Ding to steer LeTV's auto ambitions

Tech company LeTV Holdings Co Ltd roped in a former top automobile executive on Thursday in its quest to wrest the electric vehicle crown from Tesla Motors Inc.

Company to step up funding in charging stations

LeTV Holdings Co Ltd is pouring money into a charging station solution provider, in a new push to pave the way for its budding electric-vehicle business.

Apple's tax payments leave a bad taste

Apple Inc, the United States-based tech giant, reportedly paid 452 million yuan ($70.87 million) less tax that it should have in 2013, according to an inspection report issued by the Ministry of Finance.

Chinese television shows find new growth avenues in Arabian nations

Television programs from China are increasingly finding an audience in Arab nations, with a growing number keen to source original content, officials said on Wednesday.

Better quality will encourage more to 'buy Chinese'

I never thought choosing an electric rice cooker could be so complicated, until I tried buying one recently in Sapporo, in a Bic Camera store, the Japanese consumer electronics retail chain.

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Fuzhou New District already on the radar of foreign investors

Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, will become considerably more attractive to foreign investors as a result of its new national development area, a top government official said on Thursday.

Paper maker driven by 'power of word'

Jussi Pesonen, president and chief executive officer of UPM, one of the largest makers of paper in the world, says that despite the turbulent times in the market, the Finland-based company has managed to hold its head above the water by reinventing itself as a "Biofore" company.

Lenovo gets ready to steal Apple's thunder

Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's biggest personal computer maker, has tried its best to throw a dampener over Apple Inc's much-anticipated product updates on Thursday, by launching powerful competing devices the day before the United States-based tech giant revealed its latest plans.

Didi Kuaidi raises $3b in funding

Didi Kuaidi, China's largest mobile-based car-booking company, has raised $3 billion as fresh investment through its latest fundraising round, its top official said on Wednesday.

SOE reforms to improve flow of State capital

China will use independent State-asset investment and operating companies to ensure flexible capital flows among businesses and to reduce direct intervention in State-owned enterprises, as part of its proposed reforms for the sector, according to sources close to the matter.