Left: Tang Xiumei, who works at an orange orchard in Duyang town, says she finds watering plants easier than her previous factory work. Right: An employee of a Guangxi-based company at a drilling site.Nationwide, under the current poverty standard, which was set in 2010, 43.35 million fall below th...

Mainland securities companies are striving to prop up their image following recent scandals involving bond deals. To lift market credibility, Beijing has said it will allow foreign credit-rating agencies to rate local issues for the first time. Ricky Wong / BloombergMarket fears called 'overblown' ...

The world's highest bridge, at 565 meters, opened on Dec 29 on the border of Guizhou and Yunnan provinces. In the past few years, China's railway network, especially high-speed lines, has undergone dramatic change. He Junyi / For China DailyOver the past few years, China's railway network, especial...

Goals include 'rejuvenating' western China and country's economy, transportation official saysIn the next five years, China will invest 3.5 trillion yuan ($503 billion) to accelerate railway construction, including expansion of the country's high-speed rail network to 30,000 kilometers, a senior off...

In July, the National Development and Reform Commission issued an updated national railway development plan envisioning a 175,000-km rail network by the end of 2025, with 38,000 km of high-speed rail. However, the high-speed railway network still faces challenges, especially in the less-developed we...