With the rapid adoption of the internet and the rising income of rural residents, e-commerce is no longer something exclusive to city dwellers. Villages in Zhejiang province, the hometown of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, are riding the e-tide to achieve stellar growth.
Consumers from Zhejiang province were the second-biggest spenders by Alipay in 2015, only second to their counterparts from Shanghai, according to an annual report released by the country's largest online payment platform.
China-US interaction on the defense and economic fronts presents a great continuity as it displays the rising interdependence of the world's two largest economies, observers said.
Alexander Sherr from New York is about to start his fourth year at Peking University, studying for his bachelor's degree in international relations.
One of the leading foreign players in China's insurance market, Sino-US United MetLife Insurance Co Ltd, also known as MetLife China, aims to build a big data platform to provide tailor-made services for customers in the country.
American missionaries. Chinese crime lords. British bankers.
The government of Xianju, Zhejiang province, recognizes environmental protection requires more than pure policy - it's also a battle for hearts and minds.
Xianju's mayor of five years, Lin Hong, has propelled the swiftest GDP growth among Taizhou city's nine counties while executing a litany of environmental initiatives in East China's Zhejiang province.
When President Xi Jinping was serving in Zhejiang province 11 years ago, he once said: "Lucid water and lush mountains are invaluable assets." He was suggesting that a green environment would help people become wealthy.
Some reflections on relations between Beijing and Washington on the eve of the G20 Hangzhou Summit
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou on Sept 4-5, President Xi Jinping will host an informal meeting of his counterparts from Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa, or a BRICS meeting. Since all BRICS nations are members of the G20, their leaders, or representatives, have been sharing notes and coordinating their policies and strategies at various global forums, including the G20 Summits.
The G20 Summit in Hangzhou is expected to set records for both the number of participants and the number of meetings, as some non-G20 members have been invited as guests and BRICS leaders will hold an informal meeting on the sidelines of the summit.
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