Cooperation to ensure better product quality

China's companies need to work with foreign firms to develop personalized products that cater to domestic demand as the nation enters the middle-income bracket, Premier Li Keqiang said at the opening of World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian on Thursday.

Interbank currency market may open to foreign central banks

Premier Li reiterates commitment and determination to push ahead with reforms

IP protection will remain a priority

The authorities are stepping up efforts at protecting the country's intellectual property overseas as more companies expand globally, Shen Changyu, the commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office, told China Daily on Thursday.

iPad Pro to gain an edge in tablet market

Despite shrinking shipments, Apple Inc launched a bigger version of its iPad on Thursday, positioning it as a product different from a tablet or a laptop.

New Apple of the eye

iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus

Apple launch fails to grasp core issue

Apple Inc's nothing-to-be-excited-about product rollout on Thursday made the world wonder if the electronics giant is losing its innovation power - and worse, its grasp of the Chinese market.

Tech giant unable to keep its secrets

It seems that just like Siri's hint, Apple's fanatics are definitely the kids who sneaked downstairs to open presents early, and I think, unsurprisingly, I am one of them.

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Contest broadens technological horizons in Kenya

Jane Charity grew up in an era when patriarchy was entrenched and society expected little from women and girls despite their exceptional talent.

Otis launches classes to guarantee safer escalator rides

Hao Yiran, 8, never thought that the safety class she volunteered to teach could be so meaningful. After several escalator-related incidents happened in China in recent years, she said it is important for kids to know where the stop buttons are.

Tencent lends helping hand to needy

Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has launched a charitable initiative which is calling on people from across the country to donate to the needy.

Ellassay to purchase Laurel fashion brand

Shenzhen Ellassay Fashion Co Ltd, the Guangdong-based high-end female clothing manufacturer, is hoping to buy a Hong Kong company which owns the rights to the German fashion brand, Laurel GMBH.