Stocks extend biggest gain in four months

Chinese mainland stocks rose for a third day, led by property developers and commodity producers, on continued optimism policymakers will unveil more measures to boost growth at this week's legislative meeting.

Stocks see biggest daily rise since Nov

Property, building material companies buoyed as policy measures ease market uncertainty

Ant Financial 'in talks' with Caixin

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's financial affiliate is in talks to invest in Chinese business magazine publisher Caixin Media Co as billionaire founder Jack Ma expands his media interests, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Suning sets out plans to fight poverty in Gansu

Initiative includes building e-commerce service center network in the province

Hershey candy handouts bring cheer to thousands of children

The Hershey Company, the United States confectionary giant, has been treating thousands of disadvantaged children living in public welfare centers across China to free chocolates.

Uber to get more women on the road

China Women's Development Foundation and Uber China have launched a joint initiative to encourage more women to work.

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Measures spur housing recovery

Effects of down payment easing, lower transaction costs show in February realty data

Wenzhou whizzes take it easy in realty market

Businessmen from Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, among the China's wealthiest and also big-time property investors since 2000, appear to be not unduly excited by signs of incipient recovery in the housing sector in January.

RRR cut boosts property stocks

Property stocks rallied on Tuesday as developers are likely to benefit from the additional liquidity released from the reduction in the banks' reserve requirement ratios by the Chinese central bank.

Have home, won't sell

Despite booming real estate prices in Beijing, Wang Ke, a 32-year-old bank clerk, recently bought a 98-square-meter flat off the Third Ring Road.

Yidao eyes offering to take on rivals

Car-hailing company has been losing ground to Didi Kuaidi as sector gets locked into price war