Smarter Industry,Better Life

<正>Intelligent technologies help China upgrade its traditional manufacturing industry while bringing convenience to people’s lives Like the countless white-collar workers in China’s many state-owned enterprises based in Beijing, Zhou Yun is busy from sunrise to sunset, with little time for housework     

Smarter and Healthier

When Bai Chunxue was first exposed to the concept of the In ter net of Things (loT) nearly a decade ago, as a doctor doctor of respiratory medicine,he was troubled by the unsatisfactory feedback of patients about the experience of seeing a doctor. The complaints included waiting too long to get a diagnosis. To better meet patients' needs, Bai, who works at the Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai, began to explore the application of loT in medical treatment.     

Smarter Money

正China tests sovereign digital currency as it eyes further digitalization China has started testing its governmentbacked digital legal tender,digital currency and electronic payment (DC/EP),in some regions before it is widely applied to replace paper notes and coins in circulation,the digital currency research institute of the People's Bank of China (PBC) revealed in an     

Better Understanding,Closer Ties

When members and guests of the Committee of 100, a well-known non-political organization comprised of prominent Chinese-Americans of various professions, convened in Washington, D.C. for their 18th annual conference from     

Higher Profits,Faster Reform

<正>Better performing central SOEs will accelerate mixed-ownership reform ‘In the first quarter centrally administered state-owned enterprises(SOEs)realized sales revenues of 6 trillion yuan(869billion),"said Shen Ying,chief accountant of the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission(SASAC)of the     

Closer Ties

Cooperation between a Beijing high school and Britain’s Wellington College promises rewards Sunshine pours into a cozy,warm room on a winter afternoon in Beijing, where a 59-year-old British man talks in a low and melodious tone about his long relationship with China.     

Faster and Greater

正The Chinese Government has launched new moves in its development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly released,on September 5 and September 6 respectively,the Hengqin plan and Qianhai plan,outlining the development of the Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin and that of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone.The upgraded strategies will lead the integration of the Greater Bay Area into a new phase of more in-depth and detailed practice.     

Closer Economic Links

正This year is crucial for both China and Europe.The former needs to realize its economic transformation and steady development,and the latter has to deal with the sovereign debt crisis.Closer trade and economic ties will help both sides to fulfill their tasks more easily.     

Building Closer Ties

Arecent opinion poll shows that changes in the relationship between China and the U.S. over the past year have had striking impacts on relations between China and Japan. Moreover, more than 60 percent of Chinese respondents and half of all Japanese respondents believed these impacts were negative.The annual survey's results were released dur-ing the 17th Beijing-Tokyo Forum, jointly held both online and in person by China International Communications Group (CICG) and Japan's Genron NPO on October 25 and 26. More than 100 partici-pants from political, business, academic and media circles exchanged views on a wide range of issues.     

Moving Further Closer

正Common interests will lead China and Arab countries to mutual prosperity In 2013,Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the building of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road in hopes of connecting Asian,European and African countries more closely and promoting mutual y beneficial cooperation.This initiative     

Closer to Nature

China's first series of nature documentaries has won audience acclamation,although its makers faced a struggle due to lack of funds and knowledge China's first commercial nature documentary series Forest China,which hit TV screens across the nation on December 1,2007,has been met with mixed opinions. Since 2004,the crew for the 11-epi-     

Pushing for Closer Links

正China and ASEAN team up to create a more dynamic and interconnected region China pledged more than$20 billion in loans to support the construction of Southeast Asia’s connectivity on November 13.The offer,announced by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Ninth     

Fueled up Faster and Further

正China looks to solve major challenges obstructing the growth of its new-energy vehicles By Wang JunThe electric vehicle(EV)industry was recently shaken up by news from Tesla Motors as it unveiled its Model 3 on March 31.The new car,which touts a range of344 km per charge,hails a new era of affordable     

Eastern and Western Culture Gets Closer

Never before has China been more prominent on the international scene or had such close interaction with the Western world than now. But neither has it experienced such an onslaught of Western culture, particularly its younger generation, who unreservedly espouse the exotic hairstyles, anarchistic pop music and diverse leisure pursuits that are to them     

Closer to the Red Planet

正Launch of China's maiden Mars mission is near Huailai,a county in Hebei Province bordering Beijing has gained a place in China's aerospace history after Asia's largest test site for landing on extraterrestrial bodies was built there last year.Six gigantic steel-woven columns,towering more than 100 meters above the ground and joined at the top by one big hexagon with     

High Hopes For Closer Bonds

<正>In a recent interview with Xinhua News Agency,Ahmad Berwari,Iraqi Ambassador to China,shared his views on the development of China-Iraq relations.He said his country is anticipating new opportunities from its active participation in the China-proposed Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road(Belt and Road)Initiative.An edited excerpt of the interview follows:     

From Faster To Better

As the Communist Party of China (CPC) is to convene its 18th national congress later this year, it is yet again time for the Party to reflect on China’s development thus far and find out where the country is going.