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Reserve ratio cut to boost lending to developers

The unexpectedly large cut in banks' required reserve ratio announced on Sunday will put more money into the market and ease developers' borrowing costs, giving a big boost to the flagging real estate sector, analysts said.

Steel firm gets full control of African mine

State-owned Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd said on Monday that it has acquired the remaining 75 percent stake it does not own in a mining project in western Africa's Sierra Leone.

Baidu: Sayonara to search in Japan

It shifts strategy to focus on development of mobile operations, 'but may return later'

China's tourism needs more than rice cookers

The tourism boom brought on by Chinese outbound travelers during the recent Tomb Sweeping Day holiday has pushed hotel room reservations to more than 90 percent in Japan where tourists rush to see the cherry blossom during April.

Xiaomi feels growing pain of fake products

Xiaomi Corp, the Chinese smartphone vendor that overtook Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co in the world's largest market, now faces another foe: Counterfeiters.

African families love Chinese brands

Whether they are in the lounge, in the kitchen or elsewhere in their homes, Africans are now being given a front-row view of how their world, and the world of trade, is changing.

Initiative puts travel on right track

Travel agencies in Xining, Qinghai province, have seen their business boom ahead of the upcoming May Day holiday thanks to the opening of a high-speed railway, as part of the "Belt and Road Initiative".

The grass is not always greener on the other side

For Chinese tourists who have visited Japan, what has lingered in their minds after their return is not only the cherry blossom at the foot of Mount Fuji, but also the electric toilet seats and rice cookers.

Making spirit of reform normal

New model of growth isn't just about lower GDP, it's about applying a sound change