Alibaba sets up 2nd panel to look after charity efforts

Zhou Fei took to the stage for a very special ceremony recently.

Building, construction sectors adopt system of reporting on sustainability

A Singaporean property firm has been applauded by industry peers for its strenuous efforts to improve not only its own image, but that of the wider building and construction sector.

Starbucks offers a better future to migrant workers

By the age of 26, Liang Dong had worked on a factory assembly line back home in Jiangxi province, before moving north to Beijing to work first as a security guard, and then as a taxi driver.

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Australia targets 30 top multinationals

Tax crackdown comes as government unveils plans to reduce foreign aid

Google self-driving cars in 11 accidents

Google Inc revealed on Monday that its self-driving cars have been in 11 minor traffic accidents since it began experimenting with the technology six years ago.

Greece avoids default with IMF payment

Greece narrowly averted a default on Tuesday that could have seen it crashing out of the euro, but warned it faced another cash crunch within two weeks without a bailout deal with its EU financiers.

Volvo chooses South Carolina for its first US plant

Volvo Cars will build a $500 million plant - its first in the United States - in South Carolina and eventually employ up to 4,000 people there, the company announced on Monday.

Dubai eyes key role in trade initiatives

Dubai is set to play an important role as the trade, transportation and financial hub for China in the Middle East and Africa as well as be a key partner for the "Belt and Road Initiative".

Developer expanding China trading hub into a massive mixed complex

A Dubai-based developer is showing its confidence in trade and business ties between China and the United Arab Emirates by approximately tripling the size of a commercial hub in the Emirate.

Private-sector influence must be prevented in healthcare

It was only last year that GlaxoSmithKline Plc was fined the equivalent of $500 million in China for bribing officials to push its medicine sales.

Carriers, authorities seek to unravel travel delays

With air traffic in China growing fast, the airspace is getting crowded and flights are facing many delays. It is a recurring inconvenience for passengers, airlines and the aviation authorities.