Bilateral relations to improve, trade to grow, says AmCham

The American Chamber of Commerce in South China said on Wednesday it believed Sino-US relations would continue to grow after Donald Trump was elected as the next US president.

CNPC, Total ink Iran joint venture

Iran signed a $4.8 billion natural gas development project with energy giants Total SA and China National Petroleum Corp, marking the first joint venture with international partners since UN sanctions on the nation were eased in January.

HK regulator steps up efforts against IPO misconduct

Hong Kong, the world's second-largest market for new listings this year, is planning to step up its efforts to police misconduct by sponsors of initial public offerings.

China Islamic bond push renews as global-focused funds quadruple

A Chinese company plans its first dollar sukuk issuance to tap a four-fold increase in Chinese funds that can invest in bonds overseas. A sukuk is a type of bond consistent with the Islamic faith.

Dream centers broaden horizons

Xinjing Middle School, a school mainly for migrant workers' children living in Shanghai, recently opened a special classroom that provides hundreds of science books and wifi-connected iPads. As part of a charity program, the classroom aims to broaden the horizons of students and help make their classes more interesting.

UTC to expand its integrated STEM initiatives

As innovative educational flame burns bright in China: United Technologies Corp, the US multinational high-tech conglomerate launched the 2016 STEM Expo in Shanghai in October, and said it will move it to a new location each year.

Aircraft models teach children

Zhang Haoyu, a 13-year-old in his first year of middle school and an aviation enthusiast in Beijing, won the first prize at an aircraft model creative flying contest organized by Boeing Co last year.

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Inner Mongolia has plans to become a big data center

The government of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region is encouraging the development of a big data industry and is introducing a series of policies to attract investment and skill, with an aim to make the region a big data center in northern China by 2020.

CIRC cracks down on speculation by insurers

China's insurance regulator said on Tuesday that it does not support short-term speculative stock trading by insurance funds.

Rosneft sells 20% of huge field to Beijing Gas

Rosneft PJSC agreed to sell 20 percent of its Verkhnechonsk oil and gas field in Siberia for about $1.1 billion to Beijing Gas Group Co in a deal that may give the Russian producer access to China's natural-gas market.