Lego to increase workforce in Jiaxing

Lego A/S, the Danish toymaker, said on Wednesday that the number of employees at its manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, will nearly triple to 600 by the end of this year from the current 230.

Bringing joy and color to communities

A dash of color is helping to change the lives of underprivileged children in remote areas of China.

Numbers fail to add up for major recycling companies

There were 425 million mobile phones sold in China last year. But only 57 million consumers signed a contract, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

One man's dream has helped traumatized children through sports

Ma Ke never thought athletics could bring so much happiness to children traumatized by the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province, in May 2008.

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Changyu invests in Spanish wine

Company set to spend $29.5m on second overseas move after buying French cognac producer in 2013

Huawei watch finally makes global debut

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the Shenzhen-based electronics giant, is kicking off global sales of its flagship wearable on Wednesday at an industry expo in Berlin, a full six months after the device's debut.

Overtime taking a toll on personal lives, says study

Working extra hours on both weekdays and weekends has be come an integral and routine part of Liu Xiaoning's life, who works in a media company in Beijing.

Realtors grapple with dwindling margins

The country's largest listed housing developers are still grappling with shrinking margins despite a sale triumph in the first half, according to an examination of their latest half-year earnings.

Zijin on the prowl for overseas acquisitions

Zijin Mining Group Co, China's most profitable gold producer, says it is using the slump in metals prices to accelerate overseas acquisitions.

Capital market crackdown nets 4 CITIC officials

The authorities have detained four executives from China's largest brokerage, CITIC Securities Co, a staff member of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and a journalist from business magazine Caijing, in the latest moves to crack down on stock market violations.

Gezhouba sees surge in contracts

China Gezhouba Group Co Ltd, the construction giant which built the Three Gorges Dam, signed contracts worth 144.7 billion yuan ($22.6 billion) during the first half of the year, officials revealed on Monday.