CFHI turns corner after tough times

Shanghai-listed China First Heavy Industries announced that its sales reached 990 million yuan ($143.66 million) in the first two months of this year, which may help the company avoid the risk of delisting.

Green bonds nurture Asian growth shoots $32 billion

Asia is expected to issue a total of $60 billion worth of green bonds in 2017 and China, as one of the major issuers, will serve as a main driving force for the region's future growth, according to a report from Bloomberg Green Bond Database.

Pension funds to have low exposure to share markets

Pension fund investments will have a relatively low exposure to the stock market to ensure the safety of the funds, the chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund, Lou Jiwei, said on Wednesday.

Nuclear unit goes online at Yangjiang

China's first nuclear unit constructed after the 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan was put into operation on Wednesday, after 168 hours of test operation, according to China General Nuclear Power Corp, the country's largest nuclear operator.

Tougher move on capital market fraud

BEIJING - As World Consumer Rights Day arrived on Wednesday, China continued its move to crackdown on capital market fraud.

Company lights up locals' lives

China Three Gorges Corporation, builder and operator of the world's largest hydroelectric power project - the Three Gorges Dam, has provided more than 7,000 households with a total of 2,431 kilowatts of power from its photovoltaic energy system in Haixi Mongolian autonomous prefecture in Qinghai province for the past three years - a region that has electricity shortages for decades.

US agribusiness launches charity campaign

Cargill Inc, the US-based agricultural and industrial conglomerate, partnering with Heifer International, has launched a program aimed at improving the lives of more than 450 smallholder farmers in Qingshen county in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Fosun chief: Boost internet access in the countryside

China's top legislators and political advisors have called for tailor-made poverty alleviation policies and measures as the annual meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference end.

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Just doing it - full steam ahead with M&A deals

Private companies are becoming more active in overseas mergers and acquisitions, and China should finalize related laws and regulations to support such corporate activity, according to Ding Shizhong, chairman and CEO of Anta Sports Products Ltd, China's largest athletics apparel company.

Germany's Bayer goes on the hunt for China opportunities

German life science company Bayer AG regards China as a crucial market and is positively seeking business opportunities in areas including healthcare and agriculture, said Celina Chew, president of Bayer Group in China.

Cross-border e-commerce offers rich pickings

Cross-border e-commerce is proving to be a new breakthrough in the country's foreign trade development, but bottlenecks still exist and the government needs to make clear the responsibilities of players, including exporters and platform operators, said business executives attending the ongoing session of the National People's Congress.