Stocks hit 3-week high on economy

Govt moves aimed at encouraging spending and bank lending boost nation's bourses

Temasek reduces its Alibaba stake

Temasek Holdings Pte pared its holdings in China's biggest online retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in the fourth quarter while buying shares in other Chinese online companies, including Alibaba's biggest competitor, JD.com Inc.

Sohu switches gears to SMEs as shares plummet on forecasts of annual losses

Sohu.com Inc, the Chinese Web portal that has shed almost a fifth of its value in 2016, is shifting its focus to small and medium enterprises as the nation's economy slows and analysts forecast a third consecutive annual loss, said CEO Charles Zhang.

Hitachi celebrates a decade helping Lichuan school

Donated goods have made life and study more comfortable

Campaign set to fight ivory trade

The World Wildlife Fund and China's tourist information-sharing website Mafengwo have launched a joint promotion to discourage people from buying illegal ivory, or any other wildlife products, while traveling abroad.

Woman named China's top donor

A woman for the first time has topped a list of the 100 biggest individual donors in China, according to the China Philanthropy Research Institute at Beijing Normal University.

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Crafting beer with Chinese characteristics

Local microbreweries are on the rise, creating premium drinks out of indigenous flavors for a thirsty nation with a taste for the unusual

Economic slowdown, cool summer shrink brew sales

Beer consumption in China saw the largest decline in five years last year, with domestic brands still dominating the market, according to industry experts and media reports.

Lean times ahead for developers

Earnings forecasts suggest half of listed companies affected by falling profits

Macao gaming stocks see change in fortune

A gauge measuring the performance of casino companies with operations in Macao versus Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index has broken above its 200-day moving average for the first time in three and a half years.

Policy easing measures strengthen January sales

China's major real estate developers' sales surged in January thanks to a series of property easing policies by the government, including a relaxation in housing purchase regulations.