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Silver hair industry about to boom

[2014-09-25 08:14]

The domestic market for providing essential services and products for the aging population is estimated to be worth 4 trillion yuan ($651 billion) in 2014, or 8 percent of GDP, but it will climb to 33 percent of GDP in 2050, according to the China Report on the Development of the Silver Hair Industry released on Tuesday.

Global reach, resources and reputation for ICBC

[2014-09-25 08:14]

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd has recently been granted a branch license to operate in the United Kingdom by the British financial services regulator.

Migrant workers set to negotiate pay annually

[2014-09-25 08:14]

Guangdong province is expected to allow its large number of migrant workers to negotiate salaries and related benefits annually with their employers after a new regulation is passed.

Beijing installs Chui as Macao chief executive

[2014-09-23 07:58]

Premier Li Keqiang vowed greater support for the Macao Special Administrative Region as he installed incumbent Chui Sai-on as Macao chief executive on Monday in Beijing.

Air force puts elite pilots' skills to the test

[2014-09-23 07:58]

The Chinese air force is strengthening pilots' combat readiness by staging an increasing number of drills based on realistic training scenarios.

Several explosions rock Xinjiang, killing 2

[2014-09-23 07:58]

At least three explosions in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region killed two people and injured an unknown number on Sunday, the region's information office said on Monday.

Joint effort helps Chinese visitors claim tax refunds

[2014-09-23 07:58]

As Chinese travelers become big overseas spenders, companies are unearthing a hidden "gold mine" - the huge amount of unclaimed tax refunds.

Traffic clogs Beijing on Car Free Day

[2014-09-23 07:58]

Despite the government's efforts to promote public transportation, heavy traffic still congested Beijing's major roads on Monday - World Car Free Day - prompting calls from transport experts for more concrete efforts to develop public transportation.

China, US seek ways to benefit from carp

[2014-09-23 07:58]

In China, Asian carp is considered a delicious dish, but in the United States, it is seen as a dangerous invasive species that threatens rivers, lakes and indigenous species.

Pollution tests show water project's next route clean, safe

[2014-09-23 07:58]

As a key section of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project prepares to go into operation, water quality tests show the battle against pollution is being won.

Workers share environmental ethic

[2014-09-23 07:58]

Li Jinqun lost an arm in an industrial accident, but his daily routine has remained largely unchanged for years. At 7 am, he leaves his house in Taocha, a village in Xichuan county, Henan province, to help clean the Taocha canal, the starting point of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project's central route.