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Apple teams up with UnionPay

[2014-11-18 07:32]

Apple Inc is trying to get more paying customers from China for its various applications, rather than just for hardware products like iPhones and iPads.

Yuan's footprint expanding quickly in Africa

[2014-11-18 07:32]

Uganda State Minister for Industry James Mutende recently converted about 4.4 million Ugandan shillings to 10,000 yuan ($1,630) at a Stanbic Bank office in the capital of Kampala. At the same counter, Zhao Yali, Chinese ambassador to Kampala, exchanged 500 yuan into the local currency.

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[2014-11-18 07:32]

SAIC, Daqin Rail gain as investors pursue dividends

Duty Free Group enters Cambodia

[2014-11-18 07:32]

China Duty Free Group Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China International Travel Service Group Co Ltd, will open its first foreign duty-free shop in December, the group said on Monday.

Bayer acquires OTC drug firm Dihon for $586 million

[2014-11-18 07:32]

Germany-based drugmaker Bayer AG said it has completed the acquisition of privately held Dihon Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, for 3.6 billion yuan ($586 million), which will help it become the world's largest non-prescription medicine group.

Themed success

[2014-11-17 07:19]

At the age of four, Xiong Zimi has traveled to the Universal Studio in Japan and the Disney resort in Los Angeles in the United States.

Internet banking a game changer

[2014-11-17 07:19]

The Internet is transforming the way people do banking in China, according to a senior official from the People's Bank of China, the central bank.

China's chip industry awaits boom despite challenges

[2014-11-17 07:19]

While China is known as the "world's factory", seemingly capable of making everything, semiconductor chips have been conspicuously absent on the "Made in China" list.

Tallest man meets shortest as records are set around globe

[2014-11-15 08:21]

The world's tallest and shortest men came face to shin on Thursday to celebrate the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day, as people around the globe set new benchmarks.

Google tool to monitor fishing that breaks law

[2014-11-15 08:21]

Google has taken the battle against illegal fishing online, with the company unveiling a tool in Australia on Friday that harnesses satellite data to track thousands of boats in real time.

Sound no barrier for 'world's fastest' pianist

[2014-11-15 08:21]

A composer who claims to be the world's fastest pianist says tickling the ivories quicker than the human ear can hear is a surefire route to nirvana.

Urban elite seek 'pedal chic' with bikes by Hermes and Porsche

[2014-11-15 08:21]

Bikes with alligator-skin saddles, frames adorned with 24-carat-gold leaf, or just two wheels designed to your very own personal specifications - from Paris to Tokyo, via Milan, designer and customized bicycles costing thousands of dollars are the latest must-have luxury item coveted by urban elites in search of "pedal chic".

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