HK float on the menu for Haidilao offshoot

China's largest hotpot chain Sichuan Haidilao Catering Co is planning to list its seasoning spinoff business on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Index halts four-day winning streak, closing slightly lower

Mainland stocks fell from a three-month high on Wednesday, dragged down by banks and insurers.

New law seeks to make giving safer, easier

Charity legislation is being hailed as a milestone to protect both donors and beneficiaries

JD.com brings online selling to poverty-stricken county

JD.com Inc, a Chinese e-commerce giant, has launched a series of initiatives in Danzhai county, a poverty-stricken area of southern Guizhou province, which will help improve sales of local agricultural products and handcrafts.

Vocational training project helps disabled find work nationwide

Hu Zhu named her account on Taobao.com "Happy to Be Reborn", because her job as an online customer service adviser for the shopping website has given her a new lease of life.

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'Small rice' xiaomi goes big with smart cooker

Hurt for long by superior Japanese small appliances, domestic manufacturers are unleashing improved products

Great home appliance revolution

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

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

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

HNA offers $340m for controlling share in Tysan

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

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.