Bucking downtrend, adding value to human resources

Overcapacity and weak market demand may be affecting many sectors, leading to layoffs, but China's high-speed trainmakers are bucking the trend and intent on adding value to their human resources, even smashing some gender barriers in the process.

China hits back at US over ZTE restrictions

Company says it is working toward a resolution of the issue

BAIC expects to raise $460m from electric-car division IPO

BAIC Group is seeking to raise about 3 billion yuan ($460 million) in a financing round for its electric-car business, with plans to sell shares in the unit on Shanghai's exchange for emerging companies, according to sources.

Pengxin links with ARC on land bid

Australian investment company Australian Rural Capital has announced to the stock exchange it is partnering with Shanghai Pengxin Group to buy S. Kidman & Co, Australia's largest private landholder with properties covering 101,000 square kilometers in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

COFCO eyes funds for new projects

COFCO Property (Group) Co Ltd plans to raise up to 5 billion yuan ($768 million) in a private placement of shares to fund new projects and to repay debt.

Time to tackle growing packaging waste problem

A package I recently received from an e-tailer helped me truly understand what "intensive care wrapping" means.

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Dutch vitamin giant DSM sees huge potential for China growth

The world's largest vitamin maker, Royal DSM NV, will continue investing in life sciences business in China as the market for nutrition supplements expands, the company's chairman and chief executive officer said.

Alibaba bets on lottery firm AGTech

Ali Fortune takes 60% stake, as online sales ban poised to be lifted

Gree to buy electric car company

Top nuclear operator to list assets

China General Nuclear Power Group, the country's largest nuclear operator, will list its assets of applied nuclear science and technology on the A-share market to cash in on the country's trillion-dollar industry, a security filing said.

Guizhou follows high-tech path to growth

While many coastal provinces have benefited from the soaring growth of the manufacturing sector but now suffer from the consequences of its downturn, their inland counterparts such as Guizhou now have an alternative, energy-efficient path for growth - to go digital and go sustainable.