With its network expanding to more than 140 countries and regions, UnionPay has become a global payment brand with an extremely large cardholder base, said a senior executive.
Beijing will expand its convention and exhibition industry to the less-developed, northern suburbs by taking the opportunity of hosting the 2014 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in its Huairou district.
Huairou district expects to see swift growth in its conferences and exhibitions sector despite some criticism of its ability to make full use of the legacy of the 2014 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, industry insiders said.
In the eyes of village chief Ma Zhihui, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, being hosted in Beijing from Nov 5 to 11, is not only an event that concerns world leaders. For him, it is also an opportunity for residents to broaden their horizons and a chance to attract more business opportunities and tourism to the village's remote location in the capital's Huairou district.
Beijing plans to attract more overseas visitors by bidding for more opportunities to host international events after the 2014 APEC meetings.
Eight out of 120 high-rise environmentally friendly buildings are expected to be completed by mid-2015 in the Yujiapu Financial District, as part of an APEC Low-Carbon Model Town located away from the built-up city area.
Much of a nation's capacity to innovate depends on its enterprises.
We may tell ourselves we're not judgmental, but when it comes to first impressions, looks make all the difference.
Catherine Zeta Jones has spoken in moving terms about the emotional ordeal she suffered watching her husband and fellow actor Michael Douglas fight cancer.
We can't say we've ever taken much notice of Arnold Schwarzenegger's children before now. Perhaps because we didn't expect the Austrian beefcake to produce particularly photogenic offspring.
Kate Moss's 36th British Vogue cover appears to be in the pipeline - and it could be a history maker. According to the Mail on Sunday, the 40-year-old model is rumoured to be in talks to star on the front of the fashion bible with her 16-year-old half-sister Lottie, making them the first siblings to do so.
Ronnie Wood pokes his head over the first floor balcony of his west London home and shouts down to the garden. "Have you seen my wisteria?" he asks his wife, motioning to the vines that are, in common with most things, at least twice his height. "It's grown three inches since yesterday!"
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