China / Business

China on course to contain local government debt risks

[2017-08-02 07:51]

China has introduced a series of administrative measures and established a full-coverage and all-round risk prevention and control system in recent years to ensure that local government debt management is increasingly standardized.

More mergers and acquisitions expected in nation's LED industry

[2017-08-02 07:51]

BEIJING - China's LED industry will accelerate mergers and acquisitions in a plan seeking to foster world-class brands. In a development plan jointly released by 13 government agencies, China aims to achieve breakthroughs in key technologies in the LED industry to expand market value to 1 trillion yuan ($148.6 billion) by 2020.

Fresh moves transform hybrid shopping

[2017-08-02 07:51]

Hema Xiansheng's fresh approach appears to be paying off in the cutthroat world of hybrid shopping.

Delivering what the customer wants pays off

[2017-08-02 07:51]

JD Daojia is expanding its links with Walmart by adding another 50 stores to its delivery service.

Stable growth remains the way ahead

[2017-08-01 06:45]

China's manufacturing sector activity, measured by a major official index, weakened moderately in July, but economists said the trend of stable growth in the world's second-largest economy will remain.

Investors on shopping spree for landmarks

[2017-08-01 06:45]

First, it was The Cheesegrater; then, The Walkie-Talkie. Now, industry analysts are asking what will be next as Chinese commercial property investors snap up London landmarks. The Gherkin? The Shard?

Chinese buyers eye top stamp dealer

[2017-08-01 06:45]

Stanley Gibbons, the world's oldest stamp dealer, is in talks with Chinese investors about the potential sale of the British company, an official said on Monday.

World Bank to pour more investment into Chinese projects

[2017-08-01 06:45]

International Finance Corp, the private sector financing arm of the World Bank Group, plans to increase its investment in China's agriculture, pollution control and urbanization projects over the next three years, according to one of its regional heads.

What's news

[2017-08-01 06:45]

Govt And Policies

Reform-minded nation remains powerful engine of global economy

[2017-08-01 06:45]

BEIJING - Doomsayers about China's economy have been wrong in the past, and they are wrong again today, said prominent US economist and author Stephen Roach - who added that the country reported first half GDP growth of 6.9, exceeding the 6.7 percent rise in 2016, as well as beating the consensus of forecasters.

Foreign banks get investment boost

[2017-07-27 06:57]

China has loosened up market access for foreign banks that want to invest in domestic lenders.

BlackRock sees A shares as magnet for global funds

[2017-07-27 06:57]

Morgan Stanley Capital International's inclusion of A shares in its widely tracked indices - starting from next summer - could be a catalyst for leading global investors to pile into the Chinese mainland's onshore markets despite concerns about liquidity, according to heavyweight analysts at the world's largest asset manager.

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