At an Internet cafe in Shanghai the other day, Wu Wencong made a routine appearance online. A hardcore online gamer, this time he selected a character that was out of the ordinary for him.
China Construction Bank, the country's second largest state-owned bank, said that its first-half net profit surged 31 percent to reach 92.9 billion yuan.
China Mobile Ltd, China's largest mobile carrier, said on Monday that its total mobile subscribers increased to 621.85 million in July, including 37.6 million 3G subscribers, Reuters reported.
Legendary East, the Hong Kong-based venture launched by Legendary Entertainment this summer, will get $220 million in funding from a new investor, Reuters reported.
In addition to being one of the largest silk producers in the city of Hangzhou, High Fashion (China) Co Ltd has been responding to the government's call to conserve energy in the heavily industrialized province of Zhejiang.
ConocoPhillips China, a subsidiary of the US-based oil company ConocoPhillips, admitted Saturday that nine new oil spill sources have been found from its Penglai 19-3 oilfield Platform C.
Shanghai Electric Group, one of China's largest mechanical and electrical equipment manufacturers, said Saturday its first-half profits rose 15.31 percent year-on-year.
Gemdale Corp, one of China's biggest real estate developers, saw first-half net profit tumble 61 percent year on year to 480 million yuan ($75 million), the China Securities Journal reported.
Gemdale Corp, China's third largest real estate developer, said Saturday its first-half net profit dropped 61 percent year-on-year to 480 million yuan ($74.96 million) amid the government tightening.
China's CITIC Group has yet to decide whether to launch a counterbid for Australian coal miner Macarthur Coal Ltd, which is the subject of a $5 billion hostile takeover from ArcelorMittal SA and Peabody Energy Corp.
China Unicom, the country's No 2 mobile operator, said on Friday that its mobile subscribers totaled 183.74 million in July, up 1.17 percent from a month earlier.
CITIC Securities Co Ltd, China's biggest publicly traded brokerage, posted a 13 percent rise in first-half net profit as growth in its investment banking business offset a weak trading environment.