Lenovo, Alibaba in 'smart' alliance

Lenovo Group Ltd is setting up a new subsidiary to sell televisions online, the company said on Wednesday.

Yota banks on design, pricing to ring in profit

The YotaPhone, Russian President Vladimir Putin's 2014 gift to President Xi Jinping, is entering the Chinese smartphone market with a one-of-a-kind design, an unexpected price and a surprising business partner.

Disney bows with a merchandising blitz

Biggest ever retail store launched to showcase resort due for spring opening

Bullet trains are cities' jewel in the crown

Stations emerging as symbols of civic pride and routes to prosperity, reports Lan Lan.

Dad could be wrong about benefit of college

Two years ago, a Chinese father in central Sichuan province touched national nerves when he openly challenged the value of higher learning by refusing to send his daughter to college.

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Brokerages lead as stocks rally by most in 4 months

Gauge of financial firms surges by 4.5 percent from its lowest level

Investors rush to grab share of Huatai float

The first-day scramble for subscriptions to the initial public offering of mainland stock brokerage Huatai Securities Co Ltd in Hong Kong reiterates investor confidence in a continued capital market rally, marketmen said on Tuesday.

Uber joins Baidu as Nokia's maps unit draws bidders

Uber Technologies Inc is teaming up with Baidu Technologies Inc and Apax Partners to pursue Nokia Oyj's maps business, people with knowledge of the matter said, as a bidding war for the unit intensifies.

Wine, liquor sales start flowing again

The Chinese wine and liquor industry finally has something to celebrate after going through a revenue drought for more than a year.

AIIB may speed up lending approvals

The new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is considering giving senior staff more power over loan approval than at existing multilateral lenders to speed up the decision process, officials familiar with the talks said.