Though chocolate consumption in China is still a far cry from the levels seen in the US and Europe, it has not deterred global confectionery majors like Mars Inc from setting up exclusive megastores to drive growth in the world's second-largest economy.
German automotive supplier Continental AG plans to invest at least 1 billion euros ($1.34 billion) in China over the next five years to fuel its growth in the world's largest vehicle market.
Households in China increased the amount of savings diverted into wealth-management products to a record 12.7 trillion yuan ($2.1 trillion) as the government tries to manage risks from an explosion in shadow banking.
The distributed solar generation industry is getting a big boost in China, where a new solar policy is expected to be announced later this month to encourage households and small businesses to install distributed solar projects, industry insiders said.
China, the world's biggest consumer of solar-grade polysilicon, will tighten up on imports of the material after solar manufacturers took advantage of a rule that allowed them to avoid duties.
UK-based Arcadia Group Ltd is going to launch its British high-street Topshop and Miss Selfridge product lines in China next month at fashion retail website ShangPin.com.
Temasek Holdings Pte, Singapore's ninth-biggest state-owned investment firm, has purchased US-listed stocks in Chinese technology and consumer firms backed by the country's billionaires as it diversifies away from bank holdings.
US digital imaging chipmaker OmniVision Technologies Inc said it received a buyout proposal from a group of Chinese investors, including a State-owned firm.
China is on guard against the Ebola virus and well prepared to respond to any threat from it, health officials say as global concerns mount over the outbreak in West Africa.
On March 17, Cao Guang was working as usual at the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital at Conakry, capital of Guinea in West Africa.
Cheng Kun's shouts broke the lull of the hot afternoon in Ludian county. "He is opening his eyes! Quick, move him to a cooler spot under the shade!"
For many Muslims in quake-hit Ludian county, the arrival of Uygur volunteer Alimjan Xaliq was good news.
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