Bullet trains are cities' jewel in the crown

Stations emerging as symbols of civic pride and routes to prosperity, reports Lan Lan.

Dad could be wrong about benefit of college

Two years ago, a Chinese father in central Sichuan province touched national nerves when he openly challenged the value of higher learning by refusing to send his daughter to college.

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Brokerages lead as stocks rally by most in 4 months

Gauge of financial firms surges by 4.5 percent from its lowest level

Investors rush to grab share of Huatai float

The first-day scramble for subscriptions to the initial public offering of mainland stock brokerage Huatai Securities Co Ltd in Hong Kong reiterates investor confidence in a continued capital market rally, marketmen said on Tuesday.

Uber joins Baidu as Nokia's maps unit draws bidders

Uber Technologies Inc is teaming up with Baidu Technologies Inc and Apax Partners to pursue Nokia Oyj's maps business, people with knowledge of the matter said, as a bidding war for the unit intensifies.

Wine, liquor sales start flowing again

The Chinese wine and liquor industry finally has something to celebrate after going through a revenue drought for more than a year.

AIIB may speed up lending approvals

The new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is considering giving senior staff more power over loan approval than at existing multilateral lenders to speed up the decision process, officials familiar with the talks said.

April data fuel hopes of realty recovery

The decline in average prices for new homes in China slowed in April as sales improved on better market sentiment and prices in large cities regained momentum.

Overseas markets offer rich rewards to truck firms

Sluggish is not a new word to describe the Chinese truck industry, as the sector has been suffering consecutive drops in the past few years, both in the domestic and overseas markets. But amid the global gloom, Southeast Asia is becoming a silver lining.

Counterfeit products put Alibaba in the dock

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Monday said the allegations made by leading global luxury retailers that it had turned a blind eye to counterfeiters has "absolutely no basis" and that it would fight the lawsuit filed against it in a New York court.