'Clean eating' is a timebomb that puts young at risk of fractures

A cult of clean eating is a "ticking timebomb" that could leave young people with weak bones, the National Osteoporosis Society has warned.

After SOEs, private sector makes a beeline for Xiongan

The proposal to set up the Xiongan New Area is attracting not only State-owned enterprises but the private sector, including startups, entrepreneurs and even fresh graduates from across China.

MAN revs up its presence in key market

Uwe Lauber said he's almost become half Chinese after countless visits to China. The CEO of MAN Diesel & Turbo, Lauber said that extremely heavy program of trips is because China is MAN's biggest and most important market.

Have holiday, will travel

Wanderlust-driven Chinese tourists have taken a shine to Eastern European countries like the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, and are heading there for the April 29-May 1 May Day holiday.

Rare earth colorants to start production

Nontoxic colorant from rare earths is expected to be put into full production in the current year in Baotou, the biggest city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, following a decision by the local government to upgrade the rare earths industry to value-added processes against previously mining the raw materials.

Top private equity firm moves to tap venture capital globally

Leading private equity firm China Science and Merchants Investment Management Group said it plans to seek venture capital from partners in Israel, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Russia in the current year to fulfill plans to expand internationally.

Workers from neighbor nations flourish at Sinopec

Khalid Mahmood Sultan, a Pakistani employee of Sinopec Oilfield Service Corporation, recently paid 200,000 yuan ($29,048) to decorate his new house.

HNA targets helping 1,000 cataract sufferers in Cambodia

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, the parent company of China's biggest private commercial airline, said it is on course to fulfill its plan to help 1,000 cataract patients with eye surgery in Cambodia.

Students get valuable hand in job-seeking skills

Students from non-elite universities in Shanghai will stand a better chance of landing jobs in the rapidly growing digital healthcare industry, after a project offering them intensive online and offline training and internship opportunities was launched in Shanghai on April 23.

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JD.com unveils new logistics services arm

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc on Tuesday announced the establishment of JD Logistics, a new business group under JD.com, to provide smart supply chain and logistics services.

Sina set to enter world of online lending

ZHENGZHOU - Sina Corp, the company behind what's commonly known as China's Twitter, is preparing to compete with the country's web giants in online lending as the mobile market starts to slow.