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State Council refines healthcare

[2017-05-04 07:45]

China plans to cultivate a large number of competitive private medical institutions to complete a diversified multilayered healthcare system by 2020, which is expected to meet growing demands for customized services.

Homemade passenger jet set for 1st flight

[2017-05-04 07:45]

China's first domestically produced single-aisle passenger jet, the C919, is expected to take to the sky for its maiden flight on Friday, as the country endeavors to meet soaring domestic travel demand and break the global market duopoly of Boeing Co and Airbus Group SE.

Danish leader gets treat: trip to panda base in Chengdu

[2017-05-04 07:45]

What type of creature caught the attention of Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen during his official visit to China?

No retreat on reforms as growth rises

[2017-05-03 07:33]

Economic recovery in resource-intensive and export-oriented provinces gathered pace in the first quarter as economic restructuring efforts began to bear fruit.

New rules will keep patients' info secret

[2017-05-03 07:33]

As more hospitals mine big data to improve services and tackle illnesses, the central government has vowed to safeguard patients' personal information with a new regulation on how this data can be collected, stored and used.

Train capable of 400 km/h ready to boost region's connectivity by 2020

[2017-05-03 07:33]

China is working on next-generation bullet trains with a maximum operational speed of 400 kilometers per hour that will be ready by 2020 for markets linked to the Belt and Road Initiative's vision, the country's top railway vehicle maker said.

Laos tells Belt and Road story in rock 'n' roll

[2017-05-03 07:33]

A rock tune in the Laotian language has become an unconventional, attention-grabbing way to tell people about the benefits of the Belt and Road Initiative.

THAAD 'operational' in ROK amid protests

[2017-05-03 07:33]

SEOUL - US Forces Korea has confirmed that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system deployed last week in the southeastern Republic of Korea is "operational".

Toward pleasurable, responsible cycling

[2017-05-03 07:33]

In the past few weeks, I've installed as many as four bike-sharing apps on my mobile phone, and used two services so far. A few "dos and don'ts" for bike-sharing service providers would be in order:

This Day, That Year

[2017-05-03 07:33]

Item from May 3, 1989, in China Daily: China yesterday signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank for a $39.7 million loan to improve the transportation of coal.

Crucial player

[2017-04-30 14:26]

Investment in Asian infrastructure might seem to many in the West like a mere regional concern - yet it could hold the key to sustaining global growth and providing jobs both in Europe and even in Donald Trump's Rust Belt.

Joining hands for a new era

[2017-04-30 14:26]

China and South Africa have joined hands to usher in a new era of cooperation, marked by Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong's wide-ranging visit to the country from April 23 to 27.

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