Delta Advanced Automation Contest reveals innovative minds

Some 65 teams from universities nationwide experienced a two-day final round of a contest for smart manufacturing talent in the Wujiang district of Suzhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. It proved to be an enriching journey for future specialists in the field of industrial automation.

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Style and health awareness smartly frame eyewear boom

Stores are expected to double to 120,000 by 2021, spawning a 1 trillion yuan market

HiScene aims HiAR in fight with Microsoft glasses

In the age of augmented reality or AR, glasses are not just a means to a better vision. They can pack in functions like computing, real-time location-detection, and depth measurement. They can even enable you to play with digital robots in physical environments.

Sunny Chinese have an eye for fashion

For 25-year-old barista Xu Xinyue, choosing a pair of sunglasses from her collection for a holiday in Thailand is a tricky task. She has more than 120 pairs to choose from!

Being picky has never been so easy

The national "Internet Plus" strategy is ushering in a new era in China's eyewear market.

Vanke surges once more as Evergrande increases stake

New twist to changing ownership battle for property giant follows regulatory disclosure

Rally spreads to Shanghai as confidence grows

China's equities rebound is shifting up a gear, analysts said, although trading closed mixed on Tuesday with Shanghai's bourse down, Shenzhen's up and Hong Kong's bourse only slightly off.

Players vie for booming baby care mart

Stimulated by China's two-child policy, e-commerce platforms and baby-product companies are looking to tap the booming market, which particularly favors brands from the United States and Europe.

Central bank plans clearinghouse for online transactions

China's central bank is building a clearinghouse for online transactions to tame online finance risks and better regulate the expanding industry.

WeChat coming soon on flights

Millions of fliers in China may soon see their wish come true: Authorities are considering lifting restrictions on the use of mobile phones on planes, paving the way for wider in-flight connectivity that is now available only in developed markets.

Wanda Commercial investors give backing to $4.4b buyout

Billionaire Wang Jianlin won shareholders' approval to buy out his property unit for HK$34.5 billion ($4.4 billion), according to people with knowledge of the matter, clearing the way for the biggest-ever privatization deal in Hong Kong.