Alibaba buys chipmaker

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced on Friday it has fully acquired a local integrated circuit design house as China seeks semiconductor self-reliance.

World Bank eyes 100% global financial access

World Bank Chief Jim Yong Kim said on Thursday that he expected the progress and innovation in improving financial access across China will also happen in other countries, so that financial services become universally accessible.

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Duties to remain on cellulose pulp

The Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday that it will continue to impose anti-dumping duties on cellulose pulp imported from the United States, Canada and Brazil.

Alibaba ramps up offline efforts

Internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd opened its first physical store for cross-border e-commerce platform Tmall Global in its headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday, taking advantage of the city's preferential policies on trans-border retail.

China, UK researchers join hands on smart screen tech

Users could soon be unrolling e-books and television screens, or receiving live traffic updates across the car windshields, thanks to a breakthrough by researchers in China and the United Kingdom.

HK firms set to gain from opening-up

The Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, said it will help enterprises in Hong Kong take advantage of opportunities created by the central authorities' opening-up moves, such as the Belt and Road Initiative.

Don't let expectations for talks get carried away

The White House has confirmed that CIA Director Mike Pompeo met with Democratic People's Republic of Korea's leader Kim Jong-un to discuss with him the planned summit with US President Donald Trump. Since Pompeo is Trump's trusted pick to head the State Department, the meeting is an assuring sign that both parties are serious about making the summit happen.

US action against ZTE aims to hit China's 5G advantages

THE TRADE FRICTIONS between the two largest economies, particularly the US Commerce Department's latest ban on US companies' exporting to ZTE, add more uncertainties to the first version of the 5G internet technology standards that are expected to be published soon. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

Meetings can strengthen cooperation consensus

The upcoming visits of high-ranking Indian officials to China present a good opportunity for the two countries to discuss the sensitive issues between them, deepen mutual trust and open up new horizons for cooperation on both bilateral and multilateral fronts.

Overseas degrees have lost their old cachet

THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION has refuted a rumor that China will adjust its evaluation systems so that master's degrees of less than two years will not be recognized. China Youth Daily comments:

Love for their pets puts owners at risk of being fleeced

THE HIGH PRICES charged by pet hospitals show the high demand for their services and the lack of veterinarians. The authorities encourage the training of more vets and strengthen supervision of pet hospitals to ensure pet owners are not being exploited. Legal Daily comments: