Bayern boosts China's master plan

Bayern Munich has ramped up its efforts to tap Chinese talent and markets as Germany continues to add its expertise to China's drive for soccer supremacy.

Touching notes

In 1647, three years after Manchu forces overtook the Ming court to rule China, the country was still in turbulence as advocates of the old regime battled the new. Xia Wanchun was one of them. The 16-year-old was captured but he refused to surrender, instead choosing to die for his cause.

Online-to-offline biz model breathes new life into death

Sales of goods, services for funerals, 'post-life' rituals try virtual

Funeral services check out China's digital dimension

"Selling a funeral service is like selling clothes. Do you argue with your customers to change their style? Or do you sell them what suits them best?" That's Qi Weijing, founder of Jiuhua Zhengyuan Co Ltd, a company combining funeral services with the internet.

Witnessing the buddha's unveiling

It was a dark and rainy morning in the Tibet autonomous region, but my traveling companion and I could not sleep. The clock had not yet struck 4 am as we clambered out of our beds and prepared to make our way to the Shoton Festival, one of the region's largest annual celebrations.

Debt-for-equity program speeds up

China's biggest banks are accelerating their debt-for-equity program to offload distressed debts and to help reduce high corporate leverage.

Big banks beat analysts' 2016 profit forecasts

BEIJING - Earnings reports this week from Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd, China Construction Bank Corp and Agricultural Bank of China Ltd showed that their provisions for losses on bad loans - or nonperforming loans - stabilized last year, helping them to post higher-than-estimated profits.

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Shenzhen China Star to build displays

Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd invested 35 billion yuan ($5.08 billion) on Friday to build a sixth-generation LTPS-AMOLED display screen production line in Wuhan, Hubei province.

Business-friendly measures extended

From April 1, the Shanghai government will launch a new series of policies to ease enterprises' financial burden.

Henan on right economic track

The unique geographical location of Central China's Henan province positions it perfectly to take advantage of opportunities opening up along the Belt and Road Initiative economies, said the Secretary-general of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Danny Alexander.

New soymeal futures hedge is launched

Dalian Commodity Exchange launched new soymeal futures options on Friday - the first commodity options in China - offering one more hedging tool for investors, as well as soybean processing firms.