New IPO rules likely to test bourses' mettle

Securities regulator gives green light to seven firms to raise $608 million through public floats, one at a time

Job site Zhaopin receives initial proposal to take firm private

Zhaopin Ltd, China's biggest job recruitment site, has received a non-binding offer to take the firm private, a year and a half after debuting on the New York Stock Exchange.

Mainland stocks fall to pre-global crisis low

Mainland stocks in Hong Kong tumbled to their lowest level since the depths of the global financial crisis, as a slide in the city's dollar spurred concerns over capital outflows.

Mother Cellar initiative celebrates 15th birthday

Thousands of clean-water projects launched, with plans to expand overseas

Uber makes a difference with donation campaign

Uber China said it is considering making its global donation campaign UberGIVING a quarterly event in Beijing, after being overwhelmed by residents' generosity early this month.

JDB Group, Tianjin Airlines to finance free flights home

JDB Group, the Chinese manufacturer of nonalcoholic beverages based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is cooperating with Tianjin Airlines Co Ltd to donate 100 air tickets to poorer migrant workers and students, so they can get home for the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 8 this year.

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Soccer education 'a profitable investment'

Property giant Guangzhou Evergrande's $14-million deal to get teenaged Chinese players trained in Spain promises to yield big returns

China Telecom underlines 4G focus

China Telecommunications Corp, the country's third-largest telecom carrier, has upped the 4G ante by promising more resources to grow its user base in 2016.

Plane engine firms to join forces

China plans to merge more than 40 entities working on plane engines into a group with 145 billion yuan ($22 billion) in assets as part of a broader push into advanced industries to propel its economy, sources familiar with the proposal said.

Investors cheered amid stimulus talk

Main stock indexes all surge more than 3% in biggest gain in more than two months

Foreign lenders required to hold reserves in RMB

PBOC unveils more steps to stabilize currency amid capital outflows