The Chinese writing system is among the oldest in the world, stretching from the script carved on oracle bones during the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC) to text typed on today's computers.
"Doing more with less" is Blake Moret's buzz-phrase. And, in his book, even in the age of cost-conscious corporates culture, "less" need not always mean fewer workers or a thinner wage bill - and "more" could very well mean more "indirect" jobs.
Exxon Mobil Corp named Darren Woods, the heir apparent who built the company's refineries into profit centers, to succeed Rex Tillerson as chairman and chief executive officer, effective Jan 1.
BMO Financial Group said it will step up its investments in China, as the financial services provider based in North America remains bullish about the Chinese economy in the long run.
Twenty lighting product manufacturers in Guangdong plan invest in a light-emitting diode or LED industrial park in India.
Gains by Chinese mainland and Hong Kong stocks evaporated on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve raised its short-term interest rate for the first time this year.
Hong Kong raised its interest rates by a quarter point to 1 percent on Thursday, with immediate effect according to a preset formula, for the first time in a year, following the 25-basis point upward shift of US federal funds rate last night.
The Chicago Stock Exchange has cleared a major hurdle as it attempts to sell itself to a Chinese-led investment group.
The year 2016 - widely regarded as the best to date for the Chinese online video live streaming industry - toward its close also saw the sector's authorities impose a number of tighter policies on the emerging industry.
The joint-stock commercial banks in China should establish rigid controls and prevent further growth of credit risks, said Shang Fulin, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission.
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, the world's biggest oil refiner, is reviving a long-mooted initial public offering of its retail business that could raise as much as $10 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
Vitol Group and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, are the two final bidders competing to buy Chevron Corp's South African assets, which could be worth about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
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