Investors react to MSCI

China's A-share market opened buoyantly in Thursday morning trading,

Ford chooses China over Mexico to save $1 billion

Ford Motor Co's choosing China over Mexico to produce the next generation of its Focus small car comes down to one thing: saving an estimated $1 billion.

Energy projects power up African growth

A number of clean energy projects, including Dongfang Electric Corp's Gibe III Dam project and China Electric Power Equipment and Technology's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, will help Africa realize industrialization and urbanization in an efficient way, officials said at a recent forum.

Cainiao to launch key storage fund

Cainiao Network Technology Co Ltd, the courier aggregator backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has announced the establishment of a logistics storage fund with a leading Chinese insurer, the latest attempt to cash in on the country's lucrative express delivery market.

Chinese-Russian power plant comes online

YAROSLAVL, Russia - A major power plant built by a Chinese-Russian consortium has been officially brought online.

Alibaba woos US small business

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group chose Detroit, Michigan to stage its inaugural two-day Gateway '17 Summit, which kicked off on Tuesday and is designed to educate US small and medium-sized enterprises on the Chinese market and consumer demands to ultimately help them sell to China.

Moutai continues fight against poverty

A major baijiu beverage brand will pump 300 million yuan ($44 million) into fighting poverty in China in the next three years.

Tencent to roll out public service ads

Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd announced a plan to provide 2 billion yuan ($294 million) in advertising resources for public welfare organizations and projects.

Bus takes slow road to spread cash issues

For five years, a vehicle has traveled around China to spread the word to rural students about personal finances and money matters.

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Mengniu invests big in farm titan

China Mengniu Dairy Company has invested more than 5 billion yuan ($73.2 million) in Modern Farming Group Co Ltd to manufacture pasteurized milk products and other low-temperature dairy products.

PC maker Tongfang set to make major healthcare investment

BEIJING - Tsinghua Tongfang Co, a technology arm of one of China's elite universities, is planning to acquire a stake in a maker of medical therapies, a deal that has the potential to emerge as the largest-ever investment in a Chinese healthcare company.