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Hangzhou buses first to all use mobile pay

[2017-05-24 07:29]

By year's end, mobile payment will be accepted on all public buses in Hangzhou, making the city the first in China to do so on all its buses and consolidating its reputation as a mobile application pioneer.

Seoul urged to 'pull thorn' that hurts ties

[2017-05-24 07:29]

Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Seoul to work with Beijing to "pull out the thorn" hurting their relations amid the two nations' efforts to improve ties jeopardized by the deployment of a US missile defense system.

Rust Belt label baffles Liaoning's capital

[2017-05-24 07:29]

It has been good to escape the somewhat unseasonably hot May weather in Beijing for the cooler climes of Northeast China.

Looking ahead

[2017-05-24 07:29]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

Nations meet to discuss Antarctic

[2017-05-24 07:29]

China called for better understanding, protection and development of Antarctica as it hosted the start of the 40th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting on Tuesday.

Xi's friend Branstad approved as US ambassador

[2017-05-24 07:29]

The US Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as ambassador to China on Monday, placing a man who is the friend of both countries' presidents in a position to "positively influence the US-China relationship".

Jiaolong plumbs deepest region of the ocean

[2017-05-24 07:29]

The Jiaolong, China's manned submersible, dived in the Mariana Trench on Tuesday, making the first of a series dives for the third stage of the country's 38th oceanic expedition.

Xi congratulates new KMT leader

[2017-05-22 08:00]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, congratulated Wu Den-yih on his election as new chairman of Kuomintang on Saturday.

President sends Rouhani best wishes on re-election

[2017-05-22 08:00]

President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Saturday to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on his re-election to a second four-year term as Iran's president.

China, Vietnam fight human-trafficking

[2017-05-22 08:00]

China and Vietnam will expand intelligence sharing and case investigations in the fight against rampant cross-border trafficking of women, a senior Ministry of Public Security official said.

Ivory carvers want craft preserved

[2017-05-22 08:00]

In recent weeks, Weng Zhanxuan has faced a dilemma as he struggled to make a decision between his future and his family's traditional trade; making sets of balls in which several rotatable layers are carved from a single piece of ivory.

Census shows rapid decline in the number of elephants in Africa

[2017-05-22 08:00]

Elephant tusks evolved from teeth, giving the species an evolutionary advantage. They serve a variety of purposes: digging, lifting objects, gathering food, stripping bark from trees and defense.

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