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China's home prices continue to rise

[2016-03-18 09:56]

Property market continued to warm up in February, with more than half of surveyed major cities reporting month-on-month rises in new home prices.

Cyber stars' key ways to grow rich

[2016-03-16 07:59]

The ability to transfix eyeballs online, especially on social networking platforms, these days translates to celebrityhood and riches.

Passion to stay fit sweeping white-collar workers

[2016-03-15 07:57]

The fitness industry in China is booming on the back of a keep-fit fever that is sweeping the urban white-collar population.

ZTE in talks with US govt over trade curbs

[2016-03-17 07:10]

Opinions are split on whether the negotiations could help resolve the dispute, which, if it remains unresolved, could impact China's entire IT industry.

Alibaba to train 1 million rural e-commerce gurus

[2016-03-16 10:50]

Alibaba reached an agreement Tuesday with China Communist Youth League, a CPC reserve force, to train 1 million teenagers to take e-commerce to rural areas.

Move over selfie stick, the drone is here to take the perfect shot

[2016-03-14 07:32]

Civilian unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, as drones are technically called, are fast proving to be essential accessories for top-end Chinese tourists.

Firms set sights on 5G networks

[2016-03-12 09:50]

Chinese tech companies and telecom carriers are speeding up their efforts to develop 5G communications technology and hope to hold trials in 2018.

Education apps offer food for thought

[2016-03-11 07:48]

Education is a lucrative marketplace in the eyes of big data-driven Internet giants.

China has capacity to deal with major challenges: European experts

[2016-03-18 10:32]

European experts said China's lower growth target is a good sign as it reflects reality and that although China faces a number of urgent economic problems, it has shown the capacity to deal with major policy challenges.

China has more wiggle room for policy maneuver as Fed signals slower rate hikes

[2016-03-18 10:32]

China has more wiggle room to maneuver macroeconomic policy and manage exchange rates as US Federal Reserve signaled slower pace of interest rate hikes this year.

New think tank established for Belt and Road Initiative

[2016-03-18 10:31]

A think tank dedicated to the study of the Belt and Road Initiative has been established in Beijing.

Nepal eyes South Asia's development through China's Belt and Road Initiative

[2016-03-18 10:28]

Nepal has regarded China's Belt and Road Initiative as a milestone to turn promising South Asia into a developed region in the world.

Chinese vice premier stresses anti-counterfeiting

[2016-03-18 10:24]

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang stressed the fight against counterfeiting and infringement upon intellectual property rights (IPR), especially for on-line trade and products sold to emerging markets.

China releases full texts of government work report, 5-year plan

[2016-03-17 17:35]

The "Report on the Work of the Government" and the 13th Five-Year Plan for the country's economic and social development were released in full via Xinhua News Agency on Thursday.

China has policy tools to anchor economy, says Li

[2016-03-17 02:08]

The country is set to achieve its annual economic growth target while pushing forward supply-side reform, says Premier Li Keqiang.

A decade in two 5-year plans

[2016-03-16 16:59]

Since 1953, China has produced 13 five-year plans. These blueprints for national economic and social development are receiving ever increasing praises abroad as Chinese wisdom worth learning from.

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