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Hard work and ...... high heels

[2015-02-14 08:03]

Forget the glamour. For both aspiring and successful models, being pretty is the easiest part of their job, which may involve long hours, chronic pain and rejection.

No pain, no glamour

[2015-02-14 08:03]

In a small, 10-square-meter room, a dozen women wearing heavy makeup and short dresses rest on chairs. Cosmetics, food and clothes are scattered on tables around them.

The catwalk is no cakewalk

[2015-02-14 08:03]

It's - 2 C outside in a suburb of Beijing, and Dang Jiani is leaning against a black luxury car with a smile on her face.

Jiamei to use backdoor route to public listing

[2015-02-13 07:44]

Jiamei Medical Group, the largest privately owned chain of dental clinics in China, will use the backdoor listing route to go public this year, a top company official said on Thursday.

Spring Airlines will expand fleet size by up to 30 planes

[2015-02-13 07:44]

Spring Airlines Co, the Chinese budget airline owned by billionaire Wang Zhenghua, is in discussions with Airbus Group NV and Boeing Co to buy as many as 30 planes as travel demand surges in the country.

Baidu's Q4 net profit falls short of analysts' estimates

[2015-02-13 07:44]

Baidu Inc posted profit that missed analysts' estimates as the owner of China's largest search engine boosted spending to attract users to mobile applications.

Euro down as negotiations on Greek debt bailout break up

[2015-02-13 07:44]

The euro slipped in Asian trade on Thursday after talks between Greece and its European creditors on restructuring the country's bailout broke up without agreement.

BlackRock chief says 'ignore noise'

[2015-02-13 07:44]

Investors planning for retirement should ignore day-to-day "noise" over events from the Federal Reserve's interest rate strategy to a standoff over Greece's bailout, BlackRock Inc President Robert Kapito said.

Cheese, pasta makers give small jets shot in the arm

[2015-02-13 07:44]

The turnaround in the private-jet market is finally reaching the small- and medium-sized models that fell out of favor after the 2008-09 global financial crisis.

Robots are now learning not to crush you

[2015-02-13 07:44]

Robots long ago earned a place in factories, where their pneumatic pumps and steel welding arms help manufacture everything from cars to planes. Now, they're learning to behave around people, bringing them one step closer to the Jetsons-esque dream of automated servants that might one day serve you coffee or iron your shirts.

Machinery surplus hits record

[2015-02-12 07:48]

Private enterprises look to exports to cope with overcapacity

Tianjin 'green city' plans taking shape

[2015-02-12 07:48]

Tianjin took a major step in green city plans by signing agreements for 13 projects in cultural and creative industries, financial services and new energy manufacturing sectors on Tuesday.

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