TCL unit recalls handsets over design flaws

The smartphone subsidiary of Chinese electronics giant TCL Corp is recalling devices believed to have design flaws, the first recall in the world's largest mobile market where more than 400 million handsets are sold each year.

Bringing relief to livestock farmers

Cooperation to help manage resources in a more effective way

US firm launches talent cultivation program

As the entrepreneurial and innovative flame burns bright in China, United Technologies Corp, the United States' multinational high-tech conglomerate, is deploying more resources and manpower from China's top-tier cities to rural areas to promote talent cultivation and technological innovation through its designed programs.

Social bodies offer limited prospects

Although they are highly educated, most young people working for social organizations in Beijing earn a low salary and plan to change jobs, according to a survey conducted in May by the Beijing Committee of the Communist Youth League of China.

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Style over bling all the rage for Shanghai's rich

Expensive hand-painted Japanese wallpaper, and subtle Art Deco fittings and furniture have replaced the splendor of the Rococo look

Elegance comes with a price tag to match

Chen Si has been visiting trendy department stores such as Lane Crawford since she and her husband bought a four-bedroom apartment in Shanghai.

Downtown is now proving the popular upmarket location

Upmarket homes in Shanghai's prestigious downtown locations are becoming increasingly popular as prices pick up.

Retail fuel prices to be cut again

Global woes drag crude prices, as demand continues to decline in China

Hackerspaces languish due to lack of funds

Some hackerspaces designed to inspire young innovators and entrepreneurs to pursue practical projects have failed to take off, a research report has revealed.

Bidding opens for Xinjiang oil and gas blocks

Northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region launched bidding on Tuesday for six oil and gas blocks to private enterprises, a move that may end the monopoly of State-owned enterprises in oil and gas exploration, industry insiders said.

Marginal blips in auto exports between Jan-May

Automobile export volumes remained sluggish in China from January to May despite the increase in export value, indicating the positive structural adjustment in vehicle exports, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.