CGN starts building British wind farm

A Chinese State-owned nuclear group has started construction on the multimillion-dollar Brenig onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.

Lattice Power hunts for overseas M&A

A major Chinese chipmaker is hunting for overseas acquisitions in the LED sector as it bids to expand globally.

Online home appliance sales soar in first half

Shoppers splashed out 216 billion yuan ($32.1 billion) on online home appliances in China in the first half of the year, an industry report revealed.

VR products dazzle ChinaJoy

A raft of virtual reality-ready product launches during ChinaJoy, the country's most influential gaming fair, has lifted the lid on the thriving Asian VR development scene.

Inner Mongolian herdsmen harvest fruit of the desert

Herdsmen in northern China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region have been supplementing their modest incomes by growing desert plants, using advanced techniques under the guidance of an enterprising Chinese pharmaceutical company.

Health cover funding plan will help 10m poor people

Ant Financial Services Group will help provide health insurance for up to 10 million Chinese people living in poverty.

Marriott brand pours in more money to boost hospitality education project

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, a charitable foundation in the United States, plans to pour more money into its hospitality education project here.

China has played key R&D role, says Gates

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has reaffirmed the organization's partnership with China in healthcare research and development.

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Airbus hires innovation center chief

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Group SE will start operating an innovation center in China by the end of the year to support future products and services, as the plane maker looks to leverage local R&D capabilities.

New MRI equipment ferries hope to remote regions

A new vehicle that can transport magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI equipment, and other key medical devices has been introduced to the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in an important initiative that will provide treatment in remote areas from otherwise relatively immovable heavyweight medical machines.

A-shares extend rally, boosted by factory activity

Chinese A-shares extended a rally on Tuesday with the Shanghai Composite Index climbing to a three and a half month high.