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Online shopkeeping effort falls on stony ground

[2017-02-24 07:16]

I had never expected that I would one day try my hand at running a store on social networking app WeChat.

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[2017-02-24 07:16]

Central bank drains 40b yuan from market

Agricultural wholesalers boosted by relocation out of Beijing

[2017-02-24 07:16]

Agreements on 10 relocation and investment projects, worth 31.2 billion yuan ($4.5 billion), were signed at a financial capital matchmaking symposium between 200 Beijing-based companies and 30 development zones in Tianjin and Hebei province.

Watchdog in stark warning to insurers

[2017-02-23 07:48]

China's insurance regulator vowed on Wednesday to "severely punish" short-term speculation by insurers and their aggressive purchase of listed companies' stakes, a sign of intensified regulation to curb systemic risk in the industry.

Popular British brands embracing WeChat

[2017-02-23 07:48]

Popular brands, including Burberry, Mulberry, British Airways and Durex, are among British companies successfully using instant messaging application WeChat in the Chinese market.

Home price growth slows in Jan

[2017-02-23 07:48]

Home price growth slowed for the fourth consecutive month in January, after policymakers introduced city-specific measures to cool down overheated residential property markets nationwide, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

Eight nuclear reactors to be built this year

[2017-02-23 07:48]

China plans to beef up its nuclear power sector in 2017, kicking off construction of eight reactors this year with installed capacity totaling 9.9 gigawatts, the National Energy Administration said.

Samsonite hopes to bag a bigger share of the China market

[2017-02-23 07:48]

Samsonite International SA, the world's largest branded-luggage maker by market share, is pinning its hopes on e-commerce and social media to fuel growth and make China its biggest market within five years.

Service sector in driving seat of growth, say experts

[2017-02-23 07:48]

Helped by a robust service sector, China is expected to see 6.64 percent economic growth this year, but the sluggish private sector might influence the overall outlook, according to a report released by Xiamen University on Wednesday.

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[2017-02-23 07:48]

Govts & policies

Smart voice tech dawns

[2017-02-23 07:48]

Imagine this: you ask "someone" around you to book a hotel room in a nearby suburb. And then the person not only makes the reservation for you but reminds you to pack more clothes due to the low temperature there. Isn't that sweet and warm?

Chinese-made speaker dares Amazon, Google

[2017-02-23 07:48]

Dingdong A1, a made-in-China voice-activated smart home speaker brand, is squaring up to the Amazon Echo and the Google Home.

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