Bringing back a smile to their faces

Tang Shuxi, an 8-year-old boy who was born with severe cleft lips and palate, sprinted and became the first who reached the destination when playing a game with other children at a summer camp in Beijing.

Environment 'priority' for nation

China remains a major driver for economic growth in Asia, but ecological and environmental issues still top the nation's major challenges, said Hamid Sharif, the Asian Development Bank's country director for China.

Greenland eyes subway projects to mitigate realty investment risks

Greenland Holding Group, a State-owned developer, is setting up a metro investment and development company in Shanghai to tap the growing opportunities in China's infrastructure sector, a top company official said.

WH aims to raise $2b in scaled-down public float

WH Group Ltd is set to raise $2.05 billion in a scaled-down Hong Kong initial public offering, a person with direct knowledge of the transaction said on Tuesday.

Renewed optimism lifts equities

Investors' expectations for easier policies from the central authorities sent stock indexes to a several-month high on Tuesday, with automotive, bank and property sectors leading the rally.

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China Mobile pulls plug on VIP rooms

China Mobile Ltd said on Monday it is removing its premium customer lounges at the nation's airports in a bid to cut back on operating expenses.

IT upstages realty in the household wealth stakes

Information technology has replaced real estate as the top source of wealth in China this year, amid a housing market slump, said an industry report released on Monday.

Affordable restaurants bring cheer as catering industry bounces back

China's catering service sector saw revenue in the first half of 2014 rise 10.1 percent year-on-year amid expansion of affordable restaurants, the China Cuisine Association said in a report on Monday.

Shaanxi Automobile steering into Russian and Central Asian markets

Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group, the largest truck manufacturer in northwestern China, plans to build more spare-parts warehouses, assembly lines and service centers in Russia and Central Asian countries in the next three years to keep pace with more established competitors in the region.

Additional funds for new-energy vehicles from 2016

China will launch more fiscal support policies for the new-energy vehicle industry from 2016 to 2020, according to a notice the State Council (cabinet) released on Monday.

Cheaper fuel will aid logistics firms, car owners

China's top economic planning agency announced on Monday reductions in the retail prices of gasoline by 245 yuan ($39.46) a metric ton and diesel by 235 yuan, effective Tuesday-the largest cuts so far this year.