Phelps' coach wary of Rio's waters

Bob Bowman, longtime coach of Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, says Rio's polluted waters pose a health risk to open-water swimmers that must be addressed before the 2016 Games.

Worrell off to mighty start at US nationals

Michael Phelps is eager to see where he stacks up against the world at the US national championships.

High-end apartment sales surge in Beijing

Transactions surge as real estate market recovers from sluggish trend seen during last year

Nomura sees rebound in property sector

Property sales in China could peak this year and then stabilize at a level slightly below that of 2015, Japanese brokerage Nomura Securities Co said on Thursday.

Tencent reaches out to app developers

Entrepreneurs and application developers from China will be able to fully utilize Tencent Holdings Ltd's vast number of online communities, consequent to the Internet giant opening its mobile-based social networks for outside developers from Thursday.

Suning expands footprint with La Liga deal

China's largest electronics retailer Suning Commerce Group is taking further steps to diversify its business and consolidate its position as a major digital broadcaster of sports events in the country.

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Banker looking beyond the horizon

Empowering local talent to help DBS expand global footprint, says CEO

SEC requires companies to reveal CEO-vs-worker pay gap

Federal regulators have approved a long-delayed rule requiring companies to reveal the pay gap between CEOs and their employees.

Yuan still in play for SDR inclusion

Review on addition of Chinese currency underway, says IMF CHEN

$21,700 Land Rover look-alike set to go on sale

A sport utility vehicle that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Land Rover Evoque will go on sale in China this week at one-third of its sticker price.