Microsoft hopes Windows 10 will unlock the gates

Microsoft Corp introduced Windows 10 on Wednesday, hoping the latest addition to its 30-year-old operating system family will catapult it from a losing position to the top slot in the mobility software market.

Crowdfunding tastes blood in movie market

The overwhelming success of a Chinese animation has trained the spotlight on a burgeoning mode of Internet finance-crowdfunding.

Women need to break down the gender barriers

Picture a highly educated woman who can speak several languages fluently. She has lived in a handful of countries and has worked in the same profession for nearly a decade.

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China-ASEAN trade negotiations to be completed by year-end

Negotiations to upgrade the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement are expected to be concluded by the end of this year, Vice-Minister of Commerce Gao Yan said on Wednesday.

Loan scheme helps Tibet's small businesses grow

Jampa Norbu lives in a village in Lhunzhub county, which is 60 kilometers away from Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet autonomous region.

How to keep the show on the road when it's - 20 degrees

You need to be physically tough to work in Tsonyi county. It sits more than 5,000 meters above sea level in Nagqu prefecture of the Tibet autonomous region and the weather can be brutal.

Economy still on the right track

Signs of stabilization seen amid downward pressure, says nation's top economic planner

West leads others in growth stakes

A handful western and central provinces led China's economic uptick in the second quarter of the year, while the "rust belt" region still lagged in economic expansion.

Wanda reaps the rewards from US film investment

The boxing film Southpaw, backed by a $30 million production investment from Chinese property developer Dalian Wanda Group, took in $20 million during its opening weekend at United States and international box offices.

Service sector flourishes in splendid isolation

A robust services sector has been the key for China's better-than-expected economic performance in the first half, despite the slowdown in the industrial sector, a sector-wise breakdown of GDP data has shown.