YuMi proves star of the show

It is cute, white and looks like a character from a Star Wars movie. But YuMi, pronounced "you and me" in Chinese, is one of the new breed of industrial robots.

Technology is more than a fashion trend for firms in garment city

Rising labor costs and cutthroat competition are forcing the garment industry in Dongguan to invest in robotic technology to increase the bottom line.

Executives dump own firms' shares

Big sell-offs lead analysts to question reasons behind trades

Supplies 'secure' from the impact of El Nino

The nation's grain security and import quota will not be affected by the El Nino phenomenon, thanks to its high staple grain inventory and stable summer crop output, experts said on Tuesday.

Rumors fail to lift home prices in Tongzhou area

Speculation that the Beijing municipal government will move to a southeast satellite district has yet to give housing prices there much of a boost, with supply still outstripping underlying demand.

BOC denies illegal activity in Italy

Bank of China Ltd, the country's fourth-largest State-owned lender, denied on Tuesday it had received any formal documents from Italian prosecutors about investigations into alleged money laundering at its Milan branch.

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Cracking the Qualcomm anti-monopoly case

Xu Kunlin headed the investigation into the semiconductor giant, which was fined $975 m, and now talks about his role at the NDRC

Correction rumors abound following last week's sell-off

The steep decline in Chinese equities last week has sparked speculation among traders and analysts on whether the market is entering a "healthy" correction to the bull run or shows signs of a bear's return.

Securities regulatory official removed

China's securities watchdog said on Saturday it had dismissed a division chief in the department of public offering supervision, because of suspected illegal stock trading by her spouse.

Goldman strategist says stock prices 'are too high'

The rise of the Chinese A-share market is unsustainable without the support of both solid economic fundamentals and substantial reform measures, a leading investment industry figure said at the China Wealth Forum, held on Saturday in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province.