Ping An invests $1.4m to aid poor children

A major Chinese insurance company has launched a 10 million yuan ($1.47 million) online educational site to help schools in poor areas of the country.

Blink and the elderly get their pensions easier

A pension revolution has been rolled out to help up to 260,000 retired people in Shenzhen.

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Magic bricks work wonders

You might have just walked on "magic bricks".

Turning barren hills into a woodland oasis

Li Fengshu always has a smile on his face when he talks about his beloved poplar and pine trees.

Trump climate move backfires

DENVER - The decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris Accord has caused a firestorm at home and led to a big companies' revolt.

HK financial firms urged to cash in on B&R opportunities

Financial companies in Hong Kong should take maximum advantage of the city's position as a global financing center to support projects and companies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. The effort will in turn help these financial companies grow, according to business leaders at a recent Belt and Road forum held in Hong Kong.

Momentum in the economy may slow

BEIJING - Economic growth may slow as China continues moves to contain debt and financial risks.

Development gap is shrinking among Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei

The regional development gap among Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province is shrinking, a key report has disclosed.

High-tech product growth to boost ties

Investment in technology-based services and high-end product trade, such as cloud platform systems, smart manufacturing pilots and demonstration projects, and sensors and industrial automation goods, is set to account for an even greater proportion of Sino-German bilateral trade, said officials and experts.

Visit to push China-Germany economic, trade cooperation

BERLIN - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Germany will push forward bilateral economic and trade cooperation, said commercial counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Germany.

Big shareholder stock sales decline

BEIJING - Stock sales by major shareholders shrank sharply over the past several trading days, pointing to the effect of tightened rules aimed at limiting massive dumping of holdings and bolstering the market.