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.

Awareness campaigns vital to startup boom

China's current emphasis on entrepreneurship, innovation, automation, technology upgrading, think tanks and foreign talent suggests the share of services in China's GDP will likely grow progressively in coming years.

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Jianghuai seeks technology linkup with VW

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co, one of the few remaining major Chinese automakers without a foreign joint-venture partner, said it is in talks to cooperate with Volkswagen AG as it seeks to gain more advanced technology.

Beauty business tilts from West to East

Patronage of Chinese consumers switches to South Korean and Japanese cosmetic brands from European and American labels

Brand wars break out in cosmetics

Despite economic slowdown and intense competition from Japanese and South Korean cosmetic and skincare brands, Chinese players are fighting back to regain consumers.

Cyber biz coasts on distaff power

Liu Nan-led billion-dollar startup mia.com symbolizes new-found entrepreneurial spirit

Cashing in on 'higher form of sexiness'

Liu Xiaolu, 33 years old, the soft-spoken founder and chief executive of Neiwai, a lingerie maker in China, jokes the firm's products are meant for frigid women.

What drives China's young entrepreneurs

"There is no famous Xinjiang - it is a northwestern region of China, home to a number of ethnic groups - brand in the catering industry and few college graduates are willing to work in the service sector. We want to change that by leveraging what we learn at universities to help promote Xinjiang's spicy rice noodles and other delicious food. We are preparing for our second store in Taiwan now."

Innovation blooms in Guangdong

Entrepreneurship gets boost as traditional manufacturing base hones its digital edge