Educational program rolled out for breast cancer patients

China launched its first educational program tailored for breast cancer patients and survivors earlier this month.

Baseball scores a home run for the children of Liancheng

Scorching sun and the telltale clink of bat and ball marked another day of baseball training for 15-year-old student Jiang Zhigui.

Companies show their green credentials

Industries such as chemical production and real estate have scored high marks in a recent survey

Strong Asia sales spark growth in earnings for Treasury Wine Estates

China's thirst for luxury wine gave Australia's Treasury Wine Estates Ltd a surprise earnings boost, lifting profits above expectations and allowing its CEO to predict that the Asia unit will be its biggest by 2017.

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CITIC unit weighed down by bad loans

Bad loans continued to rise at China CITIC Bank Co Ltd during the first six months of the year, putting more pressure on the lender's profit-making ability and risk controls.

Toyota may divert car shipments

Auto firm eyes Dalian, Shanghai as possible new locations

Wells Fargo banks on 'going global' for growth in China

Financial services provider has seen significant rise in Chinese investment in the US over past five to 10 years

Airbnb planning a deeper push in China

Home-sharing startup Airbnb is gearing up for a deeper push into the booming market of Chinese travelers.

New home prices surge in most cities

Chinese cities where home prices rose exceeded those where they declined for the first time in 16 months in July, as authorities removed some property curbs and interest rates fell.

Policy banks get $90b cash infusion

China's foreign exchange regulator injected more than $90 billion into the country's policy banks during July to strengthen support for both overseas investments and domestic government-led construction projects.

UnionPay spreads wings in Thailand

UnionPay International, the Chinese card payment system, and the Thai Bankers Association signed an agreement on Tuesday to make UnionPay the standard chip card for local banks across the Thai banking industry.