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Student entrepreneurs changing the landscape of Chinese cuisine in the US

[2017-03-13 10:33]

Amelie Ning Kang was looking to be a pastry chef or a Michelin star chef when she moved to New York state from Beijing in 2010 to pursue her bachelor's degree at the Culinary Institute of America.

Innovation nation

[2017-03-12 12:29]

Innovation is set to be the major driver of the Chinese economy, spearheading its move into new faster-growing and more dynamic sectors, according to the Government Work Report.

Oh boy! Another youth sensation

[2017-03-12 12:29]

Resistance is futile. How can a girl possibly not fall instantly in love with five impish boys and, thus smitten, reach for the "like" button?

Belt and Road Initiative a 'global growth engine'

[2017-03-12 12:29]

Peter Frankopan says China with its Belt and Road Initiative - one of the government's key strategies discussed at the two sessions - is revitalizing what could be a major new axis for world trade.

Turbocharging entrepreneurs

[2017-03-12 12:29]

Shenzhen, once dubbed "the world's factory", is exporting its model of innovation and entrepreneurship to other cities in China in a bid to stimulate local economies.

'Cherish ethnic unity,' president tells Xinjiang

[2017-03-11 06:55]

President Xi Jinping vowed on Friday to firmly safeguard the harmony and stability of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and improve the people's livelihoods in the northwestern region.

Anhui urged to embrace economic belt

[2017-03-11 06:55]

Premier Li Keqiang called on Friday for Anhui province to take a leading role in the nation's strategy of boosting central China's development as well as take advantage of the country's promotion of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

Yao calls better sports leagues key to nation's 'quest'

[2017-03-11 06:55]

Political adviser Yao Ming urged the country to shift its sports focus from winning medals to cultivating a mature professional league system as China vows to become a strong sporting nation.

Stability expected for yuan this year

[2017-03-11 06:55]

Sound economic fundamentals and a promising outlook for the world's second-largest economy will help the yuan to naturally stabilize this year, senior officials with the central bank said on Friday.

South Korean president ousted as court upholds impeachment

[2017-03-11 06:55]

SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-hye was ousted as the country's head of state on Friday after the constitutional court upheld a motion to impeach the scandal-ridden leader.

NPC fetes cultures of small ethnic groups

[2017-03-11 06:55]

"I am proud my home village has preserved its traditional style," said Tashi Yangjen, the only deputy to the 12th National People's Congress from the Lhoba ethnic group.

A moment in time: Babies on a roll

[2017-03-11 06:55]

Baby carriages made of bamboo created quite a scene during the 1990s, if you happened to stroll on Chinese streets. Simple in structure, each pram was lightweight with just one simple partition plate in the middle-adjustable to the baby's sitting posture.

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