Interior design at the click of a mouse

Software designed by a Shanghai interior design firm will allow property owners to view three-dimensional, fully furnished versions of their new or re-decorated home online.

Road project win could unlock doors for more Chinese firms

Experts are confident that a China-led consortium's landing of a giant road-building project in Colombia could unlock other Latin American infrastructure deals in future.

Meituan ready for $15b merger with Dianping

Marriage of Alibaba, Tencent-backed startups could pose threat to Baidu

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$1.57-million fund set up to assist 100 teachers from the countryside

Jack Ma, founder of China's e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has launched a 10 million yuan ($1.57 million) fund for 100 rural teachers.

New program raises bar for charity

Peking University Master's course aims to educate talented people in public services

Serviced offices find takers as SMEs chase convenience

More Chinese companies are choosing to use serviced office space - furnished workplaces that also offer business administration services - rather than buying or renting their own facilities, according to one of the country's leading providers of such offices.

Hong Kong Airlines looks to fly 6m this year amid slowdown

Hong Kong Airlines Ltd expects to transport about 6 million passengers this year despite the drop in the number of visitors to Hong Kong, a top official said.

Found in HK: Script to attract tourists from the mainland

Initiative aims to bring in 100,000 travelers over the next year, say experts

Serviced apartments make for dream homes

Armed with no more than just two suitcases, 32-year-old Jean Simpsons, an account manager with a multinational bank, relocated from Shanghai to Hangzhou, some 100 kilometers away, in late August.

TCM gaining recognition with Western institutes

Interaction between modern science and ancient texts needed to boost acceptance

Sportsman finds magic in traditional medicine

French sportsman Julien Vandelli didn't foresee that he would spend five years reading the abstruse ancient Chinese medical text Huangdi Neijing in a Chinese university, where he practices acupuncture and medical massage.