16,000 good reasons for breaking a leg

Adventurer's trek takes in 13 provinces and autonomous regions and 28 cities in 45 days

Corporate culture that belittles employees will not last long

Companies with a corporate culture that degrades employees, pits them against each other and encourages workers to toil more for less money may flourish in the short term, but the results are unlikely to last for long, management experts warned.

China Electronics in talks to buy Atmel

China Electronics Corp, the nation's largest State-owned information technology company, is in preliminary talks to acquire United States-based Atmel Corp, according to industry sources.

AVIC reveals progress in Africa

China is making good progress in the creation of a network of aviation training and maintenance facilities in Africa, being built in an effort to boost potential sales of the China-made aircraft, and help improve the continent's air transport sector.

Sinomach links with GE in clean-energy initiative

US firm to work with Chinese company on project in Kenya

Chinese lessor close to buying Bombardier jets

Plane maker Bombardier Inc is close to sealing an order from a Chinese lessor for its CSeries aircraft.

A tradition spanning beer and science

Carlsberg's chief wants Chinese businesses to learn from its heritage

Intel injects $67 million in 8 domestic robotics, cloud, data startups

Intel Corp has invested a total of $67 million in eight Chinese technology startups, in an effort to give it an edge, it said, in emerging sectors such as next-generation smart devices, robotics and cloud services.

SAFE: Renminbi depreciation pressure ebbing, stability in sight

Pressure exerted by the yuan's recent depreciation has almost subsided and the Chinese currency's value will stay stable even though the possibility of a United States Federal Reserve rate hike remains, according to China's foreign exchange regulator.

Consumers may be over the moon as cake sales buck trend

Extravagant mooncake gift-sets are ubiquitous for the Sept 27 Mid-Autumn Festival, brightening the glorious weather witnessed in Beijing and other places last week.

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Science students break down gender barriers

Female high school students in Shanghai are breaking down gender barriers and embracing scientific knowledge.