Signs have emerged that the curtain is falling on the decadelong golden period for China's real estate sector.
Wan Yongqing, a panda lover from Beijing, made a special trip to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, Sichuan, in early April to see the cuddly bears.
With China facing the reality of an aging society, the huge potential market of supplies for the growing gray seems an attractive and promising land for business.
On a sunny afternoon, Guo Jiujun, 85, weeded with a hoe in the vegetable garden while several meters away in a two-story building people with gray hair played cards or watched TV, talking and laughing.
Elderly residents of a Korean ethnic community in Northeast China's Jilin province attach yellow ribbons to their windows, a sign that they need assistance.
Manufacturing is the most stressful work, according to the findings of a survey conducted by the Chinese Medical Association, Chinese Hospital Association and People's Daily.
On a bustling Beijing footpath, sharply dressed young men and women assemble in a formation three ranks deep, standing at attention with backs straight and eyes fixed forward.
China's liquidity is ample, and simply easing monetary policy won't help cash-starved private companies, a central bank official told a symposium on Tuesday.
To sense how investors view the promise of mobile gaming, one needs look no further than Hong Kong-based Something Big Technology Co Ltd.
As iron ore continues to pile up at ports, and downstream demand dries up, traders and steel companies are facing a situation that could lead to price cuts in May.
CVC Capital Partners Sicav-FIS SA completed its investment and became the majority shareholder in South Beauty Investment Co Ltd, a medium and high-end restaurant chain in China. Expansion to more cities is planned, and the move may boost the country's flagging dining industry.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is beefing up its patent holdings in the United States, a move that may help it to avoid the pitfalls that bedeviled Google Inc, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc ahead of their initial public offerings.
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