The rise of the Chinese A-share market is unsustainable without the support of both solid economic fundamentals and substantial reform measures, a leading investment industry figure said at the China Wealth Forum, held on Saturday in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province.
The nation's top two e-commerce companies are gearing up in the Russian market as they seek overseas growth.
Hong Bo, assistant president of CITIC Group and chairwoman of CITIC Construction Co Ltd, has found a way to combine profitability with public welfare. In Angola, her company has built a new city while leaving the country with a whole operational industry chain and a skilled labor team for future development.
Let me quote Forrest Gump to describe China's stock market: "It is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." In just a few days, the market turned from heaven to hell.
"Entrepreneurship is not a substitute for a job; rather, it is an engine of economic development. In the 'Internet Plus' era, the threshold for becoming a successful entrepreneur is rising, and it's crucial to have a clear picture of the overall economic situation and the related industries."
Zhang Kexin is in her mid-20s and works in the public relations department of a State-owned company. But she still remembers the first time she tasted avocados.
"Illustration or picture books are much better than iPads for growing-up children, as they help stimulate the child's imagination," said Li Yaming, a 34-year-old mother and a middle-school teacher in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. "But the plethora of choices often makes it difficult for me to choose the best ones."
Children's illustration books first appeared in the 1600s in Europe. Their passage to China, however, took much longer, roughly 300 years.
I still remember the first illustrated book that my mother read to me when I was just three years old. It was The Wonderful Adventure of Nils, a masterpiece from Selma Lagerlof, the first woman writer from Sweden who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Pippa Middleton has taken a novel approach to fundraising for her latest charitable mission; she's turned her hand to fashion design.
Rowan Atkinson has made a bumper profit after selling the £8 million supercar he famously crashed twice in one of the UK's biggest ever deals.
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