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Tax breaks likely to boost global interest in crude oil futures

[2018-03-21 07:29]

China will waive income tax for foreign investors trading the country's new crude oil futures contract for three years so as to attract more overseas capital for the launch, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.

Bankers call for legislation on electronic payments

[2018-03-21 07:29]

Members of China's top political advisory body have called for legislation on electronic payments to better guard against risks and protect consumer rights.

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[2018-03-21 07:29]

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AI technology integrates online and offline games

[2018-03-21 07:29]

The party card game Werewolf is a regular part of life for Tracy Xing, a 27-year-old office clerk in Beijing who meets with colleagues to play the game in her office's public area at noon every Friday.

Social networking appeals to players

[2018-03-21 07:29]

Social networking is gradually becoming a key part of mobile gaming's appeal to the digitally inclined young generation in China, particularly those born in the 1990s and the 2000s.

On-spot scenarios help increase interest among enthusiasts

[2018-03-21 07:29]

If there's a crowd of people crammed into the lobby of your favorite shopping mall, you may just be observing one of the latest crazes among young Chinese people - the mobile game Knives Out, also known as the chiji (chicken-eating) game.

New home price growth slows

[2018-03-20 07:31]

New home price growth slowed in February from the previous month in 70 major Chinese cities tracked by the National Bureau of Statistics, as a series of cooling measures helped rein in property prices in big cities, even as smaller cities continued to show resilience.

Rental housing to get more focus

[2018-03-20 07:31]

China will press ahead with the development of a long-term rental market and implement more measures to stabilize housing prices, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Wang Menghui said on Monday.

Samsonite to expand retail presence with e-commerce website

[2018-03-20 07:31]

Global luggage maker Samsonite International SA plans to launch its own e-commerce website while expanding its bricks-and-mortar retail presence in the Chinese mainland to increase direct-to-consumer sales. It will also cooperate with more Chinese designers to cater to the increased aesthetic demands of Chinese consumers.

Digital firms draw hope from elderly on social media

[2018-03-20 07:31]

The internet is no longer the exclusive domain of young Chinese as a growing number of middle-aged and elderly people in the country are embracing technology and becoming more proficient in using social media, a new industry report said on Monday.

Taobao unveils new application for discount products

[2018-03-20 07:31]

Taobao, the customer-to-customer e-commerce platform under Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has unveiled a namesake app featuring discount products, as its dominance in selling small-ticket items is being eroded by latecomers like Pinduoduo.

Multinationals invited to join Belt and Road Initiative

[2018-03-20 07:31]

China welcomes multinational development organizations to join the Belt and Road Initiative, which President Xi Jinping introduced five years ago, the nation economists said in Tokyo on Monday.

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