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Great home appliance revolution

[2016-04-06 08:13]

By now, Huang Bing is an expert in cooking rice to perfection. He spent years working in the Midea Group's research and development laboratory that designs, among other things, new electric rice cookers.

Upgrades that will cook the Japanese goose

[2016-04-06 08:13]

Intelligent rice cookers made in China are expected to kick-start upgradation of the local manufacturing industry and end the dominance of, and Chinese consumers' fascination for, Japanese brands, experts said.

Anbang takes big stakes in leading banks

[2016-04-06 08:13]

Insurance group buys into nation's major lenders tempted by cheap valuations and safe returns

HNA offers $340m for controlling share in Tysan

[2016-04-06 08:13]

HNA Group Co has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Hong Kong-based construction and real estate company Tysan Holdings Ltd for HK$2.62 billion ($340 million).

Stocks hit three-month high amid signs of recovery

[2016-04-06 08:13]

Mainland stocks advanced to a three-month high on Tuesday, led by technology and consumer-discretionary companies, as investors took heart from signs the world's second-largest economy is stabilizing.

Sharp faces tough recovery

[2016-04-05 08:49]

Firm will invest $1.8b on next-generation OLED screens

Skills app helping to bridge cultural divide

[2016-04-05 08:49]

Sophie Su feels like a bridge connecting two very different worlds.

Big banks diversify as profits slow

[2016-04-05 08:49]

Nation's largest State-owned lenders are also speeding up their global expansion

Australian wine gains in popularity

[2016-04-05 08:49]

Australian wines are becoming increasingly popular overseas, with the Chinese market growing considerably in recent years.

G20 suggested to focus on SME access to global trade

[2016-04-05 08:49]

Shi Dongwei, vice-president of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has urged that more global trading information be made available online to Chinese small- and medium-sized enterprises, as they strive to expand overseas.

Children need a class act from male teachers

[2016-04-04 09:32]

Despite heightened efforts by Chinese schools to recruit more male teachers in an attempt to counter what education officials worry is a trend of increasing numbers of effeminate boys, male educators are still in short supply across pre-schools in Shanghai.

Top marks for a lesson with a masculine approach

[2016-04-04 09:32]

Every day at work, Gao Zhigang switches between several roles - a playmate, a big brother and a father - for his class of children at China Welfare Institute Kindergarten in Shanghai.

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