An equipment error brought high-speed rail service from Wuhan to Guangzhou to a standstill yesterday afternoon, the Guangzhou Daily reported. More than 10,000 passengers were stranded, and the train was delayed for an hour, according…
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The People’s Daily, flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), ran a commentary on Monday, stressing the importance of attracting the young generations to the Party. It is of strategic importance for the…
China will link local officials’ performance appraisals to the level of debt held by local governments, state media reported Monday, an apparent move to cap borrowing and address worries that possible defaults could damage China’s economy….
A 24-year-old Swedish student at Shanghai’s Fudan University was expelled by Chinese authorities Saturday. He wrote two open letters online to Chinese President Hu Jintao in April and June, slamming China’s lack of democracy, but…
The Chinese government will speed up the development of clean energy and eco-tourism in its spacious desert areas as part of its battle to find innovative and sustainable ways to fight desertification, a senior official…
When China-themed Hollywood blockbuster “Kung Fu Panda” swept Chinese box offices, many people wondered when Chinese filmmakers would produce an animated film of equal calibre. That day may not be far off: a homegrown kung…
SHENZHEN, July 11 (Xinhua) — At least two people were injured in an escalator accident at a subway station in Shenzhen City, south China’s Guangdong Province, on Sunday night. “They have been sent to hospital…
The debate about China’s high-speed railways seems never ending. After the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway started passenger services on June 30, the Ministry of Railways canceled some ordinary trains and there were more complaints about the…
China is close to clinching a top-level post at the International Monetary Fund, sources familiar with the situation said Wednesday after the IMF’s new chief pledged to give more power to emerging economies. IMF sources…
Pakistan’s increasingly “close and effective defense ties” established with China during the past decade will allow Islamabad to “fill the gap” arising from the prospect of reduced military aid from the United States, a senior…