Early education is too early and too much

Last week, my friend Lily Peng proudly shared a photo on WeChat of her 3-year-old son sitting opposite a native English speaker in a colorfully decorated classroom. It was a one-on-one English learning course in which she enrolled her son at a cost of 70,000 yuan ($11,300).

More women shattering glass ceiling

Ma Yingying says women are increasingly making their mark in Chinese business. The 33-year-old chief executive officer and founder of Lux Shine Media Company, which stages modernized performances of Peking Opera, says there is now a complete break from the male-dominated business environment of the past.

Model designer fashions her career

Leading fashion designer Mary Ma insists she has achieved success in spite of, and not, because she is a beautiful woman.

Twin-track approach needed

The fortunes of China's once-flourishing traditional children's wear manufacturers appear to be fraying at the edges as their business is snapped up by the nation's burgeoning e-commerce platforms.

Cross-border online sales picking up steam

Shanghai leads Chinese cities in many areas, from per capita income to the number of skyscrapers. Now it has a new feather in its hat: its residents spend more than any other Chinese on cross-border online shopping.

HK shines regulatory spotlight on Hanergy

The securities regulator in Hong Kong said on Thursday that it is conducting an investigation into Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, a day after the company's chairman dismissed reports of such a probe as "purely rumors".

Ctrip goes offline after hacker attack MA SI

China's biggest online travel agency Ctrip.com International Ltd was hit by an unknown cyberattack on Thursday, leaving its website and mobile app paralyzed.

Alipay services hit by optical fiber glitch

With a growing number of people linking their debit cards to smartphones, any failure in the optical fiber network can have serious ramifications.

UnionPay eyes expansion with trade initiatives

China UnionPay is promoting economic and personnel exchanges along the "Belt and Road Initiative" by enhancing cooperation with major banks in the countries on the trade routes.

Lenovo works its magic with consumers, partners

Smartphones with a laser keyboard, smartwatches that have a second screen to show panoramic images and holographic lenses that bring users anywhere in the world - all developments by Lenovo Group Ltd which showed off its latest technologies on Thursday intended to wow consumers.

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