Hurricane Irma gives Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling

Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph Sunday, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.

UNAIDS asks Chinese to produce drugs

The head of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS has called on China to boost prevention and control in Africa by encouraging the country's drugmakers to open production hubs on the continent.

Fortress house opens its doors to the world

Lin Rigeng brims with pride every time he tells visitors the story of his house.

Bond Connect seen boosting fund inflows

Renminbi-denominated bonds will become one of the preferred investment options for international investors as China now offers a channel for offshore investors to access local notes, potentially boosting fund inflows in the future.

Borrow a book; buy it later if you like

Bookstores are using a new approach to get people to read－and buy their books.

Israeli companies loom large at high-tech expo in Sichuan

More than 60 Israeli companies－including the self-driving car firm Mobileye purchased by Intel in a $15 billion deal earlier this year－gathered in Mianyang, Sichuan province, from Thursday to Saturday for a major high-tech expo.

Sino-Egyptian manufacturing deals signed at Ningxia event

The China-Arab States Auto Cooperation Conference witnessed the signing of two Sino-Egyptian agreements that aim to shift the two countries' automotive cooperation toward localization.

High-speed rail trips get easier as network expands

Passengers can now reach most of China's major cities by bullet train, thanks to a network that includes linkages of a number of rail routes, as well as efficient major transfer hubs.

Oil futures on the horizon

China, the world's largest crude importer, is moving swiftly toward the introduction of oil futures.

'Beyond the Clouds' - Lijiang in 1995

Qianjiang River sees seasonal high tide

A seasonal high tide of the Qianjiang River in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 9, 2017, creates excitement. A high tide usually comes around the 19th day of the seventh lunar month.

Mainland grows into nanotech power

China has become a nanotechnology powerhouse, according to a report released at the 7th International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology in Beijing recently.