Blockchain helps unblock funding

A crowdfunding site has launched an online charity to raise cash for chronically ill patients.

Pfizer plans to bring down heart disease deaths in China

A cardiovascular disease project, targeting people at grassroots level, as well as the doctors who treat them, was launched on Aug 11.

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Inside The Business Of Being Single

They are still young, confident and single with money to spend on designer living and brand name products.

Traveling alone opens up a new tourism market

Traveling alone is becoming increasingly popular as a new brand of tourist emerges from China.

Cooking up an online frenzy

Singles appear to be hanging up their spatulas, or guo chan in Chinese, and picking up smartphones to order takeaway meals.

Merger set to generate new power giant

Deal could be first among handful to trim overcapacity, number of SOEs

CIMC revenue surges in first half

China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd, the country's largest transportation equipment producer by revenue, enjoyed net profit of 800 million yuan ($121.31 million) in the first half of this year, thanks to the rebound of the global container markets.

China Evergrande's shares resume price gains

HONG KONG - China Evergrande Group, the developer targeted by short sellers this year for its high debt levels, resumed a run of share-price gains after reporting a surge in profit and announcing a shift to a low-debt strategy.

Nation poised for lead in robotics

China is committed to becoming a world leader in robotics, and will cooperate with other nations to achieve that goal, according to the head of the Israeli Robotics Association.

Zippo lighting up in China market

Zippo Manufacturing Co, known for its windproof metal lighters, will add more Chinese factors - including designs featuring a giant panda and golden dragon - into its product line, an acknowledgement that China has already become its biggest market by sales revenue in the world, said its head for Asian markets.

Outbound merger activity remains robust in first half

The number of Chinese outbound mergers and acquisitions hit a new high in the first half of 2017, demonstrating that demand for strategic overseas investments remains strong, according to a report released on Thursday by international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.