Globalization and free trade to top 2018 Boao agenda

Globalization and free trade will continue to top the agenda for this year's annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia, which focuses on solving the shared problems facing the Asia-Pacific region, the secretary-general of the forum said on Thursday.

Domestic firms gaining more international attention

Companies in China received more attention from international media in 2017, as English-language media operating in the country increased their coverage of businesses, according to a report on the country's international influence in the media published on Wednesday.

Nation leads shift toward renewables

China is establishing itself as a world leader in renewable energy sources thanks to its ever-increasing installed new energy capacity, which soared to 650 gigawatts in 2017 for a year-on-year increase of 14 percent, according to the National Energy Administration.

JD plans to add jobs in northeastern region

China's second-largest e-commerce player JD will invest more than 20 billion yuan ($3.12 billion) in Northeast China, comprising Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, in the next three years, to promote local industrial upgrades, increase employment opportunities and inject technological innovation impetus.

Domestic financial firm leverages AI to boost business

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Alibaba to help fight poverty in Chongqing

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Thursday announced a plan to help rural people in southwest China's Chongqing escape poverty - part of the country's overall effort to eradicate poverty by 2020.

National English contest heightens affection for China

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JD plans listing of logistics business

JD Logistics, the logistics unit of China's second-largest e-commerce player JD, is raising funds for eventually going public as an independent company, said Liu Qiangdong, founder and CEO of JD.

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Leshi seeking stakes in Jia's car ventures

Leshi Internet Information& Technology Corp, the listed arm of Chinese internet conglomerate LeEco, told an investor briefing on Tuesday that it is seeking to acquire equity stakes in the car businesses of its largest shareholder, Jia Yueting, to ensure the units repay the outstanding debt they owe it.

BAIC plans backdoor listing of EV subsidiary

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG - China's State-backed Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) will take its electric vehicle unit public by injecting it into another listed subsidiary, boosting its financial muscle as the battle for the country's fiercely contested green energy car market heats up.

Nuclear giant ramps up mining of uranium in Namibia

The Namibian Husab Uranium Mine operated by China's State-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp had produced over 1,000 metric tons of uranium oxide in 2017.