Outsourcers shift to the cloud

Chinese software and service outsourcing enterprises are turning to cloud computing as part of their strategies to face emerging challenges from intensified global competition and rising domestic salaries.

Experts mixed on CDR proposals

Chinese regulators are studying whether to allow international companies to float their shares on the mainland's stock market, the People's Bank of China said in its annual report, a move that generated a mixed response from the market and experts on Wednesday.

Jewelry loses sparkle as industry declines

For the first five months this year, China's jewelry industry has experienced its first distinct decline in a decade, with many leading jewelry retailers suffering falling revenues and profits.

Stocks in big advance as Brexit odds wane

Mainland stocks had their greatest gain for the week while Hong Kong's equities extended gains to a fourth day as traders perceived increasing odds of Britain staying in the European Union.

Zhejiang is best region for kids

Zhejiang province has topped a newly created league table of China's most children-friendly areas, ahead of Beijing and Jiangsu province, for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014. The report was released by the China Philanthropy Research Institute at Beijing Normal University and supported by Amway Charity Foundation.

AXA Group pushes school safety with Mobile Safety Classroom program

Children are key to building a country's future prosperity. That is why AXA Group, one of the world's largest insurance companies by revenue, said it is continuing to deploy more resources to upgrade its safety education programs in Chinese primary schools this year.

MasterCard sponsors business training for Sichuan villagers

Five hours' drive out of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, roads wind up into the mountains in the province's southwest. One road leads to a village, which is also the home of pig farmer Wei Chunfu.

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The affluent cross seas for health

People seeking advanced treatments and diagnostic checks abroad are projected to spend billions of dollars next year

Asia medical tours pack in peace, fun for families seeking treatments

Asian countries, particularly Japan and Thailand, have become popular destinations for medical tourism for their cost-effectiveness and well-matched tourism as well as medical resources, said market experts.

Pros and cons of tapping specialists abroad

Last year, in a desperate move, Gu (not his real name) and his wife sent their 5-year-old daughter to Germany after she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a highly aggressive and malignant form of cancer.

Schneider casting eye on SMEs

Move to help company gain more quality technologies from selected Chinese enterprises