Train merger gets green light from shareholders

Shareholders of CSR Corp and CNR Corp approved a proposed merger of the two companies on Monday, paving the way for the establishment of the world's largest maker of rolling stock with annual revenue of more than $30 billion.

Future looks bright for electric cars

Fluctuating gasoline prices, clean energy push set to spur demand in domestic market, reports Lyu Chang.

Regulator: Name, shame e-commerce fraudsters

The key to tackling fake goods sold online is to establish a system that will record those who break the rules, said a top commercial regulator in Beijing on Monday.

Solar plane's visit to lift environmental awareness

Stops in China are important landmarks on the route of the Solar Impulse II, the first solar-powered plane to circumnavigate the world, said mission flight director Raymond Clerc.

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Trillion-yuan swap to ease local govts' debt burden

The central government has ordered a swap plan amounting to 1 trillion yuan ($160 billion) of low-yield municipal notes that will replace legacy liabilities, a move intended to ease local governments' mounting interest repayment pressure.

Affordable luxury comes to the fore

Last year definitely ended with two widely differing stories in the fashion world in China, with traditional well-known luxury brands experiencing a downturn while more affordable luxury products and fast fashion brands turning in satisfactory results.

Luxury brands lose their shine

With a slowdown in the country's economic growth and the ongoing campaign against extravagance across China, sales of luxury brands took a hit in 2014.

Sun, sand and stir-fry? Miami woos Chinese investors

Miami has a Little Havana and Little Haiti, a neighborhood known as Westonzuela and even the Venetian Islands. What it doesn't have is a Chinatown.

Rate cut offers brief relief

China's stock market may rebound slightly after the impact of a further easing in monetary policy is felt, but long-term expectations of a further slowdown in economic growth are likely to moderate the uptrend, according to experts.

Express delivery firms veanture overseas

Along with rapid growth in e-commerce, the country's express delivery companies are expanding onto the turf of their international counterparts in cross-border services. What comes first is the battle for international talents.