Farming machine makers find new fields for growth

The world's largest makers of tractors and combines are finding a rare opportunity for growth in China despite a sharp slowdown in the world's No 2 economy, with big farm machines in demand as the rural labor force shrinks and plot sizes grow.

Irish China expert takes the 'hard' out of hardware

Creating a drone or Internet-connected kitchen scale is hard, particularly when it involves manufacturing in China. Things get easier when you meet Liam Casey.

Quebec open to foreign money in Bombardier

Quebec, Canada's largest province, has signaled it is open to foreign investment in Bombardier Inc after the Canadian plane and train manufacturer failed to sell its CSeries jet program to Airbus, potentially inviting a politically difficult deal with a Chinese investor.

AVIC assets set for restructuring

Three affiliate firms suspend trading in their shares in run-up to massive recast

$1.1 million raised for Chinese teams fighting Ebola

A charity fundraising dinner in Beijing last month raised 7.09 million yuan ($1.1 million) to help Chinese medical teams that battled the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Taobao online push helps rural schools

Pupils from Xinxiang city's Jinzhang Primary School in Henan province have taken part in their first online lesson, taught by a teacher 600 kilometers away in Beijing.

Interior design at the click of a mouse

Software designed by a Shanghai interior design firm will allow property owners to view three-dimensional, fully furnished versions of their new or re-decorated home online.

Road project win could unlock doors for more Chinese firms

Experts are confident that a China-led consortium's landing of a giant road-building project in Colombia could unlock other Latin American infrastructure deals in future.

Meituan ready for $15b merger with Dianping

Marriage of Alibaba, Tencent-backed startups could pose threat to Baidu

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$1.57-million fund set up to assist 100 teachers from the countryside

Jack Ma, founder of China's e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has launched a 10 million yuan ($1.57 million) fund for 100 rural teachers.

New program raises bar for charity

Peking University Master's course aims to educate talented people in public services