As China's middle class continues to grow, so too does its appetite for taking a short vacation on the ocean waves, reports Shi Jing in Shanghai.
Carrefour SA, the world's second-largest retailer by revenue, is expected to open 15 new hypermarkets in China this year and roll out more "convenience stores" aimed at customers in local communities, according to the company's top executive in the country.
China's nuclear energy development plans got a fresh impetus on Wednesday after the State Council gave the green light for new reactors at the Hongyan River nuclear power plant.
More students are gaining a taste of French culture and country's wine industry, reports Agence France-Presse from Bordeaux.
Annual rises in energy consumption are expected to slow as the Chinese economy continues at its "new normal" pace of growth, according to the country's new head of the National Energy Administration.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the Chinese Internet giant, has agreed to invest 2.4 billion yuan ($383 million) in TV content and film producer Enlight Media, as the latest part of its strategy to expand into the culture and entertainment sector.
China still accounted for 38 percent of total group revenues at Rinto Tinto Plc last year, despite the country's slowing pace of economic growth, the world's second-largest mining company said on Wednesday.
Government to press ahead with proactive fiscal policy in 2015, says deputy minister of finance