Heavy rains bring respite to scorching Beijing

The capital city experienced thunderstorms since afternoon and heavy rains brought the temperature down dramatically.

'Time slice' images show beauty of Chongqing

A "time slice" image created by a photographer shows a business street in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, May 11, 2017.

Fashion items favored by ancient beauties

Females tend to be loyal followers of fashion, in either ancient times or today. The beauties in the ancient royal court were more of fashion insiders, compared with common people. Let's take a look at fashion items females donned in ancient royal palace.

China home to 7 of world's top 10 busiest ports

A cargo ship berthed at the Port of Shanghai, July 12, 2014. The port has been the busiest in the world since 2010. Yearly cargo capacity is now surpassing 700 million tons.

Jack Ma takes first step to fulfill his promise to Trump

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group chose Detroit, Michigan to stage its inaugural two-day Gateway '17 Summit, which kicked off on Tuesday and is designed to educate American small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the Chinese market and consumer demands to ultimately help them sell to China.

Perks main weapon in JD.com and Alibaba battle

Working environments become battle fields of silent contest between JD.com and Alibaba, two major competitors in the online shopping festival on June 18.

20 years of HK's economic growth

20 years of growth and progress in Hong Kong economy

24 Solar Terms: Summer Solstice

Thousands throng to flea market held by graduates

Thousands attend a flea market held by graduates of Zhengzhou University, who are about to graduate, in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, on June 19, 2017.

Despite high temps, Royal Ascot-goers don finest outfits

Despite unusually high temperatures, members of British society and the royal family have donned their finest hats and fancy outfits for the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race.

Japanese cartoon character Gudetama enters Chinese market

Popular Japanese cartoon character Gudetama, or lazy egg, created by Hello Kitty's developer Sanrio, makes its début in Shanghai on June 19, 2017.

Titanic relics go on display in Guangzhou

An exhibition featuring relics from the giant ship Titanic was put on display in Guangzhou on June 15.