SHANGHAI - MYbank, the two-year-old Chinese online lender that already has 3.5 million small-business customers, said it plans to push deeper into a segment that's long been ignored by the country's biggest banks.
Two of China's major telecom carriers, which trail the market leader, have joined forces to step up efforts to introduce phones that can access all networks.
URUMQI - Marina has to cross an international border every day for work, but the one-hour drive from her home in Yarkent, Kazakhstan, to China's border town Khorgos is worth it, considering her monthly pay is 2,700 yuan ($400), an income above the average in her hometown.
HANOI - Facing a lean harvest but enjoying good prices, Vietnam's litchi growing hub is intensifying cultivation of the succulent fruit in accordance with international standards, and exporting half of its output to China.
HANGZHOU - For Chinese fashionistas, a new party dress can be a huge purchase, but the internet is making it easier to dress sharp without a big price tag or long-term commitment.
Two stock exchanges in the Chinese mainland accounted for almost 32 percent of the IPOs worldwide in the first half of this year, according to a report published by professional services provider Ernst & Young.
Jiangsu Suning Co Ltd, launched in mid-June, is China's first private-sector online-to-offline or O2O bank. It signifies one more business model in the booming private-sector banking segment.
Late-mover advantage, or how innovative newcomers outperform pioneers, is what propelled Alipay toward the pinnacle of mobile payments and related digital services in China. Now, Alipay is expanding globally, unfolding a saga of success breeding more success.
The China-Africa Development Fund will create new investment and financing models and work with third parties to ensure sustainable development in Africa to tackle challenges such as poverty, weak infrastructure and developing the continent's industrial foundation, the head of the China Development Bank says.
For the third year in a row, the majority of overseas pupils studying in the UK come from the Chinese mainland - and more students are expected to set out for the country's schools as prosperous parents bid to imbue their children with British culture.
Despite uncertainties about Brexit and some safety concerns, the United Kingdom remains a popular destination for Chinese students.
Guangshen Railway Co, which operates a high-speed line between Guangdong and Shenzhen, is part of a consortium that has been shortlisted to run the United Kingdom's planned HS2 high-speed line, the British government announced.