Robust US growth to help rein in its deficit

Solid economic growth will help the US budget deficit shrink this year to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office, according to congressional estimates released on Monday.

Yuan slides in response to dollar, Greek election

Biggest two-day loss for currency since the onset of global financial crisis

Foreign high-tech vendors may face stricter controls

Tighter controls on information technology products used in the financial sector may pose more hurdles for overseas companies in China, industry sources said on Monday.

IBM denies reports of huge job cuts

IBM Corp on Monday denied media reports that it will cut 110,000 jobs, saying the layoff only involves several thousands employees.

WeChat bites the advertising bullet

WeChat, the online messaging application that has about 468 million monthly active users, kicked off an advertising program on Sunday with three advertisers debuting on its content sharing platform.

Building roads between China and Ghana

It took Su Yuehua a while to figure it out, but he learned the secret to business success in West Africa, reports Xiao Lixin.

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Japanese rice is new luxury food fad

First it was European formula powder milk, then New Zealand milk. Now Chinese consumers are adding Japanese rice to the list of everyday foods they will bring in from abroad at luxury-good prices because they fear the local alternatives are not safe.

Motorola back in business in China

New owner Lenovo hoping for renewed interest in 'Hello Moto'

Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line shifts into profit

A surge in passenger traffic drove the high-speed rail route from Beijing to Shanghai into the black for the first time in 2014, its third year of operation, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.

Fuel prices reduced again

China will cut retail prices of gasoline by 365 yuan ($58) per ton, or 0.27 yuan per liter, and for diesel by 350 yuan per ton, or 0.3 yuan per liter, from Tuesday because of falling international oil prices, the central government's economic planning agency said on Monday, the latest in a string of cuts that started in July 2014.