Weak figures fuel policy easing bets

China's economy fell to its lowest level of growth since the 2008 global financial crisis in the first two months of the year, and is still being hurt by weaker demand and excess industrial capacity.

Twitter targets Chinese advertisers

Twitter Inc has established an office in Hong Kong to target Chinese advertisers who plan to expand overseas.

Online promotions to face more scrutiny

Online advertising will be subject to more scrutiny in China, after a top regulator said on Wednesday that the government would come out with more rules to supervise the sector.

PostMart model means better days on the horizon

Dark and dusty, the retail store on the main street of Lijiuchang village in Xinzheng, a small city in Central China's Henan province, has three rows of shelves and a backroom full of fresh food - but its display of merchandise is chaotic.

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Shoppers dropping Western companies

In the battle to grow market share in China, Western retailers are on the losing end, prompting them to develop multi-format strategies to retain customers.

Tougher testing of NZ infant formula after poison threat

China is toughening its examination of milk powder imported from New Zealand, according to the quality control watchdog, after revelations emerged on Tuesday of a criminal threat to contaminate some products with an agricultural poison.

Global regulators clear merger plan

China's two largest trainmakers, CSR Corp and CNR Corp, inched one step closer to their impending merger after getting necessary approvals from overseas antitrust authorities, according to company announcements on Wednesday.

Holiday lifts Feb consumer prices

Inflation at the consumer level rebounded more than expected last month, lifted by a surge in food prices during Spring Festival, while industrial deflation accelerated, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.

Bonds to flourish as LGFVs lose flavor

Fiscal deficit plans could put pressure on local government financing, reports Reuters.

Lens Technology shares bask in extended glory

Though Apple fans in China will have to wait another month to get hold of the latest Apple Watch, capital market investors on Tuesday made a beeline for the new shares issued by Lens Technology Co Ltd, a major Apple Inc supplier, on the Growth Enterprise Market board in Shenzhen.