Missile firm targets overseas growth

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the country's largest missile maker, will step up global expansion this year, as it aims to quintuple the number of foreign enterprises registered on its industrial internet platform.

ODI in Australia soars by 56%

China's outbound direct investment into Australia surged 56.1 percent year-on-year to $3.68 billion in 2016, exceeding the growth rate of the country's overall ODI, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

Exports blossom at free trade port despite sluggish climate

With the inflow of quality overseas capital and the registration of export-oriented Chinese enterprises, the Tianjin Dongjiang Free Trade Port Zone saw an export surge of 30 percent last year, in an atmosphere of sluggish trade and export globally.

Chinese Winter Olympics warms local businesses

The booming snow-related tourism, as a result of the upcoming Beijing-Hebei Winter Olympics, has brought positive changes for Hebei's residents.

The car is the star at Hebei plant

Every 54 seconds, a car rolls off the assembly line at Beijing Hyundai Motor's Cangzhou plant in Hebei province, one of the largest industrial project in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integrated development strategy region.

China's 'Silicon Valley' expands

Widely known as "China's Silicon Valley", the Zhongguancun technology hub in Beijing has been expanded into the nearby Hebei province and Tianjin in an attempt to integrate resources and talent from the three regions, as per the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integrated development strategy.

Local economies upgraded as new high-tech centers open

The Beijing Zoo clothes market, one of the biggest garment wholesale centers in North China, has been in operation since the 1980s. During its heyday, more than 80,000 people used to come to buy clothes from 13,000 stalls every day. Part of the market is now known as Baolan Financial Innovation Center and home to five financial and high-tech enterprises.

What they say

The integrated and synergetic development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province has improved local people's lives, allowing them to have a sense of having benefited from the initiative. Residents in Beijing have acquired more green fields, better public services and resources. For those living in Tianjin and Hebei, the strategy has generated more jobs, and better links have made travel and transport more convenient.

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei 2014-16

Bailian eyes new era in shopping

Shanghai retail conglomerate Bailian Group is pinning its hopes on a partnership with e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to reshape the city's shopping landscape.

Sun Art shares plunge after Tencent, Alibaba tie-up scotched

Shares in Hong Kong-listed hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group plunged on Monday, after it issued a statement that effectively ruled out a tie-up with Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

CNPC buys stake in UAE oil company

Chinese companies have secured a 12 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Oil Co's onshore oil concession, hoping to further participate in the development of United Arab Emirates' energy sector.