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China to enhance industrial internet security
China will step up efforts to enhance the security of industrial internet as the technology concerns the safety of the real economy, said an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Int'l beer festival begins in NE China
An international beer festival has begun in northeast China. More than 100 Chinese and foreign brands of beer are being presented at the festival covering 80,000 square meters.
China honors university students and instructors
A total of 10 university students and 10 college instructors have been honored for their academic achievement, political study, social activities for public good and devotion to education.
MTR to set up smart railway R&D center in south China
The Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation has teamed up with domestic property giant Country Garden and the local government to set up a smart MTR railway research and development center in southern Chinese city Foshan.
Over 1,100 rescued in human trafficking crackdown
Police from China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam launched a joint operation last July to break up a massive network that kidnapped and traded people in their region.
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou home to China's busiest airports
Competitiveness of airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou topped all 37 Chinese airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than 10 million.
China calls for prudence in rectifying improper place names
China's Ministry of Civil Affairs on Friday asked local authorities to act prudently and appropriately in a campaign against improper geographic names.
U.S. think tank releases a report on decoding the Belt and Road Initiative
The Asia Society Policy Institute published a report on the Belt and Road Initiative this month. The report looks at ongoing Belt and Road projects, and provides 12 recommendations on topics.
Captive beluga whales make journey from China to Iceland sanctuary
Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium arrived in Iceland on Wednesday to live out their days in a unique marine sanctuary.
Color murals discovered in ancient tomb of north China
Seven colored murals were discovered on the walls of an ancient tomb in north China's Shanxi Province, according to the provincial institute of archaeology.
21 rare wild horses born in China's Xinjiang
Twenty-one foals of the rare Przewalski's horses have been born in the wild in Xinjiang since this spring, conservationists have said, pointing to a steady recovery of the species that once went extinct in China.
China, Russia to establish polar research laboratory
The establishment of a China-Russia joint laboratory on polar technology and equipment has recently been approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University confirmed Thursday.
Chinese premier meets executives of famous multinational companies
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Thursday met with executives of a number of famous multinational companies who are in Beijing to attend the seventh round-table summit of the Global CEO Council.
Public calls for more efforts to make high-rises safer for passersby
Members of the public are calling for better measures to prevent deaths and injuries caused by objects falling from high-rise buildings after a 10-year-old girl in Nanjing was badly hurt on Wednesday.
Xi, Kim agree to jointly create bright future of bilateral ties
The top leaders of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed in Pyongyang on Thursday to work together to create a bright future of inter-party and inter-state relations at a new starting point in history.
E-evidence preservation potential key area for blockchain use: white paper
Electronic evidence preservation is a potential important area for blockchain technology to be applied, according to a recently-issued white paper.
China's former Interpol chief pleads guilty to accepting bribes
Meng Hongwei, the former vice minister of public security in China and former head of Interpol, pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges that he accepted bribes in excess of 14 million yuan.
China's new carbon fiber subway completes trial operation
Lighter and more energy-efficient, a carbon fiber subway train with six carriages completed a test run, said CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. on Wednesday.
Jack Ma's eWTP innovation center set up in "world's supermarket"
China's e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba has signed a cooperation agreement with the government of Yiwu in east China to set up the global innovation center of the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) there.
Relief efforts underway after China quake kills 13, injures 220
Over 3,100 people including fire fighters, armed police and volunteers have joined the search and rescue work after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday.