A train headed for brightness

2016-04-28 09:08:05

Ophthalmic surgeon Zhou Shangkun will never forget the deaf, elderly patient in northwest China's Gansu Province whose life was changed as she boarded the train.

Experts advocate cybersecurity legislation

2016-04-26 19:06:26

Recent cases of illegal fund-raising through Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms and telecommunications fraud have highlighted the need to facilitate cybersecurity legislation, legal experts said.

Police find monkeys in drug addict's house

2016-04-26 19:04:10

Police in a south China city found 37 wild monkeys during a drug bust, according to local sources on Tuesday.

Global Snapshot

2016-04-28 08:32:43

Editor's note: The G20 Leaders' Summit will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in September. China Daily is proud to announce that it has been designated the official newspaper for the event, the first time the summit will be held in China. In the run-up, China Daily will publish a special section each month highlighting the issues to be tackled at the summit as well as give our readers a glimpse of the host city. The summit, from Sept 4-5, will be extensively covered by China Daily with special packages looking at all aspects of the event as world leaders address the major challenges facing the global economy.

Summit increasingly significant in global affairs, experts say

2016-04-28 08:32:43

First action plan for 2030 sustainability to be rolled out

City embraces English language ahead of event

2016-04-28 08:32:43

Residents of Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang province are honing their English language skills ahead of the G20 Summit being held there later this year.

Central bank expects to maintain a 'prudent' monetary policy

2016-04-28 08:32:43

As Zhou Xiaochuan, People's Bank of China governor, spoke at the G20 gathering in Washington, he seemed more relieved than 50 days ago, when the last such gathering was held in Shanghai. Cascading fears about a hard economic landing for China had receded, replaced with improved growth momentum. Pressure on deflation and capital outflow had eased; commodity prices, which had plunged in the previous six months, staged a rebound.

Nestlings stall subway construction in SW China

2016-04-28 09:02:35

Construction on a subway line in Chengdu city in Southwest China was put on hold as workers waited for a nest of vinous-throated parrotbills to mature.

Internet regulators shut down 1,046 illegal websites in Q1

2016-04-28 08:51:06

In the first three months of the year, China's Internet watchdog shut down 1,046 illegal websites for spreading pornographic content or information that jeopardizes national security.

China to better protect interests of student interns

2016-04-28 08:48:38

China will protect the interests of student interns from vocational schools by stipulating the minimum wage during their internships, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on Wednesday.

Even China's tech billionaires not safe from phone scams

2016-04-28 08:46:03

Today's cell phone scammers are so wily that even tech tycoons risk being taken in.

New high-speed railway to link central, eastern Chinese cities

2016-04-28 08:41:19

Tests have begun on a new high-speed railway (HSR) line between Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan Province, and Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu Province; signalling that it will be operational soon.