As climate change is alarming policymakers, a string of oil companies are eyeing to harness China's plentiful unconventional natural gas resources.

German automaker Volkswagen recently presented four of its alternative-energy cars in Shanghai, showing some of its long-term plans for global leadership in technology and overall sales.

The number of young Chinese adults addicted to the Internet has risen to more than 33 million, according to a new study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

The amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) into China in May rose by 27.48 percent year-on-year to $8.13 billion.

China's exports in May totaled $131.7 billion, up 48.5 percent from a year ago and 18.1 percent from April, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said on Thursday. The figure is much higher than previous expectation.