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Ministry urges 'prudent' US stance in solar rows

Company executive says latest ruling on duties is 'worse than expected'

Game on for Tencent, JD to sell Xbox Ones

Tencent Holdings Ltd teamed up with online retailer JD.com Inc to take pre-orders for Microsoft Corp's Xbox One on Monday, the first legal sale in 14 years of a major game console on the Chinese mainland.

Microsoft 'being probed'

Government officials' sudden visits on Monday to Microsoft Corp offices were likely the start of a monopoly probe, an analyst said.

China's FDI in US set for increase

Economic changes in China have set up the world's second-largest economy for a "structural increase" of foreign direct investment in a broad range of industries in the United States over the next decade, according to a director at a New York-based global research and advisory firm.

IFE Elevator lifts expansion outlook

Manufacturing company's business strategy presses the button for overseas venture, report Li Wenfang in Dongguan, Guangdong, and Lyu Chang in Beijing.

What's news

Industrial firms' profits up 11.4%in first half, NBS says

Slower economic growth results in less air pollution

Slower economic expansion in the first half of 2014 has helped some regions in China perform better in fulfilling goals for energy saving and cutting emissions, according to a report released by the National Development and Reform Commission on Monday.

Banks look to asset custody services as new profit source

China's asset custody industry developed rapidly in 2013 as banks sought a new growth engine during the process of interest rate liberalization, the China Banking Association said on Monday.

Automakers lower prices following monopoly concerns

Antitrust regulator's investigation prompts response from three giants

McDonald's fishing for supplier

Shares of possible replacement in Thailand get a boost on news

Guifaxiang Fried Dough Twists cooks up offering

Tianjin Guifaxiang, one of China's time-honored brands based in Tianjin, plans to make its debut on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, according to an announcement by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.