deploy an advanced missile-defense system in the Republic of Korea while meeting with US President Barack Obama in New York.
China's first national gene bank, China National Genebank, will open in the southern city of Shenzhen on Sept. 22, with the goal of protecting, researching and utilizing genetic resources, Nanfang Daily reported. The gene bank hopes to boost the genetics industry and safeguard China’s genetic information.
As the number of Chinese college graduates increases, their average monthly salaries lag behind. By 2017, over seven million students are expected to graduate, a yearly increase of less than three percent.
Gu Shu, former vice president of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), was appointed president of the biggest bank in China on Sept. 12, insiders told The Beijing News. However, the formal appointment process remains to be completed.
Several People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force aircraft, including H-6K bombers, flew over Bashi Channel toward the Western Pacific Ocean for high-sea training on Sept. 12, a spokesperson of the PLA Air Force said.
China is to build four submarines in Pakistan port city Karachi, fulfilling a new defense deal between the two countries, Pakistan local media reported on Wednesday.
The Palace Museum has announced plans to open its western routes on Sept. 29. The royal icehouse, imperial kitchen and Yuqing Palace (the crown prince's residence) will open to the public at a later date. A platform will also open from which visitors will be able to view Jiangshan Park from afar.
The 14th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation has successfully developed China’s first quantum radar system last month, Xinhua News Agency reported. The system, which is based on the technology of single photon detection, counts as yet another major milestone for China in quantum research.
According to online photos showing the construction of China's second aircraft carrier, workers are already at the stage of attaching the ship's island, which acts as the command center for all flight deck operations.
China's financial regulatory body has issued its first business license to a foreign asset management company, according to a press release from the company on Sept. 6.
The Ministry of Agriculture responded on Monday, regarding a case of genetically modified (GM) corn planted in northwest China's Xiangjiang, stating that the seeds had been smuggled from abroad.
A decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to grant visas on arrival for Chinese visitors makes it the 58th country to offer visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to Chinese citizens. Experts anticipate that the policy change will boost the country’s tourism industry.
As the population of giant pandas in the wild increases, China’s national icon has been downgraded from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on the Red List maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
A sentence was handed down on Aug. 19 to a Chinese woman found guilty of plotting to illegally export weapons to the Chinese military. The woman, Man Wenxia, was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison.
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