China / Business

JD partners up with WWF on environment

[2017-07-06 07:32]

JD.com Inc, China's second-biggest e-commerce player, announced a donation of 10 million yuan ($1.47 million) to support a series of environmental initiatives to be made jointly with the World Wide Fund for Nature China.

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[2017-07-06 07:32]

Growth set to reach 6.8 to 6.9%

[2017-07-06 07:32]

China's economic growth could reach 6.8 or 6.9 percent in the first half of this year, a senior national statistics bureau official said on Wednesday.

CIRC to work on commercial endowment rules

[2017-07-06 07:32]

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday that it is working closely with the Ministry of Finance on regulations for individual tax-deferred commercial endowment insurance, in the run-up to a pilot program which is to take place before its wider introduction.

Lower-tier city land prices gaining ground

[2017-07-06 07:32]

Both land transaction fees and the average price of land in 300 cities in China rose in the first half of 2017, with lower-tier-cities experiencing the fastest growth as policies on residential markets tightened in first-and-second-tier cities.

Shanghai strives to develop rental market

[2017-07-06 07:32]

Two parcels of land in Shanghai are being leased for "rental residential projects", the first of its kind in the city, as the metropolis encourages the development of a variety of residential properties.

Welcome to hybrid world of shopping

[2017-07-05 06:59]

Artificial intelligence is alive and well, and poised to move into your 24-hour convenience store.

Yonghui Superstores dishes up new brands to satisfy customers

[2017-07-05 06:59]

Yonghui Superstores has proved adept at rolling out new business models to retain market share and combat the challenges thrown up by online rivals.

Digging a claw into Arcade gaming and making it high-tech again

[2017-07-05 06:59]

A new high-tech solution has turned an old style Arcade toy claw machine into a trendy investment opportunity.

Battery train to transform travel

[2017-07-05 06:59]

A new energy train powered by both a battery pack and power grid is having its trial run in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, its manufacturer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co announced on Tuesday.

Chinese online shop shapes Russian e-commerce market

[2017-07-05 06:59]

MOSCOW - With improving transnational logistics, the cross-border online shopping upsurge rising in China over recent years has now spread to its northern neighbor - Russia. Maria Chiscakova, a 22-year-old living in Nizhny Novgorod in western Russia who places at least one order via the internet per month, tells a convincing story as an experienced online "shopaholic."

Big steps in SOE mixed-ownership reform

[2017-07-05 06:59]

Mixed-ownership reform of a number of central State-owned enterprises is expected to be approved within the third quarter of this year, as the coal, steel, heavy equipment and thermal power sectors will become the government's priority in restructuring its giant SOEs, said experts on Tuesday.

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