A woman about to test-drive a new energy car provided by Gofun, the car-sharing arm of Beijing Shouqi Group. Provided to China DailyChinese patents up 25% in Europe Chinese companies filed a record number of patents in Europe ahead of planned expansions there, according to the European Patent Offic...

Happy bugs: Wang Shunjiao, a silk embroidery artist, works on a piece depicting crickets crouching on a cabbage in Huaxian county, Henan province, on Aug 23. Local silk embroidery by folk artists was added to the province's intangible cultural heritage list in 2007. Feng Dapeng / XinhuaNatural reso...

The Romantic Show of Songcheng, featuring Song Dynasty (960-1279) imperial dances at Songcheng's theme park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to China Daily]The realities of China's theme parks may soon undergo a virtual transformation－in every sense.Indeed, virtual reality's prolifera...

Wal-Mart acts to ensure food safety Wal-Mart Stores Inc is strengthening food safety in its Chinese stores after the world's largest retailer fired Chinese staffers who accused it of food safety violations. Wal-Mart's fresh food delivery network will cover all Chinese stores by the end of 2014, brin...

CHANGSHA - American fast-food giant McDonald's is expected to open an outlet on the top of the Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie scenic spot in Central China's Hunan province before May 1.McDonald's has signed a 20-year rental contract with the owner of the Tianzi fast-food restaurant located atop the...