ATR bullish about turboprop market

ATR, a French turboprop aircraft manufacturer that makes planes with less than 90 seats, said it is bullish on the huge growth potential of the regional aircraft market in China, and foresees demand for 300 new turboprops in China over the next two decades.

CIC said to bid for property owner

Global Logistic Properties Ltd, the $6 billion owner of industrial property, has attracted takeover interest from an investor group that includes China's sovereign fund, sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Alibaba sales and earnings buck the economic trend

Company's fledgling cloud computing unit is star performer

China Unicom, Baidu form alliance amid SOE ownership

China United Network Communications, the government-owned parent of the country's second-largest wireless carrier, and Baidu Inc agreed to partner on mobile internet, artificial intelligence and other areas amid plans for ownership reform of state-owned enterprises.

Stocks rise on spending hopes

Chinese stocks rose as industrial companies jumped on prospects the government will boost spending on railways to bridges, while optimism the start of a Shenzhen-Hong Kong exchange link is imminent lifted brokerages.

Chinese delivery company builds up fleet in Europe

STO Express became the first major Chinese delivery firm to set up its own dedicated fleet of planes and trucks for deliveries across Europe, with the first flight landing in Prague on Wednesday.

Shanghai developer builds infrastructure in Malaysia

Shanghai-listed Greenland Holdings Corporation Limited announced on Tuesday that the company has signed memorandum of understanding for two investment projects in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a part of its efforts to expand business in the country, following the Belt and Road Initiative.

China stocks fall on US uncertainty

China stocks ended lower on Wednesday as investors sought shelter after a global selloff in riskier assets amid increasing nervousness over a tightening US presidential race.

L'Oreal pushes ethical principles and charity

Beauty for a Better Life project provides training expected to help poor women find employment

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Oil group lends hand in battle against major illnesses

Eight-month-old Cui Mingxi, who was born with heart disease, had a physical examination before undergoing free heart surgery in mid October.

Newborn deaths plummet in China

In 2004, one newborn out of 400 on the Chinese mainland died of birth asphyxia, a condition in which a newborn infant lacks oxygen, but the figure in 2014 declined by more than 80 percent compared with 10 years before, statistics from the country's top health authority show.