E-gift card lures Valentine's Day shoppers

For those scratching their heads about a decent but budget Valentine's Day idea, a Starbucks-branded e-gift card might take your fancy.

Dongguan gives its tech firms policy push

Companies in Dongguan, a major manufacturing base in the Pearl River Delta, will receive a series of preferential policies and financial support in the years to come, through a local government plan aimed at upgrading local industries.

Ali's unit aligns with Digital India

UCWeb, Alibaba's mobile browser subsidiary, pledged on Friday to serve the Indian market with better technology and products, after media reports said it was in talks with local telecoms and Wi-Fi providers to offer free internet service in the country.

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Tokyo stocks surge on hopes of US tax reforms

Tokyo stocks surged on Friday with the benchmark Nikkei index advancing 2.49 percent as market mood was buoyed by hopes that US President Donald Trump will come through with his planned huge overhaul of business taxes in the United States.

Investors chase UK warehouses on China e-commerce trade

Investment in Britain's warehousing sector is in fashion, thanks to a boom in China-related e-commerce activity that has put strain on the nation's warehouses - a trend that is likely to continue post-Brexit when European ports will be less able to handle UK's imports.

JD set to make its businesses intelligent in next 12 years

JD.com Inc, China's second-biggest e-commerce player, is set to build up a world leading intelligent technology-driven enterprise in the next 12 years, which includes intelligent e-commerce, finance and insurance, aiming to become the largest B2C platform by 2021.

Trump's letter sends a positive message

President Xi Jinping received a letter from Donald Trump on Wednesday, in which the US President said he looked forward to working with the Chinese leader "to develop a constructive relationship" that benefits both countries.

Sign of Party's accountability

Two former top officials with the Ministry of Civil Affairs have received disciplinary punishments including demotion and early retirement for failing to supervise subordinates, China's top anti-corruption body said on Wednesday.

Clear charging standards for judicial expertise required

A LAWYER FROM CHENGDU in Southwest China's Sichuan province has revealed on his micro blog that the cost of the judicial expertise for a case, which involved checking a signature, a fingerprint and two stamps, was 170,000 yuan ($24,767). The judicial expertise agency responded that it followed a national charging regulation. However, that regulation was abolished last May. Lao Yue, a retired prosecutor, commented on Beijing News:

Legal boundaries to US presidential powers

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP on Wednesday defended his travel ban on the citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations, arguing that his legal authority to limit immigration should not be challenged in courts. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

Discussions can build consensus on tough issues

ON FEB 8, Mao Qun'an, director general of the department of communications of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, said after a few days of heated national debate, that surrogacy will not be made legal due to moral and social concerns. Beijing News commented on Thursday: