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[2015-02-26 07:37]

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Year of the Ram leads to spending binge among consumers

[2015-02-26 07:37]

Xiang Nan, a mother who hails from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, spent the Spring Festival holiday in Beijing, where her family dined at a famous Peking Duck restaurant and visited popular tourist sites and shopping centers.

Concerns over short selling weigh heavily on stock market

[2015-02-26 07:37]

Starting next week, overseas investors will be allowed to engage in short selling on a total of 414 stocks listed in Shanghai through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect - a trading arrangement that allows mainland and Hong Kong investors to trade shares in each other's markets.

Giant oil company merger reports unconfirmed

[2015-02-26 07:37]

Shares in China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, often referred to as Sinopec, rose 3.4 percent on Wednesday - the first trading day after the Spring Festival holiday - after rumors the company was about to be merged with PetroChina Co Ltd, the country's largest oil and gas producer.

Anbang buys Manhattan office tower

[2015-02-26 07:37]

Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd has bought an office building in New York City, reportedly for between $400 million and $500 million, in one of Manhattan's most desirable areas, according to real estate executives.

Fuzhou-based Yonghui completes stake sale to Dairy Farm to fund expansions

[2015-02-26 07:37]

Yonghui Superstores Co Ltd, the Fuzhou-based supermarket chain and one of China's Fortune 500 companies, has completed the sale of 5.7 billion yuan ($912 million) worth of shares, around 20 percent, to Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd to fund various expansions including the setting up of an e-commerce platform.

Postal Savings Bank plans $25b IPO

[2015-02-25 07:25]

Postal Savings Bank of China Co aims to raise up to $25 billion with an initial public offering next year, people with knowledge of the matter said.

'Spyware' brings world of woes to Lenovo

[2015-02-25 07:25]

Lenovo Group Ltd's removal of pre-installed software that made its devices vulnerable to cybertheft was not enough to head off lawsuits from angry customers and ridicule from its largest competitor.

Libras lick contest for red e-envelopes

[2015-02-25 07:25]

Libras were the most generous among the 12 signs on the Western zodiac in terms of giving cash-filled red envelopes online, Alipay, the nation's most widely used online payment tool, said on Tuesday.

Festival 'end of the line' for some plants

[2015-02-25 07:25]

Nearly 100 manufacturing businesses along the coast failed to re-open as Spring Festival drew to a close on Tuesday, underscoring the weakness in global market demand and adding pressure on the world's second-largest economy to upgrade its export sector.

Brazilian players find home in 'club China'

[2015-02-25 07:25]

The top goal scorers in China's Super League might sound familiar - to a Brazilian soccer fan.

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