China-ASEAN trade negotiations to be completed by year-end

Negotiations to upgrade the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement are expected to be concluded by the end of this year, Vice-Minister of Commerce Gao Yan said on Wednesday.

Loan scheme helps Tibet's small businesses grow

Jampa Norbu lives in a village in Lhunzhub county, which is 60 kilometers away from Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet autonomous region.

How to keep the show on the road when it's - 20 degrees

You need to be physically tough to work in Tsonyi county. It sits more than 5,000 meters above sea level in Nagqu prefecture of the Tibet autonomous region and the weather can be brutal.

Economy still on the right track

Signs of stabilization seen amid downward pressure, says nation's top economic planner

West leads others in growth stakes

A handful western and central provinces led China's economic uptick in the second quarter of the year, while the "rust belt" region still lagged in economic expansion.

Wanda reaps the rewards from US film investment

The boxing film Southpaw, backed by a $30 million production investment from Chinese property developer Dalian Wanda Group, took in $20 million during its opening weekend at United States and international box offices.

Service sector flourishes in splendid isolation

A robust services sector has been the key for China's better-than-expected economic performance in the first half, despite the slowdown in the industrial sector, a sector-wise breakdown of GDP data has shown.

From nervy taxi-user, to car-hailing convert

I have harbored a long-standing distrust of taxi drivers, because when I was little my "tiger mother" told me traumatic stories about how young girls who got into strangers' cars ended up being kidnapped, losing a kidney, or even being killed.

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New service gives Didi Kuaidi edge over peers

Didi Kuaidi, China's largest mobile-based car-booking company, added a designated-driver service to its platform on Tuesday, a move that is expected to ignite fierce competition in the growing transportation service sector.

LME Clear launches renminbi initiative

LME Clear, the clearing house for the London Metal Exchange market, said on Tuesday it would start accepting offshore renminbi as eligible cash collateral.