Rescuers transport supplies to villages where roads were damaged by recent downpours in Beijing's Miyun district on Wednesday. Ju Huanzong / Xinhua
Cultural insight helps chart path to urbanization
In the early 2000s, Shaoxing, a centuries-old city in Zhejiang province, faced a dilemma familiar to many urbanized regions in China: whether to preserve historical neighborhoods or clear the way for modern construction.
Steps to spur consumption, enhance vitality
A State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Qiang on Thursday called for stepping up efforts to improve the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies, while arranging the implementation of interest subsidies on personal consumption loans and loans to service sector businesses to better stimulate consumption and enhance market vitality.
Economic measures sought as marriage rates keep falling
China's marriage rate continued to decline last year, reflecting both a shrinking pool of eligible partners and changing views on marriage, an expert said, calling for stronger measures to encourage unions.
Pacific Ocean should not be turned into a sea of zero-sum disturbances
When asked how he proposed to balance his country's ties between the United States and China when facing the media in his meeting with the US president at the White House on Tuesday last week, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr apparently intended to take advantage of his reply to curry favor with his US host.
People's war principle drives PLA development
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.
US Fed stands firm on rates amid pressure from Trump
NEW YORK — The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.25 to 4.5 percent, though it faces stark pressure and harsh criticism from the Trump administration.
Improved Sino-US biz ties welcomed
Closer engagement between Chinese and US business communities is likely to mitigate the risk of economic decoupling and reinforce the enduring appeal of the Chinese market to global investors, said government officials and business leaders on Thursday.
Cross-border trade driving China-Vietnam ties
KUNMING — At dawn, Vietnamese tourists lined up at Hekou Port, the largest land port along the Yunnan section of the China-Vietnam border, drawn by more than mere sightseeing.
A star shaped by science
Most people know British comedy legend Rowan Atkinson as the bumbling Mr Bean, but few realize he holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Oxford University. His journey from circuit boards to global comedy fame is rare but not unheard of.
Bayern looks to Diaz to boost firepower
MUNICH — Bayern Munich on Wednesday signed forward Luis Diaz from Premier League champion Liverpool for a fee that could reportedly rise to 75 million euros ($86.5 million).
