The data for the first half of the year clearly show that low domestic demand is looming as a prominent challenge to the Chinese economy. Whether the country can effectively boost consumption is crucial to it resolving the series of problems related to the economy, ranging from weak expectation and investment to deflation and structural risks.

Emerging technologies such as the internet of things and the booming digital economy, where China is leading, will create new growth drivers for the world amid a challenging global environment, experts and entrepreneurs have said.

A new plan to preserve and promote the culture of China's Yangtze River has recently been unveiled.

As a rare heat wave grills China, an ongoing global forum themed on ecological civilization in southwest China's Guizhou Province became all the more relevant as parts of its discussions are dedicated to climate change.

When she spotted the first flock of Beijing swifts hovering above Beihai Park this year, Zhang Liting was extremely excited to see that her "old friends" had completed their thousand-mile journey.

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, came in flat in June compared with the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.

The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated over 1.6 trillion kWh of electricity in 20 years since its first generator unit was put into operation to generate electricity in July 2003, official data showed Monday.

The city of Xinmi has taken advantages of its time-honored history and unique ecological resources to promote local tourism. As summer vacation has arrived, the Fuxi Mountain tourism area and Enjoy International Tourism Resort, two major scenic spots in Xinmi, have attracted many tourists. 

Fifteen global automakers, three mining giants, 10 large industrial electric appliance enterprises, 10 renowned medical equipment enterprises and the big four accounting firms have all confirmed to attend this year's CIIE.

Beijing has had 18 days with temperatures above 35 C since June, a record since meteorological records in the city began in 1951.