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.
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.
Insurance group buys into nation's major lenders tempted by cheap valuations and safe returns
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).
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.
Firm will invest $1.8b on next-generation OLED screens
Sophie Su feels like a bridge connecting two very different worlds.
Nation's largest State-owned lenders are also speeding up their global expansion
Australian wines are becoming increasingly popular overseas, with the Chinese market growing considerably in recent years.
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.
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.
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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