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Manufacturing at new heights

The C919 is not just the first homegrown Chinese passenger jet, it is the nation's first large plane with intellectual property rights.

Global suppliers seek to fly high with C919

The successful maiden test flight of the C919, China's first homegrown passenger aircraft, has shown numerous business opportunities await international suppliers of COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd), the State-owned enterprise that built the plane.

Baosteel switches gears,lands big deal from COMAC

On Friday, when COMAC's C919, China's first homebuilt passenger plane, took off from, and then landed safely at, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, it not only completed its first test flight successfully but marked a major milestone for the Shanghai-based Baosteel Special Steel Co Ltd.

This Chinese bird's a beauty!

Last Friday, I realized even journalists, who are supposed to be dispassionate and objective while on duty, could get carried away by emotions. An overwhelming emotion and a sense of pride overcame me when I witnessed the momentous takeoff of China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, the C919, for its first test flight.

First Chinese Brands Day marks rise in excellence

May 10 is being marked as the nation's first Chinese Brands Day, which aims to publicize brands owned independently by Chinese companies and attach greater importance to brand building in the country.

Top DNA sequencing provider partners UK genomics group

BGI Genomics, China's leading DNA sequencing provider, said is partnering with United Kingdom genomics software company Congenica to bring cutting-edge genome-based medicine to China's healthcare system.

Students show purchasing power

Chinese college students spent a total of 685 billion yuan ($99 billion) last year, with each spending more than 1,400 yuan a month on average, according to a survey released in Beijing on Tuesday.

Global grid to be new growth engine

Global energy interconnection is a vision to form a massive global electricity grid powered by renewable sources. It will serve as a new engine to cement the Belt and Road Initiative, as economies along the trading routes are rich in clean energy and complement each other, said an expert.

Car credit offers motorists route to dream vehicles

The idea of borrowing to buy items is not new among young Chinese consumers, who are familiar with buying homes using mortgages.

Experts call for steel capacity cut

China's steelmakers should avoid expanding production capacity continually, setting the scene for a subsequent decline in price in the second quarter, with excessive inventories, experts have warned.

Asian investors stay tuned into safe havens

Despite policy uncertainties, Asian investors regard real estate as safe haven assets - amid global low-interest-rate conditions, analysts said.