The C919, the first large passenger aircraft designed and built by China, is seen during a high-speed taxiing test in Shanghai, east China, April 23, 2017. The C919 passed a fourth high-speed taxiing test in Shanghai on Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Jiliang)
SHANGHAI -- The maiden flight of the C919, China's first domestically-built large passenger jet, is scheduled for May 5, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) said Wednesday.
The flight will depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
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SHANGHAI -- Chinese scientists have built world's first quantum computing machine that goes beyond the early classical -- or conventional -- computers, paving the way to the ultimate realization of quantum computing beating classical computers.
Scientists announced their achievement at a press conference in the Shanghai Institute for Advanced Studies of University of Science and Technology of China on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday launched anti-dumping duty (AD) and countervail duty (CVD) investigations against imports of tool chests and cabinets from China and Vietnam.
The investigations are in response to a request from Waterloo Industries, a U.S. manufacturer of tool boxes, according to the Commerce Department's fact sheet.
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WASHINGTON-- U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, said on Tuesday that if confirmed, he would work to "positively influence" the U.S.-China relationship.
"As Governor of Iowa, I saw first-hand the importance of a positive and healthy trade relationship between our two countries," Branstad said here at his confirmation hearing.
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LONDON-- CC Land Holdings Ltd, a firm run by Chinese property tycoon Cheung Chung-kiu, has agreed to buy the city's "Cheesegrater" skyscraper for 1.15 billion pounds (1.49 billion U.S. dollars), the company announced Tuesday.
In an announcement released by the Hong Kong-based developer, the company announced the acquisition of the Leadenhall Building, the tallest building in the city of London, which is known as the Cheesegrater because of its wedge shape.
