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Moving on with the times

[2015-05-09 09:35]

China Post, the country's postal backbone, is trying out a new approach-post offices with themes-to keep up with change.

Is the era of handwritten letters ending in China?

[2015-05-09 09:17]

As technology transforms communication-even in the countryside-some say they miss the traditional mail.

Antique stores play unique role in saving relics

[2015-05-16 07:30]

In an era when antiques were seen as symbols of a "rotting past" and were taken from the homes of their owners to be destroyed, the stores were a haven.

Starved high-end restaurants seek new profit staples

[2015-05-02 10:16]

The world was stunned when Chinese luxury-restaurant chain Cloud Live Technology Group Co said it was short of $38.8 million needed to pay back the debt it incurred three years ago.

Charter flights soar through turbulence

[2015-05-02 10:06]

Industry insiders voice optimism about new heights for charter flights and private jets despite declining business.

Railway photography

[2015-04-25 07:32]

When the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, China's railway mileage was only about 21,800 kilometers.

The fairest robot of them all

[2015-04-25 07:31]

In many movies there are robots that can think and communicate in a human way. With strong personalities, they can be serious, nagging, naughty, humorous, crafty, intelligent, emotional and extremely useful.

Will robots replace human labor?

[2015-04-25 07:31]

Robots in sci-fi movies are almost omnipotent. In Artificial Intelligence, for example, they can provide services including prostitution, and comfort a heartbroken mother by being her child.

Baidu chasing Google in race to create real AI

[2015-04-25 07:31]

Since Alan Turing proposed the concept of artificial intelligence in the 1950s, human beings have exerted great efforts to create machines that can think and communicate like humans.

Robots almost like human

[2015-04-25 07:31]

When Li Mingming and Gong Meng, founders of SpaceH, decided to build a robot in Oct 2013, they wanted to do something to help their families.

Searching for the perfect mix

[2015-04-18 09:06]

Young Chinese bartenders join the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition in search of the perfect combination between liquor and food.

Hennessy wooing the young generation in China

[2015-04-18 08:55]

Although the cognac market in China remains weak due to the ongoing austerity campaign, LVMH-owned Hennessy chose Guangzhou as the first stop of a global tour to celebrate its 250th anniversary.

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