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'Aunties' just wanna have fun and frolic

[2017-01-05 07:44]

Middle-aged Chinese women just wanna have fun ... and dance in colorful floral-print skirts or wool-blended dresses trimmed with sequins and tassels.

CNPC in running for Iran projects

[2017-01-04 07:57]

China National Petroleum Corp, one of the country's oil giants, has been invited to bid for Iran's crude and natural gas development projects as the Persian Gulf state seeks investments in energy.

Phone makers win in Indian market

[2017-01-04 07:57]

Chinese smartphone vendors are achieving initial success in India, after they ramped up efforts to lure consumers during the largest festival in the world's fastest-growing smartphone market.

ZTE upbeat about prospects in the US

[2017-01-04 07:57]

With Donald Trump poised to become US president later this month, the head of ZTE Corp's business in the United States is optimistic about his company's ability to grow in the US mobile phone market.

Alibaba 'creates 30 million jobs'

[2017-01-04 07:57]

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has achieved one-third of its pledged goal of creating 100 million jobs in 20 years, as the e-commerce giant sees 2017 as a crucial year to "redefine the real economy".

Dollar rebounds, European stocks up

[2017-01-04 07:57]

The US Dollar Index recovered from an earlier loss to extend Monday's gain, while European equities advanced after Asian markets and crude oil rose on the first full trading day of the New Year. A private factory gauge indicated strength in China's economy.

HK, Shanghai maintain edge

[2017-01-04 07:57]

Despite concerns over the economic slowdown in China, two of the country's cities have won spots in a ranking of the world's top 10 competitive cities.

PwC sees rising IPOs in Shanghai and Shenzhen

[2017-01-04 07:57]

The number of initial public offerings on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets is expected to increase rapidly in the current year - and their total value will grow substantially - after 227 took place in 2016, a 3.7 percent rise from the year earlier, according to accounting and auditing firm PwC.