Unlocking the promise of innovation

For Joseph Jimenez, chief executive officer of Novartis AG, making a visit to China is an opportunity to seek ways to participate in the country's ongoing economic transition and shape the multinational pharmaceutical corporation's future strategy.

Q & A

China Daily talked to Yin Xudong, chairman of Novartis Greater China, with a focus on the company's ongoing development of research and development capability in China.

IBM to set up platform for health data analysis

International Business Machines Corp is joining with Apple Inc, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic Plc to create a technology that will make it easier for healthcare companies to analyze patient data.

AIIB to operate in 'transparent way'

New bank to take 'lean, clean, green' approach to lending

Five key issues to watch

Who will be the first president of the bank?

Zhuzhou CSR nets subsea firm in UK

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co has bought United Kingdom-based subsea equipment manufacturer, Specialist Machine Developments Ltd, for about 130 million pounds ($191.6 million).

Ninebot buys Segway to gain edge in personal electric vehicle market

Segway Inc, the United States-based short-distance personal electric vehicle maker, is now a Chinese company thanks to smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp and its co-founder Lei Jun.

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Governments and policies

Quotes of the day

Realty growth sinks to single-digit level

First-quarter investment in the real estate industry plunged to the lowest point in nearly six years, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

Spending on roads, railways will lift economy

Economists are hoping new infrastructure investment will inject vitality into the slowing Chinese economy, which is currently being held back by a lagging property market and continued overcapacity in the manufacturing industry.

Drone firm an example of innovation-driven leadership

DJI Technology Co is now a leading domestic drone manufacturer, but it had only 90 employees in a single office when it was founded in 2006 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.