PepsiCo aims to fight poor nutrition.

PepsiCo Greater China Region officially launched the "PepsiCo Nutrition In Action" program in China in late 2015, and donated funds and materials totaling 1 million yuan to China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation. It is providing nutritious meals and conducting educational activities on nutritional knowledge for schoolchildren in poor areas of Zhaotong, southwestern China's Yunnan province.

UK medical journal hails breast-feeding

The Lancet, the leading medical research journal, is calling for positive social attitudes toward breast-feeding, stricter policy interventions and better regulation of the breast milk substitute industry to increase worldwide the practice for the health and economic benefits for women.

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Luneng and BBC team up for leisure park venture

Luneng Group, a unit of State Grid Corp, the electricity transmission and distribution utility, said it will build amusement parks jointly with BBC Worldwide in China.

Ecopark boosts global standardization efforts

Qingdao-based Sino-German Ecopark, the only strategic cooperation park in China between the Chinese and German governments, has been pushing forward the standardization of energy-saving buildings domestically and internationally.

Brokers' new issues sputter on low profits

Financial analysts predict the mainland brokerage sector will remain positive despite a recent market sputter in which mainland financial institutions have had to lower their initial public offering target price.

HK stocks rise, led by casinos and lenders

Hong Kong stocks recovered some ground after sinking the most in two weeks on Monday as investors judged Hillary Clinton the winner of a US presidential debate. Casinos and banks led gains.

China bank IPOs not as profitable as in 'golden era'

Jamie Dimon and Sergio Ermotti starred in the roadshow promoting Postal Savings Bank of China Co's share sale. Yet the executives' participation in this year's biggest initial public offering also serves as a reminder that investing in Chinese banks isn't what it used to be.

Initiative offers integration boost

China's expanding Belt and Road Initiative will further integrate with the development programs of partner countries - including Indonesia's Maritime Power Strategy - for a new growth momentum to boost the region's economy, senior government officials said on Monday.

Belt and Road provides glowing example of growth

Stretching across Eurasia and Africa, with its huge ribbon of newly-developed infrastructure, the high-profile Belt and Road Initiative stands out as a refreshing example of growth for manufacturers and producers in China's energy-guzzling heavy industries - that are grappling with the thorny issue of overcapacity at home - analysts said.

Renminbi usage expands on route

The ambitious China-led Belt and Road Initiative is set to turbocharge the use of renminbi in international trade and finance, pumping fresh oxygen into the currency's global outreach, an economist said.

HK remains the top IPO market

Hong Kong is expected to remain the world's largest initial public offering market in 2016, backed by the large amounts of money raised by Chinese mainland financial services institutions, according to the new research report from global audit and advisory firm Deloitte.