Uber taps into needs of international tourists

Uber Technologies Inc announced on Wednesday a new business initiative focusing on providing ride-hailing services to China's increasingly affluent tourists, a move to grab more market share from local rival Didi Chuxing.

Alibaba sees sales up at least 48%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said that its revenue growth will accelerate this fiscal year as China's largest e-commerce company provided its first financial forecast since going public in 2014.

MSCI rejects inclusion of A shares again

Global share index compiler MSCI Inc on Wednesday (Beijing time) again rejected including Chinese mainland listed A shares from its prominent emerging markets index.

Regulators support creation of 12 new private banks

Twelve privately owned banks have entered the project demonstration stage before getting final approval to begin operations, said the China Banking Regulatory Commission on Wednesday.

Back to the farm for pupils in Shenyang

In front of the vegetable counters in the Carrefour Shenyang Wenhualu store, a couple of school kids are choosing some sticks of celery very carefully, a process which is making quite an impression with adults in the supermarket.

South Korean singers bond with Sichuan children

Forty schoolchildren sit in a circle in a music classroom, passing a toy panda to each other to the sounds of music.

Online store Mengwuque gives helping hand to disabled

Online shopping can mean more than a splurge but also generous help for handicapped people in China, thanks to a project launched by Chinese e-commerce major JD.com Inc.

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International SOS sees major growth

Medical assistance firm targets expanding corporate market

Young Chinese coders star at Apple forum

With posters and invitations written in Apple Inc's Swift code typography unveiled ahead of its annual developers' extravaganza, the Cupertino, California-based company has already indicated that teaching coding to younger generations will feature at this year's worldwide developers conference.

Masteel to make high-speed wheels

China's domestically produced wheels for high-speed trains traveling faster than 250 kilometers per hour will be ready to replace the imported ones as early as in the first half of 2017, according to a leading Chinese train wheel maker.

Alibaba bears pounce on concerns

Traders have never been more bearish on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the fast-growing Chinese e-commerce company facing a regulatory probe and the loss of a key investor.