Jiangxi growers ready to spread their flavors around the world

Drinking green and black tea has been a way of life for centuries in Jiangxi province, but now exports of both varieties are booming too, particularly to Russia, say industry officials.

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.

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.

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.

Bringing joy and color to communities

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

Project on wide-body aircraft

Russia plans to work with China to design and produce a new wide-body aircraft to compete with Boeing Co and Airbus Group SE, aiming to sign a deal by the end of this year, according to Deputy Industry Minister Andrey Boginsky.

Russian bank to sell yuan bonds

Vnesheconombank, the Russian state development bank locked out of Western capital markets by US and European Union sanctions, is in talks to sell yuan bonds on the Chinese mainland amid preparations for President Vladimir Putin's state visit this week.

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Napa Valley wine brought to China

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is betting that a country known for sipping black tea will develop a taste for Napa Valley red.

Bloomberg fully confident of nation's 'enormous potential'

Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, has told China Daily he is fully confident the Chinese economy still "has enormous potential".

Crude futures to debut next month

Contract to reflect country's growing importance in setting global price of oil

Delta to step up ties with China Eastern

Delta Air Lines Inc and China Eastern Airlines Corp will deepen their cooperation, officials of the two airlines said, giving Delta a stronger foothold in the world's fastest-growing aviation market while the Chinese carrier penetrates further into the United States.